Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-21
RUSSIANS ON
WEST FRONT
SAY REPORTS
Several Transports Land at Mar
seilles by Mediterranean
Route.
GERMANS WITHDRAW
TROOPS FROM EAST
Turks Are Being Pressed Very
Hard by the slavs in
Mesop0tanlia.

London, April 20.-The arrival in
France of a larges number of Rus
sian troops to reinforce the western
battle line has brought Joy to the al
lied countries, where ii is thought
with them fighting shoulder to shoul,
der at different points with the
French, British and Belgians, a dif.
ferent change may develop shortly.
How many Russians have been sent
across the sea by Emperor Nicholas
is not known, but Is described as "a
great fotilla Of transports. arrived in
the harbor of Marseilles, and almost
Immediately. afterward landed the
forces. amid the cheering Of the pop
ulace and the French troops gathered
to greet them. tSalutes were fired
from shore batteries. General .Joffre,
the French cOmmander-in-chief, in
welcoming the Russians. said they
were soldiers chosen from the brav-
est in the Russian armies and COM
manded by officers of the highest re-
nOwn.
Coincidental with the arrival OF
the Russians, comes the statement
from Paris that the Germans, owing
| to the strong resistance of the French
! at Verdun, are Withdrawing large
forces from Russia, Serbia and Mace
dcnia and throwing them into this
hotly contested theatre Here, the
French, according to the latest off
cial communications have delivered
an attack near temort Homme
northwest. Of iVerdHs,,, ind succeeded
in driving the Germans out of por
tions of a trench previously captured
by them. The Germans admit the en-
| try by the French of German trench
es in the Caillette Wood, west of We
tux, after a heavy French attack, but
say that otherwise the attack was
repulsed with heavy attacks.
Occupy British Positions.
Around Ypres, the Germans, &C
cording to Berlin, attacked and occu'
pied 5000 metres of British positions
The British official reports concede a
German gain here, but says that eX'
cept two craters and one trench, near
St. Eloix, and on the Ypres-Lange
marck road, the Germans were ep
| PEELED from all the positions they cap
| tured.
In Asiatic Turkey, the Russians
are giving no rest TO the Turks. They
now have dislodged them from the
mountain passes south of BitliS, and
pushed forward their forces toward
Sghert, which lies so miles east OF
Diarbekr, their objective in the Oper
ations which seek to cut off comnunl-
cation between the northern anu
southern Turkish army.
Heavy fighting continues in the
Tchoruk region, where the Russians
are pressing forward in their attempt
to CAPTURE Raibur and come into CON
tact with their army now occupying
Trebizond.
The Russian troops were given an
tremendous ovation as they marched
from the Quay to Boulevard Maritime,
where flags were flying and vast
crowds had assembled. They pre-
sented sturdy appearance as they
swung along, waving their hands in
answer to the enthusiastic cheering
of the populace. The men were
marched to camp which had been
previously prepared for their recep-
ton, and which contains every con-
venience for camp life.
One of the happiest greetings they
received was the appearance OF a
daily Russian newspaper which has
been started for their benefit of the
first news that Trebizond had been
captured by their brother soldiers in
the east.
Among other preparations for the
Russians, is a Russian church, SINH
lar to the Orthodox church in Paris
Throughout the afternoon, great
| crowds surrounded the camps anC
kept up continuous demonstration
| of enthusiasm.