Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-06
TEUT0N ALLIES
MAKE ADVANCE
THROUGH SERBIA
Greek Crisis Acute But No
Decision Has Been
Reached -.
BULGAR1ANs SIX ...
MILES FROM N1sH
Little Change Noted Along
Fronts Of France and
Russia

London, Nov. 5.-Advances all along
the line by the Teutonic' forces in
rading Serbia we're announced in TO-
days official statement. The capture
Of 300 serbians is reported. 1t is
also reported that the Bulgarians com
pletely defeated the French forces
which landed at Saloniki, al a point
northeast of PrileD. Part were, rOut-
ed and part captured. The first French
prisoners arrived at kustindil.
King Constantin has summoned the
leaders of all parties to confer on the
situation resulting from the overthrow
of the Zaimis cabinet, and it is expect
cd the ministerial crisis will end with
in Fl hours.
All Night Meeting.
An all night meeting of the Greek
chamber as a result of the new attack
of former Premier Venizelos on the
policy Of the government, his criticism
OF King Constantine interference with
the constitutional liberties" Of the
Greek people are the recent stages of
the new political crisis which. for
the time being has oVershadowed the
military situation in the Balkans e
According to the last infor nation
from Athens, the king is expected To
continue the Zaimis cabinet and dis
solve parliam ment rather than accept
the other alternative Of permitting
Venizelos to return to power. @fs
I King Constantin Is said to be I'm
thorough sympathy with the conduct
before tae chambe Of General YaAa-,
flitsas, the war minister whose re-
marks drought on 1.-The CRISIS. antis IS
said to have demon onstrated his appre-
citation of the minister's force by ap-
pointing him an aide.de.ca.np.
In view Of the large range Of Dos
sibilities and difficulty of predicting
with certainty the unraveling OF the
present snarl. London is not indulging
in premature optimism over the de-.
feat of the Zaimis cabinet. 1t Is dis.
posed. to await further developments
before accepting the situation as In
dicative that Greece will fight with
Serbia. ID ..s~s.
The invading Bulgarians: are report.
cd to have reached a point six miles
to the northeast Of 'Nish and b.
advanced in the hills, east and south
east OF the city almost ais near. The
Germans on t:le north Serbian front
have not been so fortunate, but are
slowly pressing their opponents. 9
The promised assistance for the
SeIbians has materialized and, accord.
ing to advices from Saloniki, two d.
visions of British troops arrived at
Saloniki. joining the French.
German and Austrian reports, al
though indicating things are. doing
we'll on the Russian front, make it
clear that they are now occupied in
defending themselves against Russian
attacks. Except in counter attacks.
the German initiative is apparently
spent.
Bulgarian artillery violently bonn
barded the advanced forts Of Nish on
the Nishava river, Wednesday, says a
Saloniki dispatch to The iMatin, filed
yesterday. T:ley captured Nish-kavo-
la, a. small town within two hours
march northeast of 'Nish. T.
French headquarters admitted two
days ago that Austro-Gernan cavalry
has effected junction With the Bul-
garians in the Bell-Jovan region, near
Negolin, but asserted tae country in
this district is so difficult tits doubt
full whether union of forces will
serve any practical end. 4Negolin is
on the Danube, AZ point where only
the river separates Rou:nAnian terri
tory from the fronts of Bulgaria and
Serbia. So.
The press of Berlin makes no al
tempt to minimize the victory Of for
mer Premier Venizelos Of Greece over
the Zabnlis ministry, asserting 1t
brings about sharp crisis in. the af-
fairs of Greece.
An exception is Tie Vossiche lei
tung, which declares the Grecian cab
met crisis "is of no significance in
connection with the foreign policy
Says The TageSolatt: The fact can
not be denied that the majority Of
the chamber have taken the stand.
point that it is better to 60 through
the thick and thin, with the Entente,
as its true vassal and with its finan-
cial support, according to t:le wishes
Of Venizelos, and to entrlst the ma
tion's future to a, daring adventure,
rather than assume the burden of tenn
porary sacrifices which the country's
persistence in neutrality would en-
tall
Between the river. Aisne and the
Disc German troops yesterday, after
having attempted to surprise the fore
es in the French trenches, directed
very violent but futile bombardment
against the French positions. Z
The recapture of a trench northeast
of Lemesnil in the Champagne dis
trict, held by the French for two