Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-12-25
No CHRISTMAS y. !:
TRUCE FOR MEN |:
IN TRENCHES
Christmas Will Differ But Little
for Fighting Troops From "a :.
Last Year. :.
EXPECT LULL SOON -.
IN WESTERN BATTLE
Terrific Clash in Balkans Is Look,
ed for Within the Next y
Few Weeks. >,

London, Dec. 24:-Tomorrow the
second Christmas of the great war
will differ but little from its ,prede.
cessor, Judging from the visible sign
Of the past "a hours. =
although there is small likelihood
of an exact repetition of the strange
truce Of last year, here and there, 1t
is probable that the opposing lines
will come to some sort of an under.
standing which will permit each 9th.
er to celebrate their one common day
Of rejoicing without undue annoyance.
Heavy Losses Reported. -,
The fighting around Hartmanns-
Weilerkopf, which has been the chief
incident in the recent news from the
western front, has not yet reached 4
decision, but reports indicate that the
four days losses on both sides have
been so severe that some kind of
lul is almost inevitable. -.
The news from Greece continues to
presage a terrific clash in the near
future, but most of the dispatches put
the date of the conflict off until the
new year. .~,--' -s Pc. ~-.-', ~,
Russians Near Teheran. "
Events recently have developed rap.
idly in Persia with the Russians ad-
vancing on '1'eheran. The; two chief
centers of rebel activities in Persia
already are in Russian hands and the
rapidity with which. the Russians are
moving indicates the opposition with
which they are meeting is weak y 4
The figures given out by Premier
Asquith today show how heavy,s have
been the British casualties 4urtng. the
war. These total nearly 53o, 900 with.
out counting the men invalided on
account of sickness -E 4 "a, N
Shipments Prohibited. !, ~ j
BY a royal proclamation published
tonight in the London Gazette the ex'
portations to Switzerland that might
be serviceable to Germany are. pro.
hibi:ed unless consigned -to?an org9ni-
zation which corresponds with the
Netherlands over Seas trust, with
which the government has similar
agreement +,
Russians Renew Attacks. -!
There has been renewal of activ.
ity on the iBessarabian front. the Rus
slams attacking the Austrian forces
there, according TO today's Official re-
ports from Austrian army headquar'
ters received from Vienna. The OH.
cial statement declares that Russian
attacks were ,repulsed. with heavy
losses to the Russian troops.
Entertain Soldiers.
The celebration of England's Sec
ond Christmas of the war is being
devoted mainly to the soldiers. Sew
eral thousands Of them have come
from the front on leave. These men.
with the large forces in the home
camps and the thousands in hospi.
tails, are being entertained at din
ners, concerts and theaters. In every
town of the United Kingdom there IS
Some celebration for soldiers. and
sailors. More than 100000 pack
ages have been sent to soldiers on
the continent. .''
Need Special Trains.
Six special trains and four Chan.
mel boats have been employed for the
last week to carry the army mail.
Even tle German prisoners in Eng.
land are preparing for the elaborate
Christmas celebration. At Donning-
ton Hall. the place of confinement sor
a majority of the officers, so many
packages are being received from
Germany that the village postoftice
has been compelled to enlarge its
staff.