Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-17
SITUATION !.
IN SERBIA
PRECAR|OUS.
Bulgars Are Imperiling French
Lines in the Desolated
. -,.-, Kingdom. .~,-.s..~.s -. -
s --'--- =, ~; .Ai
ALL Is QUIET ON a = -,
THE WEST FRONT
Continuous Fighting Mas Weak
ened the Courage Of the
Combatants.'' .';<.s
ALL is QUIET ON a = ~, 3
THE WEST FRONT


Saioniki, Nov. 16.-Ant'.dynas.
tic demonstrations are reported
on good authority to have occur:
red at Patras, one of the strong.
holds Of former Premier venize.
los, and also at the home Of for
mer Premier Counaris, who now
represents it in the capacity Of
deputy. @- 1.. ,.Et
While the intentions Of King
Constantine, and the government
with respect to the Balkan stu.
alton have not been defined, ~.
mors had been current that the
Entente troops may be requested
to quit Greek soil. f 1850
A significant feature Of the stu.
alton is the material increase Of -.
number of Allies warsEips in the
harbor Of Saloniki and more are
expected to arrive daily. .-,,.,s...f.
London, Nov. l6.-With the increas.
ing gravity from the Allies viewpoint
of the military situation in. Serbia,
the attitude Of Greece towards the
armies. of the Entente powers has be-
come the matter tof the deepest con.
cern and an effort Is being made by
the Entente powers to make the, Greek
government define its attitude. =
f." Paris and London Anxious.
1t is said that the presence. ct Scion,
Tiki Of i large number. Of french and
British war ships with transports has
made some impression on, King. Con
stantine and his advisors. But with
so much at stake nothing short OF a
positive guarantee of aid,s for the
French, British and Serbian troops,
should they be compelled by. circun-
stances to retire into Greece, will sat.
isfy London and Paris. :.
! euI9arians Use Strategy. ~
The ministers of this capital are
being strongly supported by the Rus.
sian and Italian representatives. The
time is short and the Bulgariaps have
been strongly reinforced both In
southern and central Serbia. Be
sides attempting flanking movement
against the Serbians at Babuna pass.
they are threatening trilopi. and Mon.
astir, and are opposing formidable
forces to the French at Gradsko and
along the left bann of the Cerna.
serbians Hold Pass. =
Thus far the Serbians are holding
the Babuna pass and the French the
original position, but the pressure Is
necessarily being felt by troops who
have been fighting for days without
cessation. In the north the Austr0.
German forces which have gained the
Burgsi are moving slowly and stead.
lily onward. 90.
Little Activity on West.
On the other front there Is little to
report. Both the Belgian and, Petro.
grad statements report quite general.
ly. On the Styr river, however, the
Russians are still fighting for the
river crossing. In the west the wealth.
er is wintry and there has been only
artillery and minor activity.
Pacific intent.
'The one aim of the Russian troops
towards Teheran is to at
ford protection to the forces colliding
in case of need, with the Persian gov.
ernment, has been expressly Informed
of the pacific intention of the troops
said Lord Robert Cecil, -under-secre.
tary of state for foreign affairs in the
house of commons today, In reply to
a request for information, concerning
the critical situation in Persia.
Russ Fleet Of Bulgaria.
London, Nov. ia dispatch to
the Vossische Zeitung from Bucharest
reports that Is units of the Russian
Black sea fleet, including the recently
lost dreadnaught, have been cruising
ior two days off Bulgaria.
Moslem Pasha Revolts.
London, Nov. ia dispatch from
.he Exchange Telegraph from Athens
says: "ConstantinOple newspapers
state that Djemal Pasha, the Turkish
of marines. while on a mis-.
ion to Syria, revolted against the
government and induced the Druses
"a fanatical religious sect. of Syria).
whom he armed to join him. He said
he revolt was connected with Arab
an and not foreign politics, and that
le was supported by the Arabians.;
According to Djemal he is cO-operat-
ng with the Entente allies. -
Bulqars Are Defeated.
General Sarrail, commander.in-chief
# the French army in the Balkans.
n announcing the result of 36-hour
'attle on Cerna, in southern Serbia.
declared that 10000 ;Bulgarians we're
epulsed along the whole line, with
cry heavy casualties. Not one French
,nn was lost. The Austro-G German
fort to envelop the Serbian ARMIES
n the nort;l is also announced to have
allied and the Serbian counter offens-
ve Is proceeding successfully.