Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-12
SITUATION
REPORTED
UNCHANGED
ACTION BY ITALY AND RU-
MANIA MAIN TOPIC OF IN
TEREST.
sweden BLAMES ENGLAND
Government Forced to Take Ac.
ton to Monopolize Wheat.

AA3A4SAAV WV
tion to Monopolize Wheat.
London, Jan. 11.-Only change in
weather, or the entrance into war OF
Rumania or Italy, is likely to cause a
marked change in the military situa-
tion for some time.
The belief gains in the allied coun-
tries that Rumania, with a well train
ed army of four hundred thousand
will cast its die at an early date. This
would link Rumania with the extreme
Russian LETT, now forcing its way
through Bukowina into Hungary.
With the Servians and Montenegrins
this would form line menancing Aus
trial Hungary along the entire south
eastern frontier.
The armies in the east and west are
virtually deadlocked. In Alsace the
French continue attempts to force
way nearer the Rhine, but snow in the
Vosges prevents either side from ma
king progress. The Germans threw
heavy reinfOrcements into Alsace af-
ter the recent French advance and ap
, parently are holding their ground.
Desperate fighting has broken out in
the central western war arena, nota-
bly, northeast of scissors, which seems
likely to suffer the fate of Rheims.
through bombardments; further east
in the vicinity of Perthes and Beause-
jour, where the allies are trying to
reach an important railway to the
north the seizure of which would cut
the German main artery communica-
ton.
Although neither east Prussia nor
Poland report any change in the situa-
ton it is conceded practically the
whole of Bukowina is now in Russian
hands; thousands of refugees are
crossing the Rumanian frontier, some
proceeding to Vienna. The Occupa-
ton of Bukowina is believed to have
an important bearing on the Rumanian
situation.
Italy. is rushing troops to her is
lands lin Aegean, in preparation for
eventualities. r.s:.
Turkey has abandoned reported pre-
parations for an invasion, say the dis
patches, fearing Decentralization of
troops in Syria, which would threaten
their, communication. ~ t.-
: '.' 's,. GIVEN LONG TERM.
"A despatch to the exchange in Lon
don from Berlin, via. Amsterdam, says
"The court of appeals has committed
the death sentence on Private William
Lonsdale, an English soldier court
martialed for attacking a guard at
the Doeberitz detention camp, to 20
years imprisonment
ENGLAND Is BLAMED.
An official Berlin press bureau says:
"The Swiss governments action in
monopolizing the importation OF wheat
during the war was due to difficulties
raised by England Berne Bund states
the supply of wheat sufficient for only
% days only. A prominent Swiss ar
chitect after touring Belgium, says
the Germans have destroyed all Bel
gium historical works."
DENIES ALLEGATION.
A Copenhagen despatch says: "Sir
George Buchanan, the British ambasa-
dor to Russia, protests the allegation
that Russia is bearing all the burdets
of the war, and that the English are
selfishly awaiting the conclusion of
the war to get the lions share of the
spoils. The reproach being made op'
emily in leading Russian newspapers,
was pointed to by the ambassador.
Stick to Germany.
The Danish Prime Minister, c.. T.
Zahle, in an interview, stated that
Denmark would maintain it's trade
with Germany, in the interests of Den
marck, and that rumors concerning
German misdeeds in Danish territory
were investigated and those respon-
sible for the circulation of the stories
would be punished.
A Petrograd official communication
says:
"On the left bank of the Vistula,
on the day and night of January 10,
the Germans attempted an unsuccess-
full attack on our line at several
points, but were repulsed every
where. In the attack in the region OF
the village of Samice the Germans
reached our barbed wire e1tangle-
ments and began shouting: DO not
fire; we are yours However. from
similar strategem employed before,
the vigilance of our troops was not
deceived by the maneuver; who d.
rected a destructive fire and deliver
ed counter attacks, repulsi7g the en-
emy and inficting heavy losses. IN
Galicia the fighting continues. as we
remain in contact with the enemy.
GERMAN ARMIES BUSY.
A Paris dispatch says:
1.-TWO German aeroplanes. heading
for Paris, were sighted by French air
patrols now cruising constantly over
the region north of Paris. Both Ger
man machines turned nOrthward up
on sighting the French. The pres
ence of the hostile machines is note-
worthy since it is considered a likely
intention of German airmen to attack
Paris and London simultaneously.
BRUSSELS AFIRE.
An Amsterdam dispatch from Brus'
sells reports that great fire has
broken out in the former Eelgian cap
ital.