Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-05
RUSSIANS MAKE
| STURDYvSTAND
AGAINST INVADERS
Big Battle in Gulf of Riga for
Possession of
Dvina.
WILMA HARD PRESSED
BY GERMANS DRIVE
Slavs Ecld War Conference TO
Ccnsidcr Serious Crisis
in Campaign.

Lordon, Sept. 4.-A.tlough A. they
continue their :etirement in some
sections a'd a,o ing driven back in
ctEe's. 80 Ir S on the whole
have qt.ifr@cs Ia pposition to the
Aust t,'o-re q G, and the Cor
mar'c ii f.. e g 10 fight and
fight hard ir yard of ground
which ti.Hr t
Awsy q i:o north, just below the
Gulf o. Ei@a a big battle is in prog
ress for p session Of the river Dvina
and the (e'mans now occupy the
western bark between Lennewada,
where they caDturel a bridgehcad
yesterday 9nN Trielrickstadt. where
another bridge.lead was taken by
storm today.
Riga Threatened. ..|..
These successes. il they can be car
ried to a conclusion by forcing a
crossing of the Dvina, must result in
the evacuation of the town of Riga,
which already is being threatened
from the west and south by Field
Marshal Won HindenDerg's army.
From Friedrickstadt south to the pri.
eta marshes, the Russians and Ger
mans are engaged in series of bat
ties, and while the Russians by a
counter offensive along the Wilma riy-
er and counter attacks at other points
are inflicting heavy Losses on their
pursuers, they are being driven back
and the town Of Wilma, which has al
ready been evacuated by the civil
ians, probably will soon be left be-.
hind by the Russian army.
lnsistent Bombardment.
The French, British and Belgian ar
tillery continue an insistent lombard
ment Of the German trenches at Can
tonest in the west but thus far the
expected offensive has not de.elopsd.
and the designs of General Joffre, the
French commander-inrc chief, are not
disclosed.
Heavy Fall of Snow.
A heavy fall of snow has added to
the difficulties of the Italians and Aus
trians in the Alps, bu, they continue
the bombardment of the opposing po.
sitions and both claim successes.
The invasion of Roumania by the
Austro-Germans, with or without
declaration Of war is being discussed
as a probability in the Balkan capital,
and as, no aid could be sent to her in
men and munitions until the Darda-
nelles ars opened, it is expected that
the effort to force the straits will be
further increased by the armies anu
navies of tle Allies.
Hold War Council.
A congress of Russia's representa-
tive men and institutions, summoned
by Emperor Nicholas to discuss, Or
ganize and unity means for prosecut-
irg the war to successful conclusion,
hell it's first session today in the i'm.
perial palace. The emperor presided.
and in a speech outlined the object Of
the conference 1. as.
After the conference had been or
eanized, the me'rl5e~s flied into the
salon, where they were en-
tertained by the emperor and en-
press.
Among the questions discussed at
the conference We're the supplying Of
fuel for the transport service Of pub
lie institutions and other enterprises
deserving of help, the question of
food supplies and the transportation
of such supplies and of munitions of
war;
The determination to press the con-
flict to successful conclusion for the
Entente was expressed by |
those in attendance 1T the confer
pnce