Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-22
.M0NTEN[CR|NS
ARE FIGHTING
THE AUSTR|ANS
The Terms of Peace Offered by
Central Powers Were Too
Calling.
MUNITIONS MATTERS
CAUSE ENGLAND WORRY
Germany's Campaign in Egypt
Has Met With Great
Obstacles.

London, Jan ll.-The cessation by
reason OF heavy casualties Of the Rus
sian attack against the Austro-Hun.
garians near the Bessarabian frontier,
the capture by the Russians from the
| Turks of the town of Sutanabad, Per
sia, and the taking from the Germans
by the British of additional towns in
the Kamerun district Of Africa, are
the principal features Of the fighting
as contained in the latest official COM
municatiOn.
Monteneerins Still Fighting.
Although it has been reported that
the Austro4Hungarians and Montene-
grins are again at grips, no details
have yet come through as to the pro-
gress Of the fighting. 1t is presumed.
however, that the Austrians will con-
tinue to press the Montenegrins to-
ward the Albanian frontier, and try
to capture Montenegro's principal sea-
port, Antivari.
Abanians Join Montenegrins.
A Rome dispatch says that Albani-
an troops under 'Esa Pasha, provision
al president of Albania, have arrived
at Scutari, to join the Montenegrin
troops, who are retiring on that Al
banian city.
French Buy Roumanian Grain.
In order to prevent the Central
powers from importing wheat from
Eoumania an Anglo-French corpora
ton has been formed to buy all avail.
able .grain in that country, -s
S@G, Broke Up German Base.
Seizure by the French Of the
Greek island of Corfu is now known
to have been due chiefly to the loca-
ton there of an AustroGerman sub
marine base. A second base has been
located between Corfu and the Albani.
an coast. Most of the submarine
raids in the eastern Mediterranean
have been directed from these two
bases, by fleet embracing German,
as we'll as Austrian craft.
Many Obstacles in Germans Way.
Germany's campaign in Egypt is
meeting with unexpected obstacles, Il
is announced here, due to the lack Of
coal to operate the railroad which
the Germans have constructed south
ward through Syria, to the. edge of
the desert approaching the SueZ ca
nal. "
Used French Material.
The construction of the railroad has
been largely facilitated by French
rails and material for a similar line,
which was partly constructed, but the
absence of coal prevents the actual
opening of the road to Transports
ton.
This lack of coal has led the Ger
mans to reopen the old Turkish mines
in Syria, used by the Romans, but
abandoned by them thousand years
ago.
The capacity of these mines is linn
tied to 100000 tons annually.
Submarine Sunk Vessels.
"A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company from Rome says a
British submarine has sunk in the
upper Adriatic an Austrian hydro.
plane and also an Austrian torpedo
boat which went to the rescue, tax.
ing the crew of both craft prisoners.
Anti-Alien Trade Law.
The house of commons today pass.
ed, on second reading, the bill amend.
ing the trading with the enemy act,
empowering the board of trade to pro-
hibits any person, firm or company, OF
hostile nationality or associations,
from carrying on business in this
country during the war.
Turks Were Dispersed.
An official statement from Petro-
grad says that in the fighting with
the Turks the latter were dispersed
by the Russians and that the Turks
suffered losses of at least 1900.
Use Skilled and Unskilled.
The urgent necessity of speeding
up the munitions of war has deter.
mined the government to put into
force Immediately plans for the dilu-
ton of skilled laborers with semi
skilled, unskilled and women workers
in all controlled establishments.
In a statement on the subject in
the house of commons today, Premier
Asquith announced that the govern.
ment was convinced that this plan
offered the only prospect of securing
a sufficient supply of munitions to en-.
able the war to be brought to .
speedy and successful conclusion.
Weinacht Jury Disagree.
The trial of Edward Weinacht, said
to be an American citizen and whose
residence is Elizabeth, N. j., resulted
in 2 disagreement by the jury. Vein
acht was charged with violation Of
"the trading with the enemy act"
After long deliberation the foreman
of the jury reported to the court
there was no chance for an agree.
ment. The defendant was held under
bail for a new trial.