Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-12
.DESULT0RY
FIGHTING ON
ALL ALL FRONTS
Russians Continue to Make Prog
ress Against Turks in East.
ern Theater.
TWO BRITISH CRUISERS
ARE REPORTED SUNK
Contrary Reports From Berlin
and London Relative to Loss
of Cruisers.

London, Feb. ll.--Exccpt for the
Artois region of France and the Bo-
hemian and east Galician sections of
the Russian line, the virtual inactiv-
ity 1hat has prevailed for several
days continues.
The Italians and Austrians are
keeping up their artillery fight on the
Austro-Italian fronts. despite heavy
snow in the mountain regions, and
here and there are delivering infan-
try attacks against each other, but
without result.
In Albania the Acknowledgements
have occupied Tirana. Il short dis
tance to the northeast Of the port OF
Dura2ZO and also dominating heights
in that region.
Petrograd says the Russians, in
their operations against the Turks,
continue to make progress and that
all attempts by the 0iiomans TO as
sume an offensive are being put down
by the Russiansfire, y. H., =, ,v.
Hard fighting is Still in progress
around Vilmy, where the French are
endeavoring to retake positions TAX
en- from them by the Germans. Ber-
lin reports that four French attacks
in this region have been put down
and also that a similar offensive,
with a like purpose, to the south Of
the tSomme, resulted in failure.
The Belgian legation in London
brands as untrue report that Bed
GUM recently made peace proposals
to Germany. ~w-
New Russian Offensive.
Although general revival of activ-
ity is officially reported along the en-
tire Russian fronts, the only develop.
ments of more than local and tempor-
ary Importance are the Russian ad-
vances in the Strippa regions, south
west of Isebroof, where the Russians
succeeded in capturing heights COM
manding the district in which runs
the main railway line between the
Chodrov and Styra rivers, and the oc-
cupation by the Russians of the
heights east of Chemerine.
The progress in the latter district,
which is between Rovno and Lutsk,
is another sign Of the resumption of
the Russian offensive, which came to
an abrupt halt month ago. 1t is con-
sidered significant that new and
more formidable Russian offensive is
being launched against the same pO-
sitions and with initial successes.
This is explained by most of the mil
itary observers as due to the new
power and effectiveness of the Rus
sian artillery, which recently has
shown marked Improvements on all
fronts.
The Germans have been forced at
several points in Galicia to retire to
their second line of defense.
Approve Submarine Plan.
The German governments decision
to treat armed merchantmen of hos
tile countries as warships has been
received with the heartiest approval
The press of all parties expresses
the belief that neutrals will now be
compelled to avoid all merchantmen
of nations at war with Germany and
also to treat such vessels when in
their harbors as warships, granting
them only the usual right to a limit
ed stay.
Die Post says it thinks Germany's
submarine warfare will now continue
THEREIN lies our great
est hope" the newspaper adds.
Report of Naval Fight.
The text of the German statement
follows:
"On the night of the 10th and l1th
Turing an advance of our torpedo
boats, our boats met on the Dogger
1ank, some 120 sea miles east of the
English coast. several English cruis-
ers, which at once fled. Our boats
pursued them and sunk the new cruis-
,r, tArras, and obtained hit with
orpedo on a second cruiser. Our
,orpedo boat rescued the commander
If the Arras with two other officers
and 81 men. Our forces suffered dam
age, but no losses
Cruisers Reported Sunk.
A Berlin official statement received
lere today claims that a British cruis-
er had been sunk by German tor
)edo boat craft, and another British
cruiser torpedoed The British Off
,ial press bureau denies this.
The German statement was to the
effect that the German torpedo craft
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