Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-10-21
GERMANS MASS TROOPS
FOR A NEW OFFENSIVE
IN BALTIC PROVINCES
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the beginning of the execution OF the
plan Of General Cadorna, chief Of the
italian general staff, for the invasion
Of Austrian territory, which he is de-
clared always to have held to be the
best way Of assisting Serbia.
The capture by Italian forces OF
Pregasina threatenes Riva, while the
taking of Brentonica castle, Dosco, %
feet above it, threatens Rovereto,
meaning Italian command of the
route to Mort and the railway to
Trent.
r The results of this offensive move
ment thus far are held here to indi'
cate that the Austrians may be oblig'
ed to triple their forces to meet it.
Wilson Pleads for Lives.
The Over Seas News agency says
that President Wilson, in addition to
Pope Benedict, interceded on behalf
of the Countess de Belleville, Miss
lThulier and seven other persons who
were court.martialed in Belgium and
convicted on the charge Of having
Allotted in the escape of French and
Belgian prisoners, and the execution
of whose sentences were postponed
by Emperor William in order that he
may make a detailed examination.
Virginia Prize Of War.
The Danish steamship Virginia,
which left New York September rs,
bound for Christiana and Copenhag.
en-, has been taken into a British
court as prize. M.
According to shipping records the
Virginia put into Kirkwall, Scotland,
October 10 and arrived at Grinsby
October 40.
\ Switzerland Protests.
The Swiss government has instruct
ed its embassy at Berlin to lodge q
protest against the new violation Of
Swiss neutrality by German aviatols.
The protest is occasioned by the
act of an aviator in dropping eight
bombs over Chaux de Fonds on Sun.
day, causing the injury of four per.
IONS and considerable damage to
property. Switzerland demands COM
Densation and the punishment Of the
aviator.
cede Land to Greece.
Great Britain has made a formal
offer of the island of Cyprus to Greece,
as soon as Greece undertakes to- in.
tervene in the war on the side of the
Allies. The Daily Telegram made this
announcement this morning. l9 af,. j
liz al Mission to France. bs,9s
"A dispatch to Reuters Telegram
company from Odessa says a mission
the Roumanian government is sending
to France, with General Guatenano at
Its head, arrived there today. The
mission will visit Petrograd on its
way to Trance. %'@. Wy .o@.
Considerable importance is attach.
ed In Londonato this mission. Its oh.
ject is not known, but 1t is thought
here that such q mission would hard
ly be undertaken. unless Roumania
contemplates action on the side Of
the Allies. y
: 1850 Carson Gives Reason. Pa.
= ii explaining to the House Of Com
mons today his reason. for resigning
from the cabinet Sir Edward Carson
declared that he held views with res.
pect to the military situation in the
eastern war theaters strongly at var.
lance with other members Of the cabi-
net, and that, therefore, he felt his
presence in the cabinet would be of
no further service. He declared also
that he had been actuated by no pc.
litical motive, but that he had! acted
in the best interests Of his country.
Premier Asquith's continued illness
has relieved for the moment the ten
sion in England caused by the threat.
ened cabinet crisis and temporarily
quieted the controversy, which had
arisen over the ministry
Increase Taxes.
Rome, Oct. 2O.-A royal decree has
been issued creating new taxes and
increasing the existing taxes for the
duration of the war. Those persons
exempted from military service, ex.
cept for total physical disability,
must pay an annual tax of six Tires,
plus a super tax of from six Tires to a