Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-23
AZ TER WEEKS Of
HAMMER|NG MANY.
POINTS ARE Won
Germans Capture 800 Meters Of
French Trenches in Champagne
Country.
JAPANESE FLEET IN
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Russian Gear Visits Duma While
in Session-New British
Cabinet Minister. I

London, Feb. 22-The Italians, af.
ter weeks Of hammering at the AUS
trian positions with their big guns.
have captured the mountain region of
Gallo (Collo) in the Sugana valley
and also have occupied the town Of
Roncegno and Ronchi.
BY the new acquisition OF Perrain
the Italians now are almost within
striking distance of one Of their chief
Objectives Of the War-the city OF
Trent, Is miles west of the captured
region.
Take 800 Prisoners.
Again there has been vicious fight.
ing in the Artois region, Of France in
Champagne and along both banks OF
the Meuse above Dunseith, to the east
of Souchez, after heavy bOmblrd-
ment the Germans attacked and, CAP
tured 800 meters of French trenches
and took seven officers and 500 men
prisoners.
So powerful was the attack that
the Germans, seven battalions strong.
not only occupied one first line trench
+but at one point gained sccess to
some of the communicating trenches.
The French, by counter attack, 1t
is officially reported by Paris, sue
ceeded in driving out the Germans
from all but a few of these positions.
the Germans suffering heavy casual.
ties. t4lss# ]3pE&s wv z
Entire Crew Lost. 1tin l9saa
The Russians are still pressing the
Turks hard in Armenia. Constants
nople in it's first official statement
concerning the reverses to the Turk.
ish army at Erzerum, says the retire.
ment to positions west of the fortress
took place after the Turks had de.
stroyed the position to the east of
Erzerum and also SO old cannon which
they could not take with them. aa
Discredit Losses.
Denial is made that the Russians
captured 1000 cannon and 10000 priss
oners.
Again the Bulgarians and French
have come in contact on the Greco
Serb frontier. The Bulgarians were
forced to retire after lively engage.
ment.
Blockade Secretary.
The government through the Mar.
quis of Lansdowne announced In the
house of lords tonight that it had
decided to turn over all matters con-
nected with the blockade of Germany
to one man, who would rank as q full
fedged minister.
1t is understood that the new post
will go to Lord Robert Cecil, who.
since the formation Of the coalition
government, has been under secretary
of foreign affairs. He will retain this
post and join the cabinet as blockade
minister.
The new minister will be charged
with the administration of the order.
in-council regulation policy and prac.
tice of the government with respect
to trade passing to or from neutral
countries.
Lord Robert Cecil is lawyer of
wide experience and young man, as
members of the British cabinet go.
Egypt Threatened.
Senussi tribesmen advancing
through Egypt from the west are ap.
preaching the Nile valley, according
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out today by the Overseas agency.
The report adds that several Arab
tribes had joined the Senussi. Tho
Senussi drive, after taking the town
of silva, Sollum and Said 'Berad, the
account stated.
The news agency adds: "In tho
Sudan the British commander has
asked help of the natives, who refus.
ed to give it." The appearance Of
German submarine on the Egyptian
cost and the torpedoing Of an English
ship in Egyptian territory waters has
made a strong Impression"
Jap Fleet Arrives.
German newspapers print dis
patch from Italy that japanese feet
has arrived safely in the Mediterrane.
an, together with . great number Of
air craft.
Two Japanese steamers have been
torpedoed and sunk i nthe Nediter.
ranean. The liner, Iasaka Nsru, an4
the freighter, enkoku Maru. o. JaAu'
ary 8, announcement vas ma9e II
Toxic by newspaper that sQuo4.
ron of japanese warships wefo aeat
to the SueE canal, presumably Tor tho
purpose of protecting JapaAsso sAiD.
ping.
The armed cruiser Tekiwa aaa q.
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