Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-21
SETTLING DOWN
FOR WINTER
IN TRENCHES
Of Big Battles Fought, Few Have
Much Military Import
ance.
OFFENSIVE COUP
STILL LACKING
Troops in France Getting Ready
for Approaching Cold
Weather.


battles fought on the eastern front
during the past five months, few, if
any, have been frausht with such i'm
portance for the opposing armies as
that now in progress to the east and
south of Wilma where the German
field marshall, Won H:ndenterg, is at
tempting to cut IF the retreat and de-
stroy the Russian army, which de-
Tended that city.
The German official reTort issued
today throws little light on the prog
ress of the operation, simply stating
"the attack against the enemy retreat
ing from Wilma is proceeding.'
Petrt grad Confident.
Petrograd continues to express con-
idence in the ability OF the Russians
to extgicate themselves from the net
thrown around them. but in the opin
ion of military writer's they are in a
dangerous position.
Although presumably Germany has
her hands full in driving the Russians
back, she has found men and guns to
go to her Allies assistance against
Serbia and the German official COM
municotion announces that German
euoe have taken nD the fight against
the Ser,ian artillery across tie Pan
,uba, and claim to haNe4silanced it.
Bomhardment Futile.
The bombardment with Leavy guns
has become futile in the west, both
sides maintaining an almost continn-
Gus fire, while the British fleet is
making matter lively for the Germans
on the Belgian coast There are no
signs as yet of general offensive,
however, and another winter in the
t"~rchcs may be looked for as sur
ed.
Mine Sunk Hesperian.
Announcement was made tonight
that the British steamer. Horden, OF
1434 tons. has heen sunk. The crew
was landed.
The German admiralty is now abso
lutely certain that the Al'cl Line
steamer, Hesperian. was not destroy
ed by German submarine. All the
underwater beats. which were CIT at
the time of the disaster, have ow re-
turned to their boses. the Associated
Press is suthoritative]y Informed, and
it is stated that none of them torped
oef the steamer.
On the contrary, it is said thnt the
admiralty is convinced the disaster
was due to a floating non-German
mine.
With respect to the German denial
of responsibility for the sinking of the
Hesperian the British Official Press
bureau has Issued the following state
ments:
'Undoubtedly proof exists that a
German submarine was actually IN
the locality where the Hesperlan was
attacked, and the ship was sunk both
to the north and south OF this spot on
September and ). The explosion
was OF the type caused by a torpedo.
This is conc,usiyely proved by a fan
sized fragment OF a torpedo which
was picked up en- board the ship be-
tore she sank, ard which is now in
the possession Of the admiralty.
Fighting in GaIIipoli.
How the British and French
through the summer kept at grip with
the Turks in Galipo.i with terrible
losses on both sides in the arid con.
gested area where the gain or loss
of a few yards OF trenches measured
the tide OF battle and the dead lay So
thick that e temporary arnlstice was
IS related ny General Sir
[. Hamilton, commander Of the British
forces. in a dispatch to Lord kllcne-
uer, maze puDllc III London this eve
ming.
Praise for Turkey.
Covering the tigrtins III Dardaneiles
from May D to July !, the account
shed little light on the general mill
tary situation, being mainly note
worthy as soldiers description OF
what the contenders endured.
Indirectly it pays a tribute to the
gallant ry and fighting qualities OF the
Turks. General Hamilton gives no
support to the numerous newspaper
reports that the morale of the Turks
has been shaken.
Victory for Italians.
A victory for the -ltaliaL army is
claimed by Rome in the region OF Os-
terra, and Fiorentini, where a violent
Austrian attack was repulsed after
hours of furious fighting. In the Plez:
20 Basin sector. intlamable shells |
shrown by the Austrians did much |
damage aroun. Cozsca. Dover and in
Plezzo, while shells from Italian bat
+ories caused a vast confag"ation at !
Koritnica.