Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-02
RUSSIAN ARMY
!. SUPPLIED WITH
new EQUIP MENT
\ Start Offensive Campaign Against
H Austr0- German Forces in
Galicia.
MUSCOVITE SUCCESSES
ALARM CENTRAL POWERS
4 Army Is Now Thoroughly Equi.
ped With Guns and Munitions
for Campaign.

ped With Guns and Munitions
for Campaign.
London, Jan. 1.-The rejuvenated
Russian army, equipped with muni.
tons from Japan, America and Eng
the Aus!ro-Hungarian forces in CALI
cia. Reports from Vienna and Petro-
grad claim the advantage for their
respective forces, but neither capital
describes decisive results. The de-
tails, which are few and conflicting,
give no definite description of the
batllc line. Newspaper correspond
ents in Petr0grad estimate that 1,500,-
900 AustrO-Germans are engaged, and
assert that whatever changes have
occurred in the fighting line are in
favor of the Russians. The Austrian
war Office official report says that the
Russian attacks were everywhere re-
pulsed with heavy losses.
Russians Show Strength.
A significant fact is that the Rus.
sian army. has again been able to
take the offensive. Recent kilograms
from the war theater, where this
battle is raging, say that the Rus.
SLAMS show better fighting qualities
now than in the earlier stages of the
war.
The result of the battle is expected
to have an important influence on the
Balkan situation particularly on the
\ Roumaian policy. Apparently, Russia
Y has been preparing for these opera
I. tiOns for some time past.
Hold UP cabIeorams.
Cable communications from the
Bessarabia regions has virtually been
suspended for more than month,
thousands of messages being held up
until Wednesday last, when the CEN
sorship was lifted aud they began
to come through.
Try to Stop Russians.
! On the various fronts, few changes
are reported OF chief interest is the
1 great battle in eastern Galica. Off
cial reports give few details of the
n situation there, although they empla-
size the severity of the fighting. Ger
many and Austria have sent heavy re-
Inducements to meet the Russian
forces, it being reported they have
l,5OO,OOO men along the front between
the Priet river and the ;Roumania Dor.
der The official German statement
Of yesterday said Russian attacks
near Burkanow had been repulsed AZ
tle result of thanking movement.
Along the FrancO-Belgian front
I comparative quiet prevails.
Along the Gallipoli Peninsula the
Turks are giving no rest to the
French or British forces left behind
when the Suvla Bay and Anzac posi-
tiOns were evacuated. The Turkish
war Office announces that severe dam
age has been done to the positions of
the Allies near Seddul ,Bahr, in the
course Of violent fighting.
There are signs of renewed activs
ity in Macedonia. 1t is reported un.
officially that German and Austrian
forces are gathering at Monastir in
southwestern Serbia, near the Greek
border.
To Attack Saloniki.
Conflicting reports are received
concerning the intentions of the Bull.
garians, but Premier RadOslafoff is
quoted as having said they would
soon begin and advance into Greek
territory to attack the French and
British at Saloniki.
Gathering at Monastir.
Reuters correspondent at Athens,
says reliable information received
there, is to the effect that one Ger
man battalion had reached Monastir,
Serbia, and that an Austrian noun
tain battery is expected
In consequence Of reconnaissance
by French aeroplanes over Monastir.
machine guns have been placed on
top Of the highest buildings.
To Send Reinforcements.
Large forces of Germans and Aus
trians have been brought up for the
battle now in progress in eastern Gal.
licia, Reuters dispatch from Petro.
grad says.
"A great battle or series of linked
battles is proceeding on the south
western front The Austro-G German
armies under Field Marshall Won Mac
kensen and General Pflanger, who
are engaged from the Pippa river to
the Roumanian frontier, are estimat-
ed at 1,5c0,000 men,"
Captain Tells Story.
The story of the sinking of the
French liner. Vile de la Ciotat, in the
Mediterranean on December "a, was
related by Captain Leveque who was
In command Of the vessel ON his ar
rival at this port on the British
steamship, Chrispin. He said:
The lookout shouted look to the
starboard off the bow l hardly turn
ed in the direction indicated when
the vessel was shaken by heavy ex-
plosion.
Il sent out wireless call for help
and ordered all the boats out. This
was done rapidly, but not without
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