Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-10-02
BULGARIA IS
SAID To HAVE
JOINED TEUTONS
French and British Forces Have
Made Further Prog
@H.- Et;..:;.1
ITALY SHOWS SIGNS .
OF RENEWED ACTIVITY
Little Change Reported Along
Western War Front Says
Gen. French
GER:1AN OFFICERS ARRIVE.

S6N"''~ VT TINGnS AnnIVEs
London, Oct. 1.-The hope ex.
pressed yesterday that war in
the Balkans might be avoided
virtually has been abandoned, &C.
cording to the belief expressed In
official quarters.
In announcing that German
and Austrian officers were arriv.
ing in Bulgaria to direct the Bull
garian army, Sir Edward Grey,
the British foreign secretary,
made the declaration that since
the Allies were bound to support
Estates threatened by such pro-
ceedings," the AIiis regarded the
action Of Bulgaria with the Ut
most gravity"
The Paris newspaper, Temps,
asserts that Great Britain and
France already have taken meas
ures to defend Greece and Ser
bis against Bulgarian aggression.
Unofficial advices from Sofia
say that hope is drwindIina that
the Balkan situation will be set.
tied peacefully, 40 Bulgaria by
retracino her steps would invite
a situation which light become
dangerous after the war.
Cpdnr 0of ho1iof ~
Bulgaria has taken sides with the
Central Powers and Turkey and that
he Anglo.French and Russian troops
will assist the friends of the Entente
Allies while it momentarily has di
,erted the attention of the diplomats
1as not dampened the attention OF
he public in the situation in the
east and western theaters of the war,
ImpedeY Operations.
General French acknowledges the
previous claim of Berlin that the Ger
mans on Thursday recaptured near
5ulluch about $50 yards of trench,
)ut says the counter attack by the
Germans against the British posi-
ions has now weakened.
During the last seven days Gener.
Il French declares allied aircraft
lave damaged the railroad held by
he Germans at fifteen different plac.
IS, seriously impeding their opera.
ion.
A formal order declaring London
md surrounding districts to be an
lrea under the defense of the realm
lct, in which the practice of treating
S prohibited and a further dilution of
spirits is allowed, was issued tonight.
No order was made regarding the
hours of opening and closing public
houses. The measur becomes effect
We October II.
French to Assist.
A special French military com.
mission headed by George d'Amde,
las reached the headquarters at the
ront of Emperor Nicholas. ....
The French officers will help con.
luct the counter movement against
he Germans it is understood.
A Russian sister of charity, Mira
vanovna, was on the field of battle
uring a severe engagement on Sep.
ember %.
Modern Joan D'Are.
Needless of the entreaties Of the
fticers near here, including her
rother, who is a regimental surgeon
nat she leave the field, she contin-
ed to care for the wounded amidst u
all of rifle and machine gun fire.
The commander and all the officers
: the ten companies OF her regiment
ere killed in action.
Realizing that the position was q
ritical one, she rallied the survivors
the company and with them charg-
the German line, drove it back,
nd captured a German trench.
At the moment of victory, she fell
ortally wounded.
A number of survivors of the 1tal'
N tattleship, Benedde, which was
rocked September % by an explo.
on that followed q fire, is now an.
ounced at 474.
The complement of the vessel In
eace time was 72O men.
The offensive of the Allies In the
rest and the determination with
hich the Russians are opposing the
advance in the east
re the absorbing topics. The news
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