The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-12

has notified the United States
that she regards the ~ American
merchant sailors brought In by
the raider Moewe as prisoners Of
war, and that they will be treated
as such. To insure them Of ado.
quate care In the prison camp,
this government has arranged to
supply the men with additional
food and other necessities thru.
Switzerland. .s'-;->
London, June 12.-The two missing
boats from the British steamer South.
land, which was torpedoed and sunk
on June 4, have been found and 10
men who were in them safely landed.
Edward Rigney Of New York, who
had been. reported missing, Is among
| them. ~
The. Southland's captain reports
that one American was killed in the
sinking of the steamer, but that he
does not know this mans name. q
Five Americans who were on the
Southland have previously been re-
ported rescued. namely, Albert Lyons.
A. Mccoy, James GeOhan, John Nc.
Neil and Jacob Houser.
[ It had not developed previously that
FaIy other Americans than these ave
and Edward Rigney, now reported ~
cued, were on the steamer Eight men
were killed when the Southland Nas
torpedoed. She was bound from Liv.
erpool to Philadelphia In ballast.
Two of five hostile seaplanes that
were sighted by drifter of the Dover
patrol today, were destroyed by the
British craft, 1t was officially an
nounced tonight. *, ".
The admiralty statement annOunc.
ing this incident says: ,t -l5
The vice admiral It Dover reports
that about .. M today, one OF His
majesty's drifters while on patrol
duty encountered q group Of Ave Cd.
emy sseaplanes and engaged then.
One machine was destroyed. the pilot
being rescued BY another enemy ma.
chine. This machine was III turn at.
tackled by the drifter, and both pilots
were taken prisoners, then machine
being so badly damaged that II sank
while being towed in to the harbor.
"The remaining three enemy sea-
planes made good their escape.
Forward Note.
In reply to the Russian govern.
ment's request for statement Of tho
British war aims, Great Britain has
forwarded to Petrograd note in
which it expressed hearty acceptance
and approval Of the principles which
President Wilson laid down In his
historic message to congress. The
British government believes, broadly
speaking, that the agreements made
from time to time with Britain's allies,
are conformable tpgthese standards.
The purpose Of UrAat Britain at the
outset. says the nbte was to defend
the existence of the country and to
enforce respect for international
agreements. Since then there has
been added that of CELEBRATING p0pu.
lations oppressed by alien tyranny"
The note bespeaks not only the liber-
alton of Poland by Russia, but Of that
section of Poland within the domin-
ions of the German empires.
War Summary. ~,
While cannon are roaring along the
greater portion Of the front In. Bel
gium, probably preliminary to infan-
try attacks by the French and Bol-
gians, the British in the Messines re-
gion are giving the Germans no rest .,
and continue to dig further into the
territory held by the Germans. Sun
day night and Monday again witness
ed thrusts by the British south and
southeast Of Messines, in both OF
which appreciable gains were made,
in the neighborhood of La
Poterie farm. Early Monday morn
ing trench system over front OF
about mile was captured and later
in the day the gain was considerably
enlarged, bringing the British front to
within short distance of Warneton.
the capture of which would give them
of the road leading east,
ward about three miles to the import
ant town of Confines.
The days operations added to the
number of prisoners taken by the B1-
tish and also gave them seven more
German field guns.
Comparative quiet reigns on the
front held by the French, except for
artillery duels on various sectors, es.
pecially in the region of Mont Garnil.
let. Berlin asserts that on the Che
min. Des- Danes Sunday night the Ger
mans in surprise attack killed tho
occupants of French trenches and re-
,urned to their own lines with prison
,rs
RepuIse Italians.
Vienna reports the repulse OF al
Italian attacks in the Trentino though
northwest of Ansiago the Italians
we're successful after what the Austri-
IN reports declared were great sacrt-
ices in the penetration Of trenches
On the Aisne front violent artillery
took place In the region
# the California plateau, and In the
IConti10ed on PaSo Thr00)