Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-22
7 million ENGAGED
KAISER s MEN REPULSED IN
FIVE CONSECUTIVE MASS
ATTACKS.
WANT STRENGTH OF EGYPT
Desperate Fighting Between the
Vistula and Warta Continues;
Nicholas at Head,

THE latest reports from Flanders
Il and France indicate that the op-
posing armies, except at isolated
points, are resting possibly because
the wintry weather has interfered
with active operations on an extensive
scale
The French war office reports
very quiet day at all points except In
the Woevrc district, where the Ger
mans, who made five attacks in mass
I'm two hours, were completely checked
by the fire of the French artillery.
Great battles are under way be
tween the Nistula and the Warta IN
Russian Poland, with General Won
HindeuburR and Grand Duke Nicholas
rs the opposing commanders, and on
the CTaCOW- -CZenstochOwa front. Pet
rograd reports merely that the fight
ing continues but from Vienna comes
an official statement that the Aus
trian attack on the Russian army IN
tho latter district Is progressing IA
vorably and that to the northeast Of
CZenstOchOWa two Russian Daltalons
have surrendered
The socialists in Copenhagen, who
are in touch with the socialists in
Berlin, estimate the men engaged on
the Russo German frontiers at seven
million, Of whom three million are
Germans and Austrians, and four mill
lion are Russians,
The Italian newspapers print dis
patches from Syria and Palestine to
the effect that the Turks and Ger
mans are making strenuous efforts to
induce the population Of Egypt to
rebel against the authority of Eng
land
Two sons Of General Christian De
Wet, leader OF the rebel forces in the
Union of South Africa, have surren
dercd to a magistrate according to
u Reuter- dispatch from Capetown.
Cold Checks Battle.
LONDON, Nov. 2l.-The extreme
cold weather and the exhaust. on OF
the troops engaged have virtually
brought the battle in Flanders and in
France to standstll A desutory
artillery duel continues at some points
along the wide front and there has
been an occasional infantry attack
but for the last three days the fight
ing has been mild compared with the
fierCeness Of that which for more than
month preceded it,
The Germans 1t is evident, have
sent their best troops to the eastern
front and even in big guns the allies
appear TO have the advantage over
them There are no signs, however
Of an offensive on a large scale on
the part Of the allies who doubtless
are as badly in need Of rest as their
opponents. IN fact, it Is stated that
the officers and men who have borne
the brunt of the fighting in the
trenches, are being given a short
leave.
short Rest Likely.
This. together with the cancellation
of the order for the removal of ship
ping from Dunkrk. is taken TO indi-
cate that the allies consider their po-
sitions safe for the present and that
they do not contemplate any lmmedi-
ate attempt at forward movement
For this reason and because the re-
suit will have most important bear
ing on the war, interest Is still CEN
tered on the battles i'm Poland, AS
has been the case heretofore when inn
portant events were pending, little
news is coming from either Berlin or
Petrograd as to the operations. II IL
known however, that the Germans
are Offering stubborn resistance to the
RUSSian advance III east lIuSSld. bcH-
eral Won Hindenburg, commander Of
the German troops and Grand Duke
Nicholas commander-in-ch Of the
Russians, two OF the greatest stra;c-
g'sts the war has produced, are man
euverng for positions between the
Nistula and the Warta and big bat
tie is in progress on the CracOw-Czen-
stochowa line between Russian and
Austro- German forces
Partial Success, Claimed.
An unofficial dispatch. coming by
way Of Rome. says that the Russians
repulsed two attacks before Cracow,
but beyond the Russian official state
ment that the Russian have had par
tial success northwest of Lodz, there
is nothing to Indicate how things are
going.
I'm Socialist headquarters In Copen-
hagen, which are in touch with the
Socialists OF Berlin il is said that
seven million men are engaged in the
battles on the RussO-German from
tiers. three million on the Austro-Ger-
man side and four million Russians.
The Seryan retirement from Val
i,vo Is described from Nlsh as stra-
tegic movement, but the loss Of guns