Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-25
BELIEVED WHEN FORMALLY
ASKED SHE WILL JOIN ON
SIDE OF ALLIES; NORWEG.
IAN STEAMSHIP SINKS.
GERMANS Begin REPRISAlS
Thirty-Nine British Officers Put
in Prison in Retalia-
tiOn.

| Paris, April 24.-Christakis Zogra.
phos, foreign minister to Greece, was
quoted today, by information, as de-
claring Greece is ready to unite with
the Allies in the operations at the Oar.
danel.es if invited to do so. 1t says
Biographies made the statement to the
Hubert Jacques, correspondent Of
this newspaper. Up to the present
it Is said, Greece has not been asked
to cooperate with the Allies. Pami.
cipation in the war by Greece on the
side of the Allies is Simply a ques.
tion OF the propitious moment" the
foreign minister is quoted as saying.
Ship Strikes Mine.
The Norwegian steamship Caprivi,
which sailed from Baltimore April 6
for Christiania via Ardrossan, Scot.
land, struck mine at point fifteen
miles northeast of Tory Island last
night and sank, according to a. dis.
patch to Lloyds agency from Inish-
trahull, Ireland, whore the Caprivis
crew landed today. The Caprivi's
net tonnage was eighteen hundred,
and it was $50 feet long.
There was received here list of
thirty-nine British officers placed in
detention barracks and ten of them
in solitary confinement by the Ger.
man government in retaliation for de.
ciination of Great Britain to accord
honors Of war to crews captured by
German submarines. This list which
was supplied to Ambassador Gerard
at Berlin by the German government,
consists Of names of seven captains
and thirty-two lieutenants.
Crews of the Norwegian barks,
Oscar and Eva, were landed today by
the steamship Anna, flying Danish
flag. The German submarine over.
hauled the barks about 40 miles
northeast of Longstone and allowed
their crews ten minutes to board the
lifeboats. A submarine then shelled
the abandoned vessels. Subsequent.
ly the German submarine stopped the
Danish steamer Anna and ordered
her to take aboard the crews of the
Oscar and Eva. The 5Darks were bound
for a Scottish port, loaded with pit
props.
Postpones Conference. A.
The council of ministers which was
to have been held at Rome this after
noon to discuss the international sit
uation has been postponed. This is
interpreted to mean that Baron Son
ming, minister of foreign affairs, COLI.
trary to expectations, is not ready to
communicate anything definite to his
colleagues regarding negotiations
with Germany and Austria. 1t is re-
ported Austria has made further con.
cessions in an endeavor to preserve
Italian neutrality, but it is said these
are not satisfactory to Italy. 1t is
stated Baron Sonning is obdurate in
his demands representing the miu;-
mum of what Italy expects. Great
excitement reigns here and in Vienna
and Berlin over the negotiations. t.
aly's military preparations are al
ready nearly perfect and they are
daily becoming more complete.
The French military writer's estl-
mate the full military strength OF It.
ally at 100000 men, of whom 100000
probably form the active field arnl1.
The chief of the Italian general staf
is Lieutenant General Count Cadorna.
He is s. years old, but still intlse
height Of his powers.