Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-04
QUIET PREVAILS
. ON ALL FRONTS
. EXCEPT THE EAST
Russians Continue to Advance on
Eastern Front According
ss Report.
AUSTRIANS DISPERSE A
M0NTENEGR1N ARMY
Lord Montague and Other Sur
vivors Of Steamer Persia
Are Landed.

London, Jan. 3.--Heavy fighting
continues along the Russian front
from the Prippet marshes to the Buk.
owina frontier Vienna reports that
the Russians are on the offensive at
various places, but that all their at
tacks have been repulsed.
Artillery engagements and mining
and sapping operations continue on
the French, Austro-Italian and Dard-
anelles fronts. In the Balkans, ex-
cept in Montenegro, where the Aus
trians claim to have put to route a
Montenegrin detachment which at
tempted an advance on the Tara riv-
er, there is no change in the situa-
ton. There also has been no Change
at Saloniki, as concerns the Entente
allies, who have not yet, so far as is
known, replied to Greece's protest
against their fortifying the district
against attacks by the Austro.Ger-
mans, or answered Greece's repre-
sentations against the arrest. of the
representative Of tle Central Pow
ers and their allies. -
Another Liner Sunk. 49,.
The Times learns that the PENN
sular, and Oriental liner, eGeelong,
$3.50 tons, has been sunk near the
Mediterranean. :.
Gun On Persia. ~
The management OF the Peninsula
and Oriental S. S. Co. say they have
authorized no statement regarding g
gun on board the steamer, Persia.
There is, however, no reason to doubt
that the vessel carried one LAT inch
gun astern for defensive purposes
Edward Rose Safe. ~
"A dispatch 70 Reuters Telegraph
company says Edward Rose, who was
a passenger on the Persia, left when
she put in at Gibraltar and started for
Spain. 'e;
To Call in Ships.
The government is taking string.
ent measures to see that the prevail
ing shortage of ships shall not inter.
fere with the shipment of food and
other necessities to ports in the Unit
ed Kingdom. Vessels are being requi-
sitioned right and left for shipment
of wheat from America, and in ship
ping circles it is reported that the
admiralty intends to call in the Brit
isl ships now trading in foreign
ports. The latter measure is expect.
ed to particularly affect British ships
trading between South America ana
the United States. Shippers here
predict that such action would have
a disastrous effect on this trade.
Greek Chamber Called.
A dispatch to the Havas agency
says:
1T is announced that the chamber
of deputies has been convoked for
January I, week earlier than had
been intended King Constantine
himself will open the session.
Greeks Make Protest.
The Overseas agency today gave
out the following as part of the Greek
note Of protest to the Entente powers
a: Saloniki over the arrest of the
consular officials of the Teutonic
allies.
"The Greek government, is obliged
to protest against the most fragrant
and inhuman violation of Greek SOW
ernity. committed in complete diSre-
gard of the traditional habit OF right
Of asylum and of the most elemen-
tary traditional courtesy
More Survivors.
The p. & o. Co. has received dis.
patch from Malta saying that II
more survivors of the steamer, Per-
sia have heen landed. including Lord
Montague.