Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-30
Land FORCES
ATTACKING THE
TURKISH FORTS
SUCCESS OF ALLIES ARMY
IN VICINITY OF DARDA.
NELLEs IN DOUBT; PROG
REss IS REPORTED.
Heavy FIGHTING IN AUSTRIA
Troops Being Massed on Border
in Anticipation of 1taly's
Action.

London, April 29.-With the battle
in Flanders seemingly at an end eX-
cept for the attacks which the Allies
are making to recover the rest OF the
ground they lost last week, public in
terest turns to the Dardaneiles. where
the French and British have been
landed, and with the cooperation Of
the fleet are making attempts to force
the straits and open the way to Con-
stantinople. sa-..
Progress in Doubt.
How far these attacks have pro-
gressed only those on the spot know.
The British have landed at three
points on the Gallipoli peninsula and
have thrown a line across the outer
point of the peninsula. Other British
troops are threatening the Bulair line
of forts and the French are taking
care of the, Turks on the Asiatic side
of the straits.
All Parties Repulscd.
The Turks report that all landing
parties have been repuised, but the
British reports. which are very briei,
state progress was made, and ignore
the Turkish claims to victories. Along
the western front in France, there is
much activity and there are reports
that the British have begun an Of
fensive in the neighDorlood Of Armen-
there's. The Germans apparently do
on the western end OF the line, as
they have reopened today the Belgian
Dutch frontier, which is always clos.
ed when the Germans are on the
move. sss
Heavy Fighting Continues.
Heavy fighting continues In the Car
pathians for Uzsok Pass, in the difec-
ton Of Stry, where the Austrians are
threatening Russian communications.
A Berlin report says the Austrians
have invaded Bessarabia. The Rus
SLAMS, on the, other hand, have taktil
the offensive against the Turkish iE-
vaders in Persia and have driven
them from the border town of Kotur.
Dispatches from neutral countries re-
ported a great concentration of Aus
trian troops Is taking place on the
Italian frontier as a measure against
the possibility of Italy joining the AL.
lies, and that troops are being con-
veyed by sea to every coast town in
Dalmatia and Istria. 4.
A dispatch from Stornaway, Scot
land, says it is reported that Brit
ish steamer has been sunk by SUI.
marine off the Isle Of Lewis, and that
the crew landed at CarloWay in the
steamers small boats.
Three German aeroplanes few over
Belfort early today and dropped (.
dozen bombs. Four workmen were
wounded Damage to property was
slight, as a majority of the missiles
fell in open fields and deserted
streets. A few windows were broken
and roofs damaged. g,v ,tr svs@
1t was officially communicated from
Petrograd: .a
"The army Of the Caucasus reports
that in the province of Azerhaijan.
Persia, our advance parties have dis.
lodged the Turks from Kotur, 100
miles northwest of Tabriz, on the
boundary between Persia and Tur-
key ...
engagements in Poland.
The Austrian war office reports Wig
orous artillery engagements in Rus
sian Poland and the Carpa thians. The
Russian attempt, after long fruit
less bombardment, to attack the Aus
trian infantry on the heights of the
Opir valley, was repulsed.
Six Bombs Dropped.
Six bombs were dropped on the
sheds of the Zeppelin works at Fried
richschafen during an attack yester-
day by a squadron of the allied avia-
tors. Four bombs fell on empty
sheds. One struck a shed in which
was the framework of a new Zeppe-
lin. A French aviator was under
heavy fire from rihemen stationed in
church steeples around Lake Con-