Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-09-17
NO CHANGE IN
CAMPAIGN ON
RUSSIAN FRONT
Slight Rally Of slavs Makes Won
Hindenberg's Progress
Slow
RUSSIAN DUMA NOT
PLEASED WITH SHOWING
British Losses in Dardanelles Or
erations is Placed at
87,660

l-OHuoll, oepl. lO.--oeNele DdllleS
are being fought along the eastern
front from Riga to the Roumanian
border, and while the :iermans con-
tiNue to advance slowly in the III
and center, the Russians in the south
are repeating their successes against
the Aust. O-German armies, which are
now being driven back across the riv-
er Strippa in Galicia and have been
forced to retire westward north OF
the Galician frontier.
While these Russian victories nat
urally are welcomed in Russia and
the Allied countries as evidence that
the Russian armies are able to take
the offensive when well supplied with
ammunition, there is no inclination to
exaggerate their Importance.
Pushing Forward.
Operations Of much greater moment
are being directed in the north by
Field Marshall Won Hindenberg, who
began his offensive against the Wilma
Vinsk railway a. week ago, has not
yet established himself on the line.
His cavalry which diu not reach it,
has been driven back Nevertheless.
he has driven the Russians across
the Dvina river, north OF Dvinsk,
placing that city in dangerous po-
sition and also has made some prog
ress north of Wilma.
Call for Reserves. a
A good deal of importance is at
tached to the decision cf Russia to
tn h0 &hn 0S hn
territorial army. Should the age lin
it be fixed at thirty-five years this
fresh cau would mean the possible ad-
dition Of eight million men to the
Russian armies, including the men
who have passed through the first line
and the reserve and who have hereto
fore been exempted as students, or
only such men who are not quite up
to the physical standard.
Naturally, all Of these could not be
armed and equipped but Russia could
have the pick Of them.
The Russian Duma was prorogued
today until mid Mid-November, Pres.
ident Rodzianko announcing an I'm.
perial order authorizing the prOroga.
ton which had bee transmitted
through the premier.
,Duma Incensed.
The session lasted only three min.
utes. There was a muttering from a
section of the laborite and radical
deputies of ''it is 4 crime as the I'M
perial message was read by the vice
president, but the Constitutional DEM
ocrats maintained silence.
1t is pointed out that the emperor
reserved the right to recall the Duma
before November 1, it he wished
Forfeited to Crown.
The British prize court today COLI
demned the greater part o. the Amer
lean products forming the cargoes of
four steamships. The products val.
lled at several million dollars are de-
clared forfeited to the crown.
The judgment was delivered by Sir
Samuel T. Evans, president of the
court. 1t involves the cargoes con-
sisting principally of American prod
ucts which are confiscated with the
exceptions of a small proportion
Which the court refused to release to
claimants. ~
The steamships we're seized last
November. The hearing closed last
month and judgment was reserved
until today. ....
Losses in DardaneIIes.
Official announcement today was
made that in the Dardanelles the
British losses have totalled 1860 up
% August 21, including 1868 in kill
I'd. The British submarine Ell, oper-
lting in those waters, which the
Turks claim to have sunk, is admit
I'd by the British admiralty to have
oeen missing since September 4th.
The E-7 did great deal Of damage
o the Turkish shipping in the sea
If Mamoras and after blocking the
'ailway line near Kara Murnu, by
'ombarding it from the sea, shelled
roop train, and blew up three ammu-
lition cars attached to it. Lieutenn-
mt Commander Archibald D. Coch-
ane, in command of the E-7 only a
ew days ago was awarded the distin-
uished servant order for his exploit.