Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-12-15
Pressing Their Victory.

, The Servians claim to be pressing
home their victory with more cap
tured prisoners, and they have driven
part of the invading army across the
Drina river. Following this, comes
unofficial announcement that they
have retaken Belgrade. Progress of
war in Northern Hungary is less de-
finite A Berlin statement said the
German and Austrian armies are en-
countering severe resistance In South
Poland and Galicia, adding 1t is evil
dent that the Austrians in the Carpa-
thians are net numerically strong
enough to clear the Russians from
Hungarian territory. But the Aus.
trians claim to be driving the Rus
SLAMS down the northern slopes of the
Carpathians.
Poland is becoming another Bel.
GUM in point of suffering. Over 500
Polish towns are ruined, according to
various accounts.
Accused Of Looting.
Each army accuses the other of
looting and cruelty. The flight of
civilians from Lodz was one of the
most tragic episodes. One correspon-
dent pictures the fate Of Klisz repe-
ttion of Louvain with slaughter of
400 civilians, and sacking CT city. The
Germans claim distinct gain in
Northern Poland, although it is not
believed they are as near Warsaw as
the report of last week indicated. In
the western theater of war the
French claim to have made progress
along the Ypress canal and also are
repulsing several violent counter at
tacks. However, the positions of op.
posing enemies in this theater are
generally unchanged
Pursuit Continues.
A Vienna Official statement says:
"The pursuit CT the Russians in
Western Galicia continues. We won
ground in a northerly direction and
Dulka, Galicia, again is in our po-
session. Our columns are advancing
through the Carpathians and captur-
ed 5000 prisoners and ten machine
guns Saturday,
Pick Up Aviators.
A telegram to Reuters from Flush
ing says the Dutch steamer, Oranje
Nassau, has picked up a British avi-
ator and his mechanician, who we're
compelled to descend upon the sea
when the seaplane was disabled. At
first they refused to leave the craft
until assured they would not be in
termed in Holland, whittier the Oran-
ie Nasseau was bound. 1t was re-
ported the ,aviators had been flying
over Belgium, where it dropped five
bombs.
Austrians Admit Defeat.
A Reuters Amsterdam correspond
ent says the Austrians admit defeat
at the hands OF the IServians in an
official communication issued at vi
emma. It said the Austrian offensive
was directed in southeasterly di-
rection from the River Drina and en-
countered southeast of Valjevo a
greatly superior force of the enemy.
1t also adds: "Our advance is not
merely stopped, but we are compelled
to make more extended retiremen.s,
and our troops which many weeks
fought obstinately and brilliantly but
with many losses. New measures
will be taken to- repel the enemy
Bombs Are Thrown.
Hostile aviators again visited Frei-
burg, Baden, yesterday, according to
the Zeitung am Mittag, throwing
bombs. One bomb hit a house and
did considerable damage. Two others
fell in Columbia Park among a crowd
of promenaders and two girls were
injured.
1t was officially communica
Sin Belgium several attacks by the
French troops resulted in progress
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