Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-10-27

| troops, who have been so gallant;y
holding the little northeastern corner
CT their country, Where the Austro
German and Bulgarian army are about
to join, are being pushed back as tac
pressure on them becomes greater.
| The Marquis iil5ansdownc. minister
without portfolio III the British, cab.-
net, regretfllly announced that lie
feared tney could not much lonsc:
withstand the attack
I'm fact, all along the northern ana
eastern frontiers of Serbia, the in,
vaders are making STEADY progress, al
though at a great, cost, rs the Ser3:
ans, now that they have reached tne
hills, are making Them pay heavily for
every mile covered. -, H.
1t is only in the south, Where the
French have joined hands with the
Serbians, that the Bulgars are being
held. Here the Frencl and 'Sellbians
are entrenching themselves and await.
ing reinforcements. wlich they hope
will enable them to drive the, Bulga'
rians out of Macedonia. *A.f2
-. serbians Recaptme Veiss; 't,
| An official statement announces
that the Serbians have recaptured
the, town of Veles (Krupulu) on the
railroad southeast Of Uskup.
German Aviator Falls to Death.
| Geneva, Oct. 26.-Word has reach
ed here from Basel z the death OF
| 1.-THE German aviator, Keigrer, who is
said to have established asworld's re.
cord ~ flying with passengers to an
altitude f,5;500 meters Reigrer and
! his companion, Captain Mogan, were
Killed by the fall cof their aeroplane.
| ,I3ni Capture Two Spies. '1n;ss,
ANNOUNCEMENT was made officially
today Of the arrest of two persons
designated, as SIX and &'H." who are
suspected Of being German agents.
ES'K"1s, described as German and
Efs Said TO have had a forged Ameri
can passport, He was tried by court
martial on September i29.9 Sentence
HAS been passed and will be carried
out shorty {.
"L" is a person of Turkish extrac.
tion with a German name. He will
be brought before court martial.
In both instances, the charge is OF
having attempted "to collect and COM
municate to the enemy information re-
garding His Maiesty's naval and mill
tary forces, with the intention of as
sisting the enemy"
To Execute 81.
AccOrdingto the Tyd, "a additional
death sentences have been pronounc-
ed by court martial at Liege. @
The newspaper adds that Pope Ben
edict, the King of Spain and Presi-
dent Wilson have been appealed to
by telegraph to intervene in behalf
Of tl.e persons.
sf}a 4 # Appeal to Australia. s%s
Australia already has provided 1G0,-
900 soldiers ''as an assurance of her
hearty cooperation in the determine
ton to carry the war to a successful
ISSUE"
Thus, Andrew Fisher, the Premier,
telegraphed King George today in
response to the Kings message ap-
pealing for volunteers. The Premier
added that the Kings appeal "will
evoke a patriotic response from the
people of the commonwealth and tend
to augment the ranks of those al
ready enlisted
British Transport Torpedoed.
An official announcement made pub
lie tonight says:
"The British transport Marquette
has been torpedoed in the Aegean sea.
1t is understood that only 80 of the
personnel Of the vessel are unaccOunt
ed for.
NO further details have been re-
ceived."
Pirot Must Surrender.
Berlin. Oct. 26.-."All Serbian ports
on the Danube have been occupied"
saws the Overseas News agency.
"Pirot. near the Bulgarian frontier,
near Nish, has been surrounded from
all sides and must surrender shortly,
inasmuch as the supply of ammuni-
tion and food is insufficient
Cali Bulgaria is jubilant over the
capture of Iskup." ~
Prepare For Zenpciine.
The new defenses of London against
THE attacks by Zeppelins are aes',m-
ing shape, according to a statement
made this afternoon by Sir Percy
Scott who is in charge OF this wor~..
In t:1is statement read at an jrnnes'
held in the case of a Londoner killed
during Zeppelin attack. SIR Terc::'
said:
'..The number Of guns for defeH7e
against air craft has been increased
and further improvements as to their
position. number and character is In
contemplation"