Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-28
EGYPT new
THEATER OF
the War
TURKISH INVASION REPORT.
ED MET BY BRITISH OUT.
POSTS AT sUEZ CANAL.
heavy FIGHTING Resumed

day With Attacks on French
and English.
London, Jan. 27.-The advance
guard of the Turkish army is under
taking the invasion Of Egypt and mas
reached the British outposts of the
suez canal, where the first skirmish
of the war in this region occurred
yesterday. The fight, according to
the official report, apparently was a
small affair, with one British officer
wounded; but the Cairo dispatches
say the invaders ''sunered severely
frem the British machine guns. The
invaders were forced to carry their
own water, as the British liled in ali
the wells along the caravan route.
1t is believed the British engaged
with Arab or Kurdish horsemen EN-.
ployed by the Turks as scouts for the
main army consisting of three army
corps, which, it is believed, have
hardly had time to cross the desert.
Germans Take Offensive.
The British forces guarding the
canal are strong. Nothing was heard
of the military venture reported by
the Germans in preparing to celebrate
the kaiser's birthday unless the at
tacks on the French at Ypres and Oh
the British at Labassee were intend
AS such. Official ACCOUNTS say these
attacks were severe. The French say
the Germans were repulsed with
heavy losses. The Germans say the
British We're unable to recapture for
mer positions. There is increasing
activity along the eastern front The
Russians are reported pushing the Of
felsive both in Last Prussia and III
Poland to the north of the lower Wis.,
tuia, with reports that the Germans
are repeating attacks in central Po-
land. ss@'
A Berlin official statement by wire
less to iSayville, disputes the British
reports that the North Sea naval fight
Sunday resulted in no loss to the Brit
ish, and says:
I'm the three hours fight costing
us the armored cruiser, "Bluecher," a
battle cruiser two British destroyers
were sunk. s..
Sink Crippled Ship.
'This was observed by our big
ships and also a German torpedo
boat returning unhurt. The latter
shot two torpedoes against a British
battle cruiser, ready keeling yer,
whereupon she capsized and sank.
1T was also ascertained by the Ger
man dirigible flying over the scene,
which observed on the other British
ships falling masts and tunnels that
Gel tain serious damage was inflicted.
Finally the British fleet withdrew
from the Germans beyond reach of
guns. There is no question of the
pursuit of the German ships because
the high speed Of the British enabled
them to catch up with and destroy
the Germans.
Are Repairing Damage.
AT this time if it were possible to
verify the British reports which are
impossible in the case of the battle off
the Falkland islands of which details
are lacking. 1t is known that sever
al British ships now docking at Glib
raltar are repairing damage inflicted
by the Germans; that therefore the
British official report of the Falkland
battle is incomplete and 'colored the
British interests
Rumania Is Watching.
Rumania, which just received from
the Ba1k of England loan of $25,-
100000, is reported watching closely
the concentration of the German-Aus-
tro troops in Transylvania which
might be used either against her or
the advancing Russians in Bukowina.
Complete Fine Zeppelin.
A Geneva dispatch says 'Th new
est and fastest Zeppelin yet con-
structed, fully equipped for war and
with Count Zeppelin aboard, left
Friedrichshafen in fine weather to sa-
lutte the kaiser on his birthday. The
dirigible probably will join the North
Sea heet.''
Report Sinking Ship.
A London dispatch officially com.
municated, says: "The German
cruiser, 'Kolberg'', was reported
sunk in Sundays battle in the North
Sea-
Celebrate kaiser's Birthday.
A London dispatch says: Emperor
" MY SAAL4 I'LL IAuoy % NCA-
ebrated enthusiastically in Berlin to.
day, although with a degree of solem-
nifty which is not expected in times
of peace The city was decked with
flags. Other cities of the empire cele.
brated the event generally
General Under Arrest.
General Won Dissing, the German
governor of Belgium, according to the
Daily Telegraph, has ordered the ar
rest and transfer to Germany Of al:
E1glishmen in Belgium
Confirms German Reports.
A Berlin dispatch says: "The Brit
ish admiraltys announcement that
the battle cruiser, Lion" was towed |!
to England in an injured condition
was received inBerlin as a confirma-1
tion Of earlier German reports thai,
in addition to the cruiser which they |
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