The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-05

President Wilson in message to
congress that is regarded as one of
the most momentous declarations in
American history, again has enunciat-
ed, but more strongly than before,
Americas purpose in the war.
He also asked congress to declare
war on Austria Hungary, the chief
ally of Germany, but failed to include
in his request Turkey and Bulgaria,
Germany's other allies, declaring that
they were "mere tools, and do not yet
stand in the direct path of our neces'
sary action" -..-..s---. !,
The president reasserted that Ger
man power as now constituted must
he crushed and that then, when the
German people have spokesman whose
words can be believed, I'VE shall be
willing and glad to pay the full price
for peace and pay it ungrudgingly."
"Let there be no misunderstanding"
the president said. "Our present and
immediate task is to win the war, ana
nothing shall turn US aside from 1t un-
til It is accomplished. Every power
and resource we possess, whether or
men. or money, or of materials, is Pc
ing devoted and will continue to pc
devoted to that purpose until 1t IS
achieved" -,......, -
Hun Sacrifices Cease. ....
The Germans, apparently, nave
ceased the reckless expenditure OK
lives of their troops in trying to blot
ont the Cambria salient held by Cen
eral Byng's forces. After four days
of onslaughts that have been charac-
terized as equalling any previously
witnessed during the war, only the
artillery now is engaged. Although
the Germans claim the capture Oh
more than 5000 British prisoners IN
their attacks and also more than loo
puns repOrts from the scene OF pat
tle both from the British war ONCE
and from correspondents, have lndl-
Gated that the German loss in men
killed. wounded or made prisoner was
a terrible price to pay Tor inc very
small recovery of lost terrain.
while it is expected further attacks
viii be delivered on the Cambria Sec
torr which is salient vitality me1-
acine to the important railroad juno
tion of Cambria, with it's highways
and railroads radiating in all dlrec-
t;ons as feeders to the German lines
north and south, the British troops are
declared not to be in oetter posl-
tion to offer stronger resistance "
their efforts, If such a thing Is pos-
sible, than heretofore.
0 Astro-Germans Quiet.
AS yet the anticipated renewal w
no acknowledgements of their infantry
ottacks on a large scale against the
Ito1;ons on the Venetian front mas
not materialized. The enemy artillery
however. continues active from tne
As;ago plateau eastward toward tne
headwaters of the Pave river. oH
nc Treninto front the enemy has es-
savod an attack which was repuised.
H,one the pave valley the ltahans
aao;n have dispersed Austrian oooles
concentrating for attacks. a,a
The hattie between the Turks anu
49, pr;tish in Palestine for the pos
session of Jerusalem has not oegu H.
taken all in all there is no cnan ls.,ah ~
no situation in this region altnoue =
rnnera1 ATTEMPTS forces have carrleu
w. small offensives in the nature VI
ra;ds and killed or captured the occu'
nants of Turkish trenches:
p rho russian general staff headqual-
.o,s IN the northern Russian front nas :.
been captured by the Bolsne The
icons under Ensign Krylenko. me
headquarters capitulated without OUT n nen,.
ing. but Geaeral Dukhonin, the eoc con-.
ms s in chief, who declined recenI en-,
" to carry out the orders OF the BOZ.
.heviki to negotiate an anlristice with
tho Germans was thrown from tra'n
nv Rolsheviki troops and killed