Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-06
FLOODS CHECK
T ALLIES AS WELL
AS The GERMANS
LITTLE PROGRESS REPORT
ED FROM NORTHERN
WAR AREA.
CONFLICT IN CLAIMS
Turks and Russians Both Report
Success in Advance Engage
ments.
CONFLICT In CLAIMS

| . Is 4,
London, Nov. 5.--No decision has
been reached in the battle in the sand
dunes OF West Flanders, and the op.
posing armies now stand virtually as
they have stood for many days.
While the Germans keep hammer
ing away at the Allies around Ypres,
which route they chose for their
march to the coast after they found
the road along the sea barred to
| them, the Allies are making an ef.
fort to move northward to Ostend,
but neither side has gone very far.
The Allies found that the foods which
they created to stop the German ad-
vance, are hindrance to their own
movements, although they have been
able to occupy some villages.
| Russians Check Germans.
| On the eastern frontier, more wide
sweeping movements are being made
! by the opposing armies. The Rus
slams, from all reports, have driven
back the German center to the river
Warthe, in Russian Poland, have held
back the German offensive movement
| from East Prussia, and are now
Strengthening out their line for a
more vigorous attack against the Aus
trians, in Galicia
The first reports of the fighting
[between the Russians and the Turks
are conflicting, each contender claim
ing to have invaded the others terri
tory, defeating the frontier armies.
These fights are probably advance
guard affairs and it is thought here
, that some time will elapse before a
pitched battle occurs.
German Attacks JRepulsed.
It is officially stated tonight
There is no information on the
operations north of Lys. In the vio-
lent offensive movement by the Ger
mans north of Arras we lost a few
trenches. which We're later retaken.
In Argonne. in the region of st. HUI
bert, all the German attacks were
successfully repulsed. Concerning
the remainder of the battle front
there is nothing of Importance to re.
port"
Turks Claim Victory.
A Constantinople dispatch says that
the Turks attacked and destroyed a
Cossack battalion on the Russo Turk.
isl frontier near Ordulia, and then
crossed the frontier, taking up a
strong position in Russian territory.
DardaneIIes Not Hurt.
Another official Constantinople dis
patch says that the Russians have
now strengthened their positions near
the frontier, but have been repulsed
from the karaklissa and Teehan dis.
tricts. During the bombardment Of
the entrance to the Dardanelles, the
hostile feet fired 240 shells without
causing any material damage. Our
forts fired only ten Shots the dis.
patch says.
France Takes Action.
Paris, Nov. 5.-The French govern
ment tonight declared, "a state OF
war exists between France and Tur-
key" according to dispatch to the
Haxas agency, which says the foreign
office issued the following: 8
Hostile acts of the Turkish fleet
against French steamer, causing the
death Of two Frenchmen and serious
damage to the ship, not having been
followed by dismissal of the Ger
man naval military missions. the
measure whereby Turkey could dis
claim responsibility, the government
of this republic is obliged to state
that as result of the action Of the
Ottoman government a state of war
exists between France and Turkey"
RUSSIANS MAKE ADVANCE. =
Petrograd, Nov. st is OFFICIALLY
stated
'We continue our progress on the
East Prussian front The Germans
are falling back along the whole front
only keeping their fortified position
in the region of Wergbolino. On the
left bank of the Vistula, the Russion
army is continuing it's vigorous Of
fensive, pursuing the retreating en-.
emy. The crossing of the San river
by our troops continues with success.
The Austrians are retreating."
Concerning the situation in the CaI-
casus, the following is officially stat
ed:
There is nothing important to re.
port concerning the operations Of the
last "a hours. Our troops are vigof-
ously clearing the enemy's territory.
which is occupied by small bands and
remnants of the Turkish vanguarde
defeated during the last few days.
One of our columns defeated the
Turks near Bazygan, routing them
and capturing the town.