Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-10-22
GERMANS TAKE
OFFENSIVE On
THREE FRONTS
Bulgars Drive Wedge Between
Main Serbian Army and
Anglo-French Army -
ALLIES MAKE NEW
OFFERS TO GREECE
New Offensive Started in Cham
pagne Country and
Against Riga

Against Riga !:
London, Oct. 21.-Tae German arm
les, which for more than 1I5 months
have been continuously fighting on
one front or the other, are now on the
offensive at three widely separated
points-against Riga and Dvinsk, in
Serbia, and in the Champagne district
Of France. .....Hssg,; K .si.
I'm the two former places they CON
tinue to make progress, but against
tae French their attacks OF yesterday
delivered to the east of Rheims, met
with a complete repulse, as did those
of previous days. ....
Separte Serbians and Allies.
While it was expected that the Aus
tro-Germans' onslaught in the north
would be the most formidable, the
Bulgarian attack against the Serbians
through the valleys from the east,
are proving the most dangerous. 1t is
now definitely settled that the Bull
gars have cut the 'Saloniki-Nish rail-
way to the north of Vramya, thus
driving a wedge between the main
Serbian army and the lAnglo4French
forces which landed at Saloniki.
With the rapid sweep westward of
the 'Bulgarians, the people of the al
lied countries are watching with nerv-
GUS interest negotiations which are
proceeding between the governments
and the king and government Of
Greece. These negotiations are being
carried on by the Britis., foreign of
flee in behalf of the Allies. Having
failed to convince Greece that it was
her duty to abide |by the Serbo Greek
treaty, and nelpt Serbia when she was
attacked, the Allies have made a fresh
offer to that country, including the
cession by Great Britain Of the island
of Cyprus. 1f,'5@t q G5
Negotiations With Roumsnia. =
This offer and an outline of possi-
BILE financial help is now being con-
sidered by the Zai:nis cabinet. Should
these negotiations fail, it is expected
that Greece will be asked to demobil-
ize or clearly define her attitude. Z
Conversations also are proceeding
with Roumania, which, it is under
stood, are in charge of the French for
eign Office.
All Try for Big Victory.
Meanwhile all the belligerent ma
tions realize that the best way to in
fluence the neutral states now is to
win big victory. Austria, Germany
and Bulgaria are trying for this in
Serbia, Germany in Courland, and
France and Italy in Tyrol and Tent
ino, and Russia near Solim, which,
oughly, is the center of the eastern
front, Bolnynia and Galicia.
Hindenberg Advances at Riga.
Except for the German attacks in
France, all these are meeting with
more or less success. ~
Field Marshal Won Hindenberg in
MS attack on Riga has reached OLAF,
which is half way between Riga and
Mitaf and only a dozen miles south
west of the Ealtic port =
Russians Carry Positions.
As an Offset to this, the Russians by
a dasning attack have carried the Ger
man ponitions southeast of Bara-no-
vici, an important railway junction
east of Slonin, on the Lida-Rovno rail-
way, taking more than $500 prisoners
and, according to German official ad-
mission, have continued their success
in the middle Styr, south of the Prip-
pa marshes in iBolimia and Galicia
marshes.
Charge Atrocities by Russians.
Washington, Oct. 21.-The Turkish
embassy today issued an official re-
port from the general Ottoman head
quarters charging that many atroci.
ties have been committed against the
Moslems on the frontier of the Cau-
causis by Russian troops assisted by
the Greek and Armenian population.
Bands of Russians, Greek and Armen-
ians are accused of attacking many
women and having pierced the cheeks
of babes so that they starved to death.
Tortures of the middle ages are said
to have been revived by Armenians
in Azort.
British Loss Great.
London, Oct. +2'.-The Tages Zeit.
ung says that during one period of
the battle at Loss last month, the
British fell at the rate of one hund-
red men a second. .,
"The British attacked in dense
rows of eight sections" says the Over
Seas News agency in resume Of the
Tages Zeitung dispatch.
Did Not Reach German Trenches.
'Their attack presented spectacle
like that of a Napoleonic battle, be-
fore the days of machine guns or
long-range canons.
"The British advanced with admir-
able bravery, but they did not even
reach the German trenches. They
lost nearly 10000 men in dead and
and 500 were captured"
Pope Denies Report.
Rome, Oct. 21.-1t Is announced
that the official Vatican organ will
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