Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-26
GREECE AWAITS
NEXT MOVE OF
THE TE:.U|T0:|k|S| 5
ny -3s.' a.
Huge Army Being Prepared by
Central Powers for Operations
Against Saloniki. ~ !
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT
ESTABLISHED AT NISH

on Steamer of Rotterdam. r
Lloyd Line. u,
London, Dec. 25.-The dispatches
from the continent that the holiday
lull will first be broken on the Balkan
front. where Greek observers believe
the Central Powers are preparing
huge army for operation directed
against the Entente. Whether this
will take the form of an actual attack
on Saloniki, or merely an advance
into Greece for tie purpose Of Selling
strategic defensive points is q mat:
ter of keen speculation IN Athens.
According to one correspondent,
the Greek government has definitely
decided not to permit the enemies OF
the Entente to penetrate Greek ter.
ritory unless the Central Powers sat.
isfactcrily guarantee that Greek ter.
ritory will not be endangered.
Germans take Charge. ~
According to dispatches from a Ser.
bian source, the Germans nave estan.
lis:,ed a provisional government at
Nish, withdrawing all the Bulgarian
and Austrian troops and ending Bul.
gar-Austrian interference in the ad.
ministration Of Serbian affairs. 1t is
admitted that prociamations have
been issued announcing, Germans
will respect Serbian nationality.
Entrench in Serbia. ~ ~, r,
The Montenegrin official commune.
cation states that the Austrians are
entrenching on the front between
Montenegro and Serbia. A quietus
has been put on the talk of a huge
German peace campaign from Zurich
by the departure from that town. OF
Prince Won Buel0w and, hts staff OF
secretaries, of which mitch has. been
heard in the press during the last few
days.. f,
In England David Lloyd George.
minister Of munitions, is the chief hg.
ure for the moment This is no holi.
day period for him, as he Is In the
amidst Of the most important work Of
persuading the trade unionist to con.
sent to his scheme of LABOR dilu.
sion." -r', .'. .-..e
Bombard BuIgar Ports.
Severe damage has been done to
the Bulgarian port of Euzinograde in
a bombardment of the town by four
Russian cruisers and two torpedo
boats, according to advices received
here today. :.hi
A few days ago, ..ussian torpedo
boats bombarded land batteries aC
Varna and for several weeks Rus
sian warships have been attacking
Black Sea ports. This is taken to
mean that recent statements con-
cerning the reduction Of the Turkish
navy may have been correct.
Serbians have been requested to re.
turn to their homes in proclamation
by Emperor William. The statement
promises to respect their neutrality.
Conditions In Poland. -.
Even more depressing than tho
worst part of Belgium and East Prus-
sia, is Poland-a land of graves and
trenches, of ruin and destruction, on
scale that has been wrought no.
where else by the war. The conflict
has been waged back and forth across
the ancient kingdom so long that ag-
riculture has had little chance, and
except in those sectios where the Ger.
man forces have been in control fof
some time, the fields are barren.
SCARED by miles and miles of earth.
works.
From the East Prussian boundary
to approximately the old Rowka posi-.
tion, there is visible the maximum
amount Of order and peaceful quiet,
at Rowka the interminable graves.
with their helmets, adorn crosses, the
slashes in the earth that once were
trenches, but now homes" Of count
less refugees, the maze Of partly de-
s:royed barb.wired entanglements,
and the ruined villages begin.
For miles between Alexandrowo on
the boundary and Warsaw, and be-
tween Warsaw and Lodz the old
trenches line the railroad tracks.
while the graves line the trenches.
Armlets for Volunteers.
1t is officially announced that tho
armlet scheme, which is already in
force for men enrolled under the Der.
by plan, mas been extended to give
the right to wear special armlet to
men who have been refused for mill
tary service on account OF medical
reasons. :.
Paris, Dec 25.-The matorium at.
fecting commercial paper has been
extended for 80 days, and those fur.
nishing supplies to the government
are exempted from the decree which
occurred today.
Armenians Suffering.
While reports continue to he re.
ceived here of the sufferings Of the
the representations made
by Monsignor Dolci, apostolic dele.
gate at Constantinople, to the Turk
ish government so far had not pro.
duced the desired effect. The Otto.
man officials have replied that inves.
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