Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-19
PETROGRAD CLAIMS IN VAR
lance WITH THOSE OF
THE GERMANS.
RUSSIANS ADMIT Defeat
In Region of st. Mihiel Kaiser S
Forces Have Blown Up
Chauvon Cour.

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east Prussia, Russian Poland and
Galicia fierce fighting continues and
engagements have been won and lost
at various places, neither has a de-
cisivo result been achieved either by
the allies or the Germans and Aus
TRANS.
In the west the same ding-dong
fighting that has been proceeding for
weeks along the euUoncn"4 iEG
which extends virtually from the
Moth sea to the Swiss frontier Is be-
ing Wagod- here an artillery duel
there an infantry attack-WIth Lines,
however remaining but slightly
changed
In tho east the battling is more in
the nature of field operations Here
there are claims to victories by both
the Tcutou allies and the Russluns
and an admission by the Russians of
at least one dcfcat-near Bzoure,
Poland.
Petrograd says the Germans forced
back the Moscovite troops ana gained
a foothold near LencZyCa and OrlotL
All along the east Pruss,an from
tier, however. Petrograd declares the
Russians have made successive ad-
Vances and claim that in Gdlicla they
have captured the passes Of the car
L"l"t"il "a a.. ,n,red T., veud
their way back into Austria in case
Of a decisive defeat.
Russians Retreat.
According to Berlin the kusSlahS
were forced to retreat near Soldau.
rrom Pctrograd, by way OF Paris
however, to'neS 'uc '','i'd ,.iai"nca
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ht" 't' piV''Cu'"N ,,d,,,,.
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al inns P't'c, ,,6''ocr,hahIo
upon inc ''ci .I,,,l' .i,i,.,, ".t,i ", ft,r ,nsi
Jury ana ca !"S pU''''' thn inrerrol
I"h ny aS'' Nv, ~
IRE ~ "'C 'rft'i,i st.,to,,ont. is
IN i"t ,"'' ,,,,', o,l', ,,..,r ,ffiro if ia
H"'" w a., tho rneion Of saint
anuoo uHtvu 'n', -, bosc Lloun In
Mlmcl the PGrII'"''S N.Y. pt..,',.,',,,a,rt o,,'
the western P3rI ol ia o,.iior Ui', ,,fl
Wh!ch they hau Hll!e', 1,',,l,,nd 1Nl' ''r' mo
i'lal anhouhJ t.taI i,' t,ai,.
ln't lhal lle I'll.r ,.'m, - ,hai.
possession Tue "cS','' P"'' -
Norcourt II Wuulu men Sccn. p'Vn
able thal the rIeH." ~ ~. ,,',tl, onn.
verse ai 'i''' pu"' I'7''
''V, IN, ,'.,i,,r ,i,j., ,,sition the German
Regarding 'his posllIon' ''' ''' ''''''
1llclal S'dl'"l,H, 'IS t.- ,f..,,.,
On lhc M'Si D"n" ,,,, h,. no
near 81 Ml'"'l ra az, ,,',,s .,,c,os.fuI
i'.'' 5,,,n ro,nnIetclv."
Demands Explanation.
As a result of the firing by Turkish
land forces on launch from the
United States cruiser Tennessee,
which was proceeding from Nourldn
to SMYRNA. Asia Minor, the United
States government has directed the
American ambassador at CONSTANT
ronlo 10 ask the Ottoman government
fo,i an exnlanation and the command
i,,s ~ the Tennessee and North Car
alma have been instructed to take no
oction likely TO cause the American
rovernment embarrassment.
,rbn Tennessee is now at ChiOs,
craece having left Vouilah, to which
,,ort sbe returned after the incident,
u, tho request of the ambassador. The
Ttrosbirrton officials express confi-
denco that the matter will be adjusted
thro,lqh diplomatic channels
Winston spencer Churchill, first
lord Of the British admiralty, an
nouncos that the British naval losses
nov amount TO more than eight thou
sand men.
VALPARAISO reports that the British
transport Crown Of Galicia has been
sunk as the probable result of an at
tack nv German cruisers. The crew
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