Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-02-09
GERMANY WItt BE
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ing contrabana Of war: and then only
if her crew. are given the possibility
of escape =.
Hard to Tel! Apart.
The warning to neutral shipping, as
asserted, is considered particularly
needed. in view of the reported order
of hostile ships raising a neutral flag
whenever they are in danger, and the
order if adhered to would make it
difficult for a German warship to dis
criminate, between neutral and hostile
shipping.
1t was ADDED, however, the war
measures are to be prosecuted against
the British trade with all possible Sc
verify in order to give the British
a taste of their own medicine"
Russians Take Offensive.
A London dispatch says: "Russia's
unexpected adoption Of the offensive
in Poland, from which the Germans
are apparently withdrawing some
forces both to the north and south,
furnishes the most striking feature of
the military situation in the European
continent. Fran German sources it
is insisted the plans to capture War
saw are still to be pushed, but the
Russians claim several minor success
es at various points and declare the
German attack reached a climax sew.
eral days ago." .", g.
Russians Lose Ground.
Another huge segment of the Rus.
sian army is continuing its efforts for
a firmer fo0tho.ld in the Carpathians,
but admitted the Germans and Aus
TRANS gained some ground. At one
point'a severe snow storm is said to
have aided the Austro-Hungarian
troops in action which Vienna states
resulted in heavy losses to the Rus.
SLAMS in the Dukla Pass.
In France and Flanders, there is
little news, and both sides are alert
for the slightest indication of activ.
ity on the part Of their opponents"
'"'" Losses Reach 100000.
1.-THE prime minister stated in the
House Of Commons that the British
casualties from the beginning of the
war reached 100000, an average of
1900 weekly, killed, wounded and
missing"
81" Turks Are R~etreating r.
; TheSLondon press bureau publishes
a Cairo official dispatch stating the
Turkish army in full retreat east
ward: NO forces OF the enemy are
within 20amiles of the Suez canal, ex-
eept "a small force retiring rear
guards. -" - - o..
Vienna Reports Success.
Vienna officially announces the sit
uation in Western Poland, Galicia, re.
mains unchanged: ~: =
"Our heavy artillery" it added,
thas successfully bombarded the re.
gion around Ta1now and has = also
made good practice against the Rus.
slams. ." a'."'-tX >a'"f
SIN the Carpathians yesterday there
were: battles everywhere.
During II further progress in Blu.
,koWina We reached the upper Sue.
zawa valley, and captured 400 prison.
ers." H. n.
Proclaim Holy War.
An Overseas News Agency dis.
patch to Berlin says: "A CONSTANT.
nople newspaper asserts a holy wal
has been declared in Arghanistan,
and that the B%a,uchistan and East
Persian tribes have joined against
the British rule.
Would Improve Conditions.
The Russian foreign office publish.
es the Orange Book on Armenian Re.
forms, containing copies Of documents
tending to. show Russia's efforts to OBJ.
tain improved conditions for the Ar.
menians in Turkey as blocked by
Germany. ~ lr