Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-02-20
ASIA AND AFRICA
ARE FEATURESI|k
WAR THEATER
Anglo French Forces Now. in
Complete Control of German
Kamerun Colony.
MESOPOTAMIAN FORCES
MEET SEVERE DEFEAT
Russians Still Pursuing Defeated
Turkish Army West of
Erzerum.
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London, Feb. 19.-Asia and Africa
figure more prominently than Europe
in the current war news. The RUS,
slams are following up with vig0r their
recent success in Turkish Armenia.
C0nstantinople reports a reverse for
the British in a yMesOpOtamia, while
London announces the, completion OF
the conquest OF the Kamerun, the Inn,
portant German colony in west equas
torial Africa. The immense forces
massed in the European war area
are just now comparatively inactive.
The pursuit of the Turks who fed
from Erzerum with the fall of the
fortress is being continued by the
Russians. The possibility of stand
by the Ottoman forces short dis
tance west of the city is being consid-
cred by Petrograd, but no reports OF
such resistance by the defeated army
have been received.
kamerun Campaign.
The completion OF the Kamerun
conquest by the Franco-British forces
was effected with the capture of Mo-
ra, position in the northernm0st
section Of the colony, the last held
by the Germans, their southern forces
having recently retreated over the
border into Spanish Guiana, where
they were interned. The entire pro-
tectorate Of 49, ,130 square miles and
population of 2,450,OO0, including
about 1000 whites, has thus been
wrested from German control, after q,
campaign that lasted nearly a year.
having been begun III the spring Of
1915.
No very recent British reports OF
the Mesopotamian operations is at
hand, but Constantinople announces
that when a British force drifted
down the Tigris from Kut-El-Amara,
where Gen. ToWnsend's army is bot
tied up, tried to cross to the west
bank of the river, it was defeated in
a three-hour battle and fell back to
it's second line positions. leaving q
number of dead.
Take Turkish Division.
The Russians have captured the re.
mainder of the 34th Turkish division
northwest of Erzerum, says an OFF,
cial statement issued today. One
Russian corps on the assault of Err
zerum captured 230 cannon.
Deny Joint Action.
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Ex.
change Telegraph company says that
Swedish official statement denies
that Sweden has requested the Unit
ed States to join in conference OF
neutral countries. eo
Dispatches from Washington on
February II said that Sweden had
appealed to the United States to CO.
operate with her and other neutral
nations to maintain the preservation
of rules of international law concern
ing the protection of neutral CONF
merce and navigation.
Russia's Finances.
Contrasting Russia's increasing
prosperity with Germany's financial
and economic conditions, the Russian
minister of finance, Pierre L. Bark, in
statement to the Associated Press
today expressed the opinion that kus-
sia could prosecute the war indefl-
nitely without serious menace to the
financial stability of the country.
"RussiaS finances rest on the most
solid foundation of the world" said
the minister.
1T rests on the incontrovertiblo
fact of the Russian peoples increased
earnings and savings. When q year
ago the savings banks showed q
monthly increase in deposits Of $780,.
100000 rubles, it was regarded rs phe-
nomenal, but that was only the Begin
Ming"
Mobilize Physicians.
The approaching mobilization OF
physicians and surgeons is forecast in
a circular issued by the local gov.
ernment boards to the local authors
ties. 1t points out the necessity for
making provisional arrangements to
enable every medical man, below the
age of As, who can be spared without
injury to the civilian population, to
place himself at the disposal Of the
authorities and take commission in
the army or navy, if required.
italian Air Raid.
An air raid by squadron OF Italian
machines against Laibach. capital Of
Carnicla, Austria-H Hungary, is Official
ly reported here. Bombs were drop
ped on the town and they were
thought to have done considerable
damage. Austrian aeroplanes ascend.
ed for the purpose of driving OF the
raiders, and six of them surrounded
one Italian machine and brought It to
earth.
Allies occupy Island.
The Greek minister Of the interior
announces that q detachment q q.
lied forces has occupied OrthAoel =
small island near Corfu. The reason
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