Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-12-04
NEW BALKAN
CAMPAIGN IS
DEVELOPING
Reports Current That German
Forces May Go to Gallipoi
Peninsula.
POSITION OF GREECE
IS STILL UNCHANGED
Teutons to Concentrate an Army
Near Roumanian Border as
Warning.

London, Dec. 3.-The second phase
of the Balkan campaign is developing
slowly. 1t is expected, however, that
with the conclusion of the operations
against Serbia and the occupation Of
Monastir, the whole Bulgarian army,
when the weather permits, will at.
tempt to drive the British and French
forces out Of southern Serbia. while
they are Strengthening their efforts to
everrun Montenegro; and the Ger
mans, with the aid of the Turks and
what Austrians and Bulgarians can be
spared will turn their attention to the
Russians who again are reported to
have entered ROumaniain territory on
their way to Bulgaria.
May Aid Turks.
A report from France that part Of
the German army is going to the Cali
poll peninsula to assist the Turks In
a great effort to drive the entente al.
lies from the peninsula is hardly cred.
tied in military circles here, where
it is not believed that they can spare
the men, guns and ammunition for
such venture. a] ii Ii
Rustchuk, on the Danube west, oi
the Roumanian border, IL Ia tie opin-
ion. Of well advised persona hste,fto
be the point of, concentration of tke
Germans, as = warning, to .RoumSnAa
: that it.swould be DANGEROUS f0f. NH
q tu Join the entente allies and TO; meei
& any Russian advance !, .r ,7s..
I. Greek sltuasten. Il#s }
y asssrssaidinE tE Il - seei kaeaRt
Il Some dispatches say q satis fxiCt0r
/. agreement has been reached betweel
the allies and Greece. while other,
say that the situation 'is so 5unsatisfac
8 tory that the entente allies nave
d again extended the restriction On
/. Greece commerce. - = js 81 ss. II
+ There has been no activities on the
Russian, Italian or French fronts. a.
though the Italians have played somS
minor successes In their campatEn
against the Austrians. tSi e rs
Fight in Blizzard. .s:5
! Dispatches from the Isonzo front
in the Austro-Italian theater Of war
stated that despite the icy cold of
the gale which is blowing at the rate
of GO miles an hour over the bleak
heights of Carso the Italians con
stantly are making attacks along the
whole front. Their strongest assaults
are now directed at Gorilla bridge
head.
Especially violent and sanguinary
fighting is proceeding near Os'avia.
where it has continued uninterrupted.
ly for nine days and nights. The 1tal-
ians are hoping to break through the
line of Austrian defenses here.
The Italian losses are said to be
terrible and in some places the bodies
of the fallen have been found lying
in heaps. 81,
Monastir Occupied.
A dispatch to the Havas agency
from Athens, dated Thursday, says:
"Monastir was occupied at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon
Pass Food siI,.
The government bill providing for
the fixing of prices for the necessities
of life was passed by the chamber
of deputies today, with only one DIS
senting vote. The bill Iow goes TO
the senate.
Russ in Bulgaria.
London, Dec. 3.-News that the Rus
SLAMS have entered Bulgarian territory
reached London, and there is some
speculation as to the truth of this
news. Reuters Telegraph correspond
ent at Saloniki telegraphs: 1T is ex.
pected that this news viii have far
reaching effect on the internal sttua.
tion of Bulgaria and will modify the
whole aspect of affairs in the Balkans.
No direct and specific confirmation
has been received in London of this
message and definite news is awaited.
It is recalled, however, that last week
Emperor Nicholas is said to have
missed Premier Pachltch of Serbia the
appearance of Russian army IN Bull
garia within a week.