The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-04-28
T[UT0NS ATTACKS
AGAINST ALLIES
END IN ALLURE
Entente Armies Slowly Resume
Operations With Slight
Progress Over Front
LULL FOLLOWS MARKING
END OF BATTLE PHASE
Internal Troubles in Germany
Threaten to Break Out in a
General Strike


General Strike
PEACE CONFERENCE.
London, April 28-Count Hert.
ling, the premier Of Bavaria, says
a dispatch from Munich by way
of Amsterdam, to the Central
News, is going to Vienna, to con.
fer with the Austro-hungarian
cabinet ministers regarding the
peace prospects.
The terrific German counter attack
on British lines in France in which
lives have been poured out like water,
have failed, and the British troops are
once more advancing. Their progress,
however, is slow and limited, and no
tremendous offensive such as mar ked
the opening battle have been started.
In fact. a comparative lnll exists IN
tre gigantic struggle, a pause. which
may be said to mark the ending OF the
second phase of the worlds greatest
battle.
FIGHTING to Be Resumed.
There are many signs that the fight
ing will be resumed on a more terrifi .
scale than ever before. Not the least
Of these omens are the frantic appeals
and threats being made by the German
leaders and press to avert the menace
of general strike throughout Ger
many. All the far reaching power Of
the German censorship is unable to sup
press the fact that, the .gr,lYfst,. dis
content is ,seethfng III the ranks 0f
the German worker and that the Gov
ernment is haunted by the fear that
May Day, the great international 80
cialist holiday, may see an outbreak
which will shake the whole Imperial
frabic. -i ..
General Strike. .. ....
That the general strike planned by
the Socialist radicals includes both
Germany and Austria Hungary is in
clutled by one of the rare dispatches
which have come through from Vienna.
The Arbeiter-Zeitung organ Of the
Austrian Socialists, accepts it as grant
ed that a strike will occur throughout
the Dual Monarchy on May l, and
urges the workers to limit the demon
stration to that day and return to
work, May ..
Empire Divided.
The situation in Germany appears to
he that the Empire is divided into
three great factions with the feeling
between the three growing rapidly bit
terer. First comes the old jmker
class which still talks Of II victorious
war ending in annexation and indem-
mites: set0nd5,'is the sOcisilis major
ity which is dXerting al Its influence
to force the government into a dec'ar-
alton that it desires neither the money
nor. the land of Germany's foes; the
third party is headed by the radical
socialists. and includes an unknown
but considerable body Of the workers.
sick of the war. disheartened by the
diminishing food rations and demand
ing that peace be obtained at once,
whatever the cost The only point In
common between the three parties,
seems to he to make Chancellor Won
Bethmam Hollweig the target Of all
their shafts.
Inner Tracks.
The ma ajOrity socialists appear to
have the inner tracks at present. An
incident of possible significance has
occurred in connection with the visit
of Talent Bey, the Turkish vizier to
Berlin. After conferences with the
Chancellor and the Foreign Secretary
Zimmerman, the Turkish premier is
quoted in Berlin dispatch. saying
that Turkey was ready to make peace
and desired no annexation.
After days Of discOncerting and du-
bious reports from Russia, more reas-
suring information has been received
in regard to conditions there. A gen.
eral shifting Of generals on the fighting
line has taken place and minister OF
Justice Kerensky declares that the ar
my is in better shape than ever be-
fore and resolute to continue the war.
Another attack was launched by the
British this morning between the
Scarpe river and Lens. On this ground
some of the most desperate fighting
has occurred since the British in
augurated their offensive on Easter
Monday. The struggle now in prog
ress is very bitter. The Germans. in
anticipation of another British effort,
have brought up fresh divisions as
reinforcements.
Face Trench System.
In today's drive the British faced
a well organized trench system, pro-
tected by wire entanglements and
held by strong forces. The artillery
preparations which have been in prog
ress for several days, did much dam
age to the defense work, but there
remained many troublesome strong
points between Rouex, just north OF
the Scarpe, and Gavrelle.
North of Gavrelle, satisfactory prog
ress was made so far as could be
judged and early in the day prison
ers were being brought back.
South Of this place the British got
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