Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-23
YARNA DRIVE /.
IS DIRECTED ON !:
CONSTANT|NOPLE
French Successes Reported On the
Western Front in the '-'''A
Voges. -, ~.
PARLIAMENT PROLONGED n.a
FOR EIGHT MONTHS
Three Hundred Women Killed by
Explosion Of Powder
Plant.

London, Dec. 2a.-The second Am.
erican note to Austria shared :ne
leading position in tho late London
newspapers with the report of the
Russian success at Varna, Bulgaria'a
chief seaport.
The note appeared too late for ex-
tended editorial comment, but the
headlines reflected the opinion: ''Note
couched in sharper tones" "All dis.
cussion about details swept aside" or
''No further discussion appears possi.
BILE"
Up to a late hour there was no Of
llcial confirmation OF the report OF
the Russian occupation of Varna,
which, if true, is, according 10 tae
London editors, "one of the greatest
moves of the present war;
The same critics believe that the
Russian assault on Varna is a prelude
to new effort for Constantinople,
which is less than $50 miles distant.
On West Fron:.
On the western front, the success
of the French at Hartmann's, WELLER.
kopf in the Vosges, is regarded in
the allied capitals as not only a bril-.
liant but successful operation at. 4
point where the situation has been
most difficult for many months. The
number of prisoners is the largest. on
the west front since the great cam.
paign Of the Lous offensive.
The English public takes mucl
pride in the manner in which AUs.
trana has taken the Withdrawal from
Gallipoli. This is summed UP. sby an
Australian newspaper In TIE words OF
Lincoln's Gettysburg speecn:-, =.
- Quotes Lincoln's'Speseh.' q -
We here highly resolve that these
dead shall not have died In, vain: thar
this nation under God shall have q
new birth of freedom" a:
The most important developments
Of the evening in Great Britain were
an appeal by the leading bankers to
the nation to unit in t:le task Of meet
ing the wars financial requirements
and a speech by David Lloyd George.
the minister of munitions, at New.
castle. -
Parliament Prolonged.
The house of commons today pass.
ed bills prolonging the life Of tae
present parliament eight months and
increasing the strength OF the Brit.
ish army to 100000 men. Both bills
passed without division. Tie new
authorized army, H. J. Pennant, par.
liamentary secretary Of the war office.
stated to the house tonight, ! sthe
largest army ever raised in this c0un-
try. Mr.. Tenant gave interesting
figures on the large reserve require.
ments of the army under modern war
conditions, saying it was necessary
to have at home in reserve 1S men
for every soldier in the field. This
estimate was based on the monthly
wastage of Is per cent.
Powder Factory Destroyed. .J
According to advices to the Amster.
dam Telegram, forwarded by Reuters
Telegram Co., q powder factory and
several ammunition depots at Muen.
ster, Westpaalia, have been blown up.
Great damage was done to the town,
the newspaper adds.
Later advices from Amsterdam
state that, according to accounts re-
ceived there, 900 of the 600 women
employed in the Muenster powGer
mill were killed.
Socialists For Peace.
The reports OF the reicnstag discus
sion have aroused intense interest.
Many believe that some section OF
the socialist groups in Germany nay
prove to be the ultimate channel OF
peace negotiations. A Copenhagen
dispatch declares that the socialist
party in the reichstag is now divided.
Twenty-on members have withdrawn
and formed new party with an inde.
pendent organization. -. ~
The heaviest fighting on any one
of the battle fronts appears to be tax
ing place in the Vosges mountains 1t
Hartmanns-Weilerkopf. The French
captured an important German posi-.
tion there Tuesday, but the Germans
have retained footing in the trench.
es held by French detaciments.
Paris says over 1900 German prison.
ers have been taken on this sector.
Artillery bombardments have prevail.
ed on most of the other parts Of the
western fronts. r. ID
Replying to an inquiry from Sir Al.
fred Morritz Hond as to whether the
whole 100000 men previously at.
have been recruited, Herald
J. Pennant, parliamentary under see'
retary of war, said in behalf of the
government in the house Of commons
today that he believed tae govern.
ment was "still on the safe side:
that is, We have not yet broken the
law by recruiting beyond the author.
lied limit. .-
II state this as my belief le add.
ed, although I would not really swear
it." .-..