Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-04-02
Side Lights From
the European War

IuIIS, AVFlI lISur5S OF
tho foreign commerce Of France for
l9l4 show u2atf the decrease was
!Rs25, OG0,y 900, Ill. compared with 1913.
The loss was aLJut equally divided
ilbetween Imports and experts.
Berlin, April lin the first six
months Of the war, the iron cross has
been bestowed upon 1858 postal and
telegraph officials stationed in the
field. Out ,of a force of about $4,000
ment in the field pcstal and telegraph
service, including those stationed in
conquered territory 2,5SS have been
killed. ~"
London, April 1T is announced
that lnmbermen in British Colum bia
have beer asked to bid on a contract
for 50O,000,J00 feet of lumber, to be
used in constructing 100000 two-room
houses in Northern France. The
houses are to be built at government
expense for those whose property
was destroyed in the war.
Lerlin, April More lnal 5,CO0,-
eco members OF the army were car.
ried free On tho omnibuses in Berlin
during 1914 according 10 a staten ant
OF the company which operates the
vehicles. Notwithstanding the reduc-
ton Of the auto lines by t%wc-thirds,
because of the war, the concern was
able to pay 2 dividend Of I 1-2 per
cent.
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Berlin, April TOBACCO growers,
who have been worrying lest tobacco
raising be restricted or forbidden so
that the fields could be used for the
production 81, food supplies, have at
last been assured that such meas
ures will not he, taken for the pres
ent at least. The EoYernment is IN
derstood to have decided that this
step is not necessary.
Cologne, ApM iE!--Birc and animal
lovers have made an Investigation of
the effect uTch 10th domestic and
wild creatures Of guntlre, especially
heavy c%annonading. They find that
for two, and sometimes three days,
the birds are terribly excited and fiy.|
back and forth in bewilderment, and
that cats and dogs hide in the dark
est places they can find. At the end
CT that time, hoWaver, their excite.
ment subsidies and they become abso-
lutely impcrvious to the noise.
Cambridge, England, April 1.-"One
OF the ships engaged in the most dan
naval operations is manned en-
tire!y by men from the rowing squad
Of Cambridge University, with the ex-
ception Of one high officer and the
stokers,' states DR.. A.. e. Shipley,
of Christ's college, Cambridge
university, in q statement given out
The captain of the Cambri2ge
crew is the carpenter of the ship, and
the other oarsmen are serving in. yari-
GUS capacities from cock to mate.
Berlin, April Though it is com
mon knowledge that there are many
German officers in the Turkish army,
lew know that there are several
princes serving with the
Prussian forces.
Abdul Rahim tHairi, major in the
Turkish field artillery, is now lieu
enant a la suite" in the Second
Guard Field Artillery Regiment; Ab-
dull Hahn, major tOf the Turkish in
is lieutenant a Id suite" in
he Guard Light Infantry Battalion;
Fuad, first lieutenant of Turk
cavalry, Is lieutenant a la suite"
n the Eody Guard Hussars.
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K~oenigsberg, April THE diff cul-
les with which the opposing forces
in East Prussia have had to contend
the winter months are descri5-
ed by = Frussian soldier who has
been through the long campaign.
His company was entrenched near
one Of the Masurian lakes, when
three Russian companies attempted a
attack by creeping ever the
ice. The assault was discovered and
repe'led. on dthe Germans were able
10 annihilate every member of the
Russian force without leaving the
trenches, by the simple eXpedient of
breaking UP the ice with heavy shells
So that their opponents drowned.
Clad in their heavy Uniforms and
NCAShICu uoHA VAtu. IuSc 'Ucllo,
tie Russian soldiers never had a
Before the eyes of tho Ger
they chung desperately to cakes
Il ice. and. then, one by one, sank
from sight. Not a man reached shore.
Berlin, April 1--3erlin milk deal
who are fearfu, that there may
be- q milk famine, have appealed to
tho board Of trade Of the capital to
'ndrice the authorities to start action
farmers WHO, IT is claimed,
failed to live up to price agreo-|
~
The dealers maintain that the far
ners annually feed billions OF liters
II skinned milk 10 their hogs, at a
!oss Of 10000 liters Of albumen a
year. They ask that this use Of the
Skinned milk be restrictsd ID, and that
rates for the transportation
Of milk be reduced one-half. !
The authorities are asked to re
mind the farmers that they must
liv, up to their previous agreements
with The Berlin dealers. If the Of.
fcials do not step in. the dealers be-
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