Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-17
ITALIANS HAVE
COME To RESCUE.
Of ANGL0:FRENCA
More Hopeful Feeling Expressed
In London Dover the
Situation.
TEUT0Ns TO STRIKE
AT SAL0NIKI SOON
Little Indication Of Proposed
Drive On Western ".
Front. .-


London, Dec. l6.-There is a more
hopeful feeling in London with regard
to the Balkan operations now that 1t
is definitely announced that the Ital-
ians have affected landing on the
Albanian coast and that the Anglo
French force, which has fallen back
toward Saloniki, has been reinforced
with men and guns, including many
heavy weapons
1t is not stated how large forco
the Italians will send to the assist
ance of the Serbians and MOntene-
grins, but from the fac: that the off,
cial account intimates that q landing
has been made at more than one por,,
it is taken for granted that an army
Of considerable proportions is to%De
sent across the Adriatic. This. with
tae Montenegrins and Serbians VINO
escaped into Albania, will be a ser1.
ous threat to the Central powers
right flank, while they never can look
on in idleness to the concentration Of
an army at Saloniki which at a. c:os-
en- moment would undertake an often.
sive, and to the gathering Of Rus.
SLAMS in Bessarabia. :. a5 Id; l:. 81
. |l To. Strike saion,ki:
It is anticipated, therefore, that the
Germans will strike iSaloniki before
the Anglo-Frenc:l grow too strong.
and it is believed with that end. in
view they are now negotiating with
the Greek. government. =.
If their plan means participation
of the Bulgarians in tie attack, the
Germans are likely, to- meet with op'
position from Greece, as Greece tfs
sternly adverse . to any Bulgarian
crossing her border. .g.s
On the whole, therefore, it Is
thought aere that the Greeks might
prefer to see the Entente allies re-
main until the end Of the war. In
fact, Sir Cecil Roberts, under secre-
tary of foreign affairs, in the house
OF commons today stated that the
Auglo-French plan was to keep the
Central powers from that city In ac-
cord with the wishes Of Greece.
Reports that the Germans are pre-.
pairing for an offensive In the west
exist, but thus far there had been
only a little artillery and aero fight
ing.
Lost Heavily.
A British official statement issued
tonight says:
General Townshend reports from
,Mesopotamia that, according to an
Arab report, the Turks lost 1000 men
in the attack of the evening Of De-
cember II. Gen. ToWnshend cannot
confirm this, but he estimates that
the Turks lost 1000 and that they
have not resumed their attack since.
The legation at Athens, according to
Reuters dispatch from the Greek
capital, has authoritatively declared
that Bulgaria will postpone opera
tions against the Entente allies out
of desire to respect Greece's neu.
trality.
Bulgaria and Greece Agree.
BY an agreement between Bulgaria
and Greece to maintain neutrality,
the former will hold two kilometers
on each side of the Greek frontier.
The zone has been established at
the request of Bulgaria, which, an Of
fetal communication from Sofia says,
desires to avoid any possible trouble
between Bulgaria and Greece by an
advance on the Greek frontier. -.
"You may take this as final: The
Allies will not quit Saloniki until tie
European war is finished" said an Of
ficer of the Allies to the Associated
Press correspondent today.
Outgoing ships are crowded. The
inhabitants of Saloniki are leaving.
The British consul is advising Erit-
ish subjects to take their departure.
Hundreds of refugees and Greeks
living between Saloniki and the from
tier are arriving hourly. The great
est misery exists among them.