Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-30
ANSWER TO
WILSON'S NOTE
IS EVAS|VE
Leaves Vital Issues to Be Settled
at Some of the Later
Conferences.
WOULD HAVE MATTERS
SETTLED BY ARBITRATION
Says Lusitania Was Auxiliary
Equipped With Guns and
Carrying Munitions.

London, May 29,-Germany's reply
to the American note regarding the
sinking of the Lusitania was delivered
yesterday to Ambassador Berard at
Berlin. 1t does not specifically an.
swer the American representations
concerning the sinking and discontin.
uance of present methods Of submar.
inc warfare.
These points are left for settlement
in further negotiations. Germany ex.
presses regret for attacks on Ameri.
can vessels which are said to have
been unintentional.
Compensation was offered in cases
in which Germany is shown to have
been at fault and reference to the
Hague of disputed cases Is suggested.
British Naval Auxiliary.
Germany sets up assumptions as
basis for negotiations that the Lusl-
tania was a British naval auxiliary
carrying mounted guns, as well as
troops, and war munitions, and that It
was violation ofiAmerican law to
carry passengers on her The United
States is asked what steps, II any, II
has taken to induce Great Britain to
depart from its policy Of cutting OF
Germanys importations OF food sup
plies provided Germany abandons her
submarine attacks on merchantmen.
Campaign Deteiopina. AL. n y
The Italian campaign Is developing
along two we'll defined lines in shape
Of an advance toward the Austrian
cities Of Trent and Trieste. On the
eastern line, the invaders are said to
have occupied additional territory.
The resistance Of Austro.German fore.
es IS reported to have become strong.
er, however. A Geneva dispatch
states a conviction Is growing that
they will conduct a defensive cam.
paign.
The battle for the fortress of Pre-.
mysl remains the outstanding feature
Of the war, reports tonight indicated.
While there have been heavy fighting
north Of Arras, where the French are
reported making progress, the Ger.
mans are admitting tonight that their
evacuation Of Ablain, but this Is con.
sidered small to what is progressing
about Przemysl
Germans and Austrians with elsr,
nous weight Of artillery, continue to
fight desperately in an effort to en-
circle the fortress, hich is already re.
ported under bombardment. Their
armies on the San, north of Przemysl,
have, however, apparently received Z
check. 1t is reported from Bucharest
that important negotiations are under
way between Rumania and Bulgaria,
but the nature is not divulged
British Steamship Sunk.
The advance of AustriAns and Ger.
mans toward the Galician fortress Of
Przemysl and threatening its invest
ment remains unchecked. Communi-
cations from the Berlin war office
stated that additional ter.
ritory was occupied and that deter
mined attacks of the Russians wero
repulsed, one Russian regiment he.
ing wiped out.
Along the Franco-Belgian line no
actions of first Importance have de.
veloped, although severe local engage
ments at several points were reported
N official communications from Paris
and Berlin. German aviators dropped
bombs on Stomar and Cravelines,
near Calais, and on Dunkirk and on
Flames in the 'Marne near Rheims.
The British steamship Ethiope was
sunk by a German submarine in the
English Channel. A crew embarked
in small boats before the vessel was
.orpedoed.
Casually List.
The casualty list OF the British bat
;leship Triumph was torpedoed OF
1allipoli Peninsula which was issued
.onight shows three officers and Ii
men killed and AZ men missing.
REsENTENcED 70 DEATH.
Phoenix Ariz., May 20 Governor I
Hunt today resentenced, to death the
i've Mexicans reprieved yesterday by
he state board of pardons, after an
appeal from Secretary Bryan. Execu-
ions will take place July 80. Tho
boards recommendation that men be
singly will be disregarded.
5f ss
NEW PLANT.
A. NJ. Baker of Morris, Mimi, will
INSTALL an electric light plant at Lin
on in the near future. The cost viii