The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-11-14


to the Japanese British forces
after a land and naval siege of
more than two months. The cap
ture of this stronghold takes from
Germany her last foothold on the
Asiatic mainland and her last
strategic position outside the Ger
man Empire i'll Europe.
Make Brave Defense.
For nearly three months the little
German garrison amounting to about
1000 men composed of reservists who
were living or doing business in
China, has held out against the land
and sea attacks of the Japanese and of
certain British detachments of both
white and Indian troops that found
themselves in China at the outbreak
of the war. What the losses of the
garrison have been are not known, but
the official Japanese and British re-
ports have indicated that Using Tau
has been taken at heavy cost of men
on the part of the Allies.
Germans Try Again.
A second concerted attempt of the
German army to blast its way through
to the sea, is flaming and roaring
from Nieuport to the French frontier
without definite result so far on
either side. The area near the coast
formerly held by the extreme German
right and from which the invaders
h,r bo
days of hard fighting is held only by
dead, dying and wounded, the inunda-
tion having made the vicinity unin-
habitable for living and having pre-
vented an advance of the British,
French and Belgian Allies.
Battle in Sand Dunes.
No decision has yet been reached in
the battle in the dunes of West Flan-
ders, and the opposing armies now
stand virtually as they have stood for
many days. While the Germans keep
hammering away at the Allies around
Ypres, which route they chose for
their march to the coast after they
had found the road along the sea
barred to them, and the Allies are
making an effort to move northward
to Ostend, neither side has got very
far.
Floods Hold Both Sides.
The Belgians and those supporting
them have found that the floods which
they created to stop the German ad-
vance are a hindrance to their move
ments. although they have been able
to occupy some villages, including Blk
schoote, which had been in the pos
session of the Germans.
Germans Win Sea Fight
In the most important naval battle
of the war between European powers
German fleet engaged the British
squadron. composed of the Good Hope
the Monmouth and the Glasgow, off
Coronel, Chile, and decisively defeat
ed 1t. This engagement practically
ends the power of the Allies in the
South Pacific seas unless a new Anglo
Jap fleet is formed.
Turks Fight Russians.
The first reports of the fight
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Turks are as conflicting as were the
first Austrian and Russian accounts OF
the warfare in Galicia. Each contend
er claims to have invaded the others
territory and to have defeated his
frontier armies. These fights, how
ever, probably have been only advance
guard affairs, and 1t is believed
that some time may elapse before a
pitched battle takes place.
The Anglo-French fleet continues to
the Turks say the warships have in
the Turks say the farships have in
fiicted no damage. In other parts of
Turkey, British warships are being
kept busy. The government. how
ever, has ordered that holy places
shall be respected by the British gun
fire, as long as the Indian subjects
visiting them are not molested.
This necessity for respecting the
feeling of her Moslem subjects may
hamper Great Britain somewhat in the
prosecution of the war against Turkey,
but with her large Moslem population,
It cannot be disregarded.
Turkey Withdraws ENJOYS.
Turkey has definitely broken OF