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Show HON LEADERS ENTERPROTEST Field Marshal Von Hinden-burg Hinden-burg and General Von Lud-endorf Lud-endorf Listen to Complaints. Com-plaints. WILL INVESTIGATE Socialists Believe Conclusion of Peace Vital Necessity for Workers in All Countries. COPENHAGEN, Oct. 16. Field Marshal von HIndenburg and General von Ludendorf have received leaders of the German trades' unions who laid before them complaints against the regulations issued by department heads of tho army limiting, or in some cases paralyzing, the freedom of action ac-tion of the unions. The outcome of the conference has not been announced but the Vorwaerts of Berlin believes that the grievances of the unions will be investigated. MAILED FIST SHOULD DISAPPEAR AMSTERDAM. Oct. 16. In his speech at the Wurzburg convention, Herr Ebert, president of the German Socialist party, said speedy conclusion conclu-sion of peace was a, vital necessity for workmen in all countries and policy pol-icy of the mailed fist would disappear after the frightful horrors of the war. People Want Peace "If a ballot were taken today," he added, "nine-tenths of the people would approve peace by agreement." Herr Scheidemann, referring to the Capelle incident, said that unfortunately unfortu-nately it could not be discussed In public. pub-lic. "The fact Is." he continued, "that if they wanted to catch all who were connected con-nected with similar Incidents, they would have to take action against 300 persons simultaneously. Every day soldiers come to us with complaints and we have opened a special bureau to investigate them. The main thing Is not to talk, or write, about grievances, griev-ances, but to combat them." oo ' ROME, Oct. 16. Violent artillery fighting has been resumed on the Bainsizza plateau over which the Italians conducted their recent offensive offen-sive operations, the war office reports. |