Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-12-24
RUSSIANS IN GALICIA HAVE
RESUMED OFFENSIVE
MOVEMENT ALLIES MEET
ING WITH STUBBORN RE
SISTANCE.
FRENCH APPROPRIATE MORE
Activity Has Been Resumed
Along Belgian Coast -Airmen
Reconoitering and Dropping
Bombs.
EMPEROR JOSEPH DYING.
Rome, Dec. 23.-It is rumored
here that Emperor Francis JOS
eph of Austria, is dying. A re- /
port has It that the Emperor has
received the last sacraments.

London Dec. 23.-Allies in the
west, Germans in Poland, and Rus
slams in East Prussia and Galicia,
continue their offensive operations,
| but advances have been so slight as
to be almost imperceptible In the
long run, however, ground which is
being taken may prove vital and var
ious armies are fighting with inten-
| sity which has not been exceeded
| since the war began. In Poland, the
center of interest shifted slightly to
the south. Finding direct road to
Warsaw blocked by Russian rein
| |forcements, the Germans made an at
tack from the southwest and have
reached Skierniewice which is some
forty miles from the Polish capital
Fail to Pierce Lines.
Thus far they have failed to pierce
the Russian lines, but forced Grand
Duke Nicholas to withdraw forces
from before Cracow.
Russians in Galicia have resumed
the offensive against the Austro-Ger-
man forces which poured in from the
west, across the Carpathians. AL.
though the Allies have scored some
successes in the battles in the west,
they are meeting with very stubborn
resistance and the military men warn
the public that heavy casualty lists
must be expected before any serious
impression can be made on the Ger.
man entrenchments.
French Appropriate $1,7o0,00o,o 900.
The French chamber of deputies
voted unanimously an appropriation
of $1,700000,O00 to cover expenses of
the next six months, including the
cost of the war. Today's sitting of
the parliament was less emotional
and more businesslike than the open.
ing of the session yesterday in the
chamber. The deputies were almost
all present. They cast votes with
little discussion without murmur
of dissent.
The Senate tonight passed unani-
mousy appropriations previously
by the chamber of deputies.
Progress Maintained.
The following official communica-
tion was issued tonight:
Progress made through our at.
tacks between the Meuse and the for
ests of Argonne, has been almost en-.
tirely maintained. According to lat.
est news our front in this region has
reached the barbed wire entangle.
ments OF the enemy and the salient
angle, southwest of the woods of For.
geu, east of Ouisy, and a line road
leading to the forests of Boureuille.
There is no other notable incident to
report
A report from the German army
headquarters in the field, states the
German attack has been made in the
eastern arena. But whether the or
eratons were directed against the
Russian rear or main line was not
stated.
1.-THE situation in Galicia," the re-
pert says, has cleared and the Rus
SLAMS are holding the east bank OF
the Dunajec river to Tuchow, town
just south of Tarnow. Another Rus
sian line extends to the southeast of
Krosno, on railroad between Jaslo,
and Sanck Heavy fighting is going
on at both Tuchow and Krosno, and
also at Bupkow Pass"
! Russians March on Cracow.
Large bodies of Russians troops age
moving toward Cracow, Galician
stronghold, from the north and east.
An important battle apparently is de-
veloping in Southwestern Poland,
near Cracow. While the Germans
are not relaxing efforts along the
line from Sochaczew to 'Skierniewice,
in the movement toward Warsaw. the
greatest activity yesterday was in the
vicinity of Miechow and Andrejew,
northeast cf Cracow. The Russians
moved back to positions along the
left bank of the Nida river near its
junction with the Vistula, thirty
miles east of Cracow The strength
is estimated at nearly 100000 men.
Activity seems to have been re-
sumed along the Belgian coast for it
| is announced that slight progress was
made by the Allies between the sea
and the road from Nieuport to West
ende Airmen on both sides have
been extremely busy. Aeroplanes
have been swarming over Belgium
and aviators are accommodating move
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