Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-09
FURTHER GAINS
BY RUSSIANS
ON EAST FROM
German Naval Critic Says ofen-
sive Has Been Well Prepared
by the Muscovites.
MAY HAVE EFFECT ON
ENTRY OF Rou1lANIA
More Activity Reported on West.
ern Front; srimsanss BombaEd
Town II Nancy.

Town Of Nancy.
London, Jan. s.-The battle con.
tinues between the Russians and Aus.
ro.Germans in 'Galicia and Bukowina.
The Russians claim further gains and
the Austrians claim to be holding
their ground. The Austrians have
made counter attacks along the mid
die Stripa and northeast Of the town
OF Czernowitz. but. according to the
Russian official communication, they
were beaten back with heavy losses.
while the Russians have made dis
tinct gains and taking 1900 prisoners
in all.
Count Won Reventlow, the German
naval critic. writes that the Russian
offensive has been we'll prepared and
that the Russians have great reserves
of men and artillery and he considers
that the movement, II successful,
might bring Roumania and Greece to
The Allies side.
Reports Vary On Emperor.
Emperor Williams condition con.
tinues to be leading topic. All mes.
sages declare that his throat ailment
is only slight, while reports from
other countries report It, dangerous.
The British crisis over 'conscription
has, subsided for a, time, at least. The
opposition may simmer down, as did
the revolt against drink restriction.
The newspaper debate continues as
to whether the government may not
cripple the industries necessary tor
maintaining the. army and navy hx
calling on TOO great a proportion et
the men to bear arms, --i'- 1a'2s }stsss'st stss
Col. House in London. n,
The mission of Col. Il. M. House.
the personal representative of .iresi-
dent Wilson. has. created little inter
est here. Col, House is meeting prom.
nent civilians, but disclatms any At
tempt to pave the way for peace ne.
gotiations.
Germans eombard Nancy. =.
Six persons have been killed and
ten others wounded at Nancy during
the past three days in the ,bombard-
ment of the city by German 15-inch
guns, it appears from advices here
President lPoincare yesterday paid
a visit to Nancy and inquired per
sonally into the effects Of the Ger
man bombardments. 1t does not ap-
pear from the reports received wheth-
er any shells fell on the town during
his stay.
1t is announced that safe conduct
has been assured to 10000 persons
to leave the city. A special train
with some of the residents on board
arrived in Paris yesterday. Others
from Nancy have gone to Bijon and
Hold consuIs in France.
The consuls Of Germany, Austria,
Turkey and Bulgaria at Saloniki, who
were recently arrested there, arrived
today at Toulon, on board man.of-
war, according to a Havaas dispatch
from that seaport. They are held to
await the disposition of the authori-
ties, the dispatch adds.
Russians Resume Aattaek.
The Russians have resumed their
heavy attacks against the Austrian
lines in eastern Galicia and in Buko-
wilma, and in some places succeeded
in penetrating Austrian positions, but
it is declared in the ofYicial state
ment of the Vienna war office to have
been ultimately repulsed, with 1000
prisoners captured.
200 Montenesrins Drowned.
Tx,o hrn1rol Mnn<n~ k~A-
America lost their lives by the sink
ing Of an Italian steamship which
struck mine in the Adriatic.
The sinking of the vessel with the
attendant loss of life is told Of In an
.. .cial Montenegrin statement as fol-
lows:
"An Italian steamer from Brindieii
with some hundred tons Of supplies
and 425 Monenegrin recruits from
aboard, touched q mine yes
.erday near San Giovanni di Medua-
The ship sank Immediately and 600
passengers perished."
See British Dase.
Under escort of officers assiGned by
he admiralty, a correspondent OF the
Associated Press and party Of for
eign journalists were given the nrSt
opportunity to visit one OF the great
naval bases on the coast, where cruis.
ers, destroyers and submarines are
assembled for their watch over the
North sea, and from which bic giant
ocean going submarines are sent ON
voyages to the Baltic and the Darda-
nelles
It was an impressive sight Of con.
centrated power and alert readinsas,
with long lines Of battleguard cruisers
seaward and headed BY to
famous Arethusa, back. Of them a,vase.
iotilla Of destroyers, then ! count1oee
number of submarines OF the latest
D and E types, which have reee1&1y
performed such brilliant work ffo0
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