Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-12-18

VICTORIOUS
IN POLAND
sLAvs ALONG ENTIRE
FRONT ARE IN FULL RE-
TREAT ACCORDING TO VI
EMMA.
NO CHANGE IN FRENCH AREA
Fighting in Flanders More Sc
we're Than for Several Days;
Big Battle Imminent.

Berlin, Dec. 17.-On the arrival
here Of Prince Won Buelow, for
mer imperial German chancellor,
now ambassador to Italy, he said,
regarding the German naval raid
on the British coast:
"This is simply prelude to
what the German fleet will soon
undertake, and which will aston
ish the world"
London, Dec. 1.-THE people Of the
English coast towns of Scarborough,
Hartlepool and Whitby, which yester-
day were bombarded by the German
cruisers, resumed their ordinary oc-
cupations today. The only difference
'discerned in the regular routine was
the arrival of crowds of camera bear
ing tourists and the return of those
who fled on the first sound Of firing
and busy mechanics repairing the
shell damage.
Five men were killed and Is wound
ed aboard two British warships which
engaged the Germans in the raid yes
terday, the admiralty announces.
Continue Routine.
The citizens seemed to be going
about their business quite naturally.
The attitude of the people in England
is much the SAME as in the lombard
ed towns. There are no signs Of ex-
citement and the only effect is the
demand that the naturalized Germans
and unnaturalized be excluded from
areas open to attack as delivered yes
terday There was little boom In re-
cruiting. 1t is believed now that the
German squadron included at least
four battle cruisers of the super
dreadnought class and two armored
cruisers.
An Inquest Is Held.
An inquest was begun today into
the deaths of the 81 persons killed
in Hartlepool, and tomorrow a similar
inquiry will be begun on the deaths
of II at Scarborough.
Austria, it is reported, lost train
ing ship, the Beethoven, which, if be-
ing used for training purposes, should
have at least 200 cadets aboard.
Russians Are Retiring.
"The Russians are retiring along
the entire front in Galicia, Poland.
This was officially stated at Vienna
and is the outstanding feature of to.
nights news from the battlefronts.
While there is no confirmation from
other sources, such a move on the
part of the Russians would be quite
consistent with Petrograd dispatches,
announcing that the Russians, threat
ened on both flanks, decided to take
up new positions where they would be
hat ohio to tho 0nc1on nohtc hU
the Austro-German armies from the
Carpathians to the east Prussia1 from
tier.
Should the Austro-Germans follow
the Russians into Poland, another big
battle soon will be in progress, which
may decide whether the Germans are
to get Warsaw or the Russians again
threaten an invasion of Germany.
The German and French official COM
munications did not disclose much OF
what was going on in the west 1t
is apparent that the Allies are still
on the offensive from the coast to
La Bassee and various other points
along the front.
Attacks Repulsed.
The Germans assert the Allies at
ldCkS we're I0pul66u. lEIOul lllc uuul-
ber of wounded reaching the hospi-
tails, it is evident that the fighting
in Flanders today was more severe in
character than is shown in the OFF,
cial statements.
German Losses Heavy.
Berlin newspapers declare major
ity of the $1,000 men of Berlin also
went to the front lost their lives. 1t
says about 81 per cent were organ
lied workers of Germany and 20O,-
900 are now in active military ser
vice.
An official press bureau dispatch
says:
The latest headquarters report
from the west appears to point to the
possibility of renewal of activity on
a larger scale. In north Poland dis
patches indicate favorable progress is
being made" &
The people of Berlin were aroused
to enthusiasm by the announcement
of the great Austro-G German victory
over the Russians in Poland. The
whole city literally flashed into bunt-
ing. The schools close tomorrow and
the children will assemble to cele-
brate the event.
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) THE WEATHER.