Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-31
AMERICA
DISPATCHES
TRADE R NOTE
REPLY TO ENGLISH ORDER
IN-COUNCIL NOW IN HAND
OF AMBASSADOR PAGE,
OARDANELLEs ARE SIORMED
German Chief of Staff Conferrinq
at Berlin Upon New Line Of
Attack. ,g..
REPLIES TO NOTE.


Washington, D. c., March 3d.
Tho reply Of the United States to
the order.in.councii decreeinq a
virtual blockade against COM
nerce to and from Germany was
cabled to Ambassador Page at
London tonight for presentation
to the British foreign office. On
delivery Of communication t will
be published here and in London.
Meantime the officials refuse all
discussion. It is known that the .
United States stands firmly for its
right to carry on legitimate trade
with neutrals and even though
they be contiguous to beIliaer-
ents. Diplomats of other neutral
countries and particularly Of
South Central America, have dis.
played the greatest interest in the
note.
Dardanelles, March 3O.-(Sunday,
via Berlin and ondon)-After inact-
ivity since March IS, the allies YES
sells developed slight activity. near the
entrance of the Dardanelles and bom-
harding is lightly apparent.
Since March Is there has been no
attack. OF any sort made on the Darda-
nelles and operations are limited to
fishing for mines. Every allied vessel
penetrating the straits at night has
been met by firing from the alert
Turkish troops, and invariably there
has been quick withdrawal
Damage Only Slight.
Weather conditions for lombard
ment are of the best. 1t is believed
the delay in resumption of lombard
ment wss caused by repairs to badly
damaged vessels. # :
The Associated Press correspondent
visiting the forts bombarded, discov-
cred only slight damage from the
allies shells.
Germanys Next Move.
London, March 3O.-Germany's
next move in the military field at pres
ent is the chief subject of speculation
and conjecture. According to reports
from Petrograd, the kaiser is now at
Berlin holding war council and 9TH
er leaders. They are planning a new
campaign to Offset the fall of Pre-
mysl and meet the situation in the
Dardanelles.
England May Go Dry.
There is nothing important in the
east and west fronts. The British
cabinet met and there is every reason
to believe it considered the liquor
question and the stamping out of the
evil, which now is the greatest prob
lem of the nation. There is still
much talk of prohibition but it is not
genera ly believed such a course will
he adopted, although it is conceded
some step of drastic and universal
character soon will be taken.
The return of Ex-Premier Venizelos
to Athens after a short rest and tu-
multuous reception accorded him and
his reiteration Of the declaration that
Greece must join in the conflict on the
side of the allies, have combined to
start up further predictions as to
when the group of neutral states.
wavering SO long, will enter the war.
The official death list Of the Falaba
is placed at III.
1t was stated at the inquest that the
submarine crew were dressed in
khaki.
A Geneva dispatch says: Fifty
thousand German troops occupy the
Valley Of Kayserberg, Muenster and
Gebweiler, according to private infor-
nation from Alsace. The French
who hare j cen guaru.rg this part Of
..e line 1,I i!:iicu I, resic' ~ tae
large for}4s a"ray,I against tn. H.
, 1t was officially stated that strong
Russian forces were repulsed wish
heavy losses after battle east Of
LupkCw.
The French senate today adopted a
bill already passed by the chamber Of
deputies providing for advancing to
Serbia, Belgium, Greece and Monte.
negro as friends Of the allies. the sum
of $27O,O0O,O00.
A Bucharest dispatch says: ut is
reported from the Rumanian frontier
that a considerable Austrian force
which crossed the river Ruth near
r}ojana was ambnshed by the Russians
and compelled to retire with heavy
losses" ..... !
It was officially announced that
among the missing passengers of the
steamer Falaba, sunk by German sub
marine, is Leon Chester Thrasher. an
American engineer. who has been iiv-
ing the past year on the gulf coast OF
British West Africa.
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