Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-16
American Note to Germany
Is of Supreme Interest
to England.
ITALY IS UNCERTAIN


7 ONDON, May l4.-Gl p, ny.
l. The American note to Germany
and the new turn which the italian
situation has taken 10y reason "a the
resignation of Premier Salaudra and
his cabinet are the features Of today's
war news
Tho firm attitude which the Amer
lean government has taken with re-
gard to Gernany's submarine action
against her ships ana citizens meets
with general approval here and the
question now is not what the United
States will 40" but what will Ger
manN's answer bC"'
1t is thought in official circles here
that Germany will not agree to reverse
her submarine blockade policy and
the conclusion rs drawn that the
United States will be compelled TO
sever diplomatic relations with her
The hOpo Is everywhere expressed
that the United states will not bo
drawn into war, as 1t is considered by
Observers Of the situation that she is
Of greater assistance to the allies as a
neutral than she would he as bel
ligcrent
The italian situation is badly con-
fused The resignation Of Premier
Salandra's cabinet it is believed. must
delay ltaly'5 action with regard to the
war. and it is thought that nothing
i'm this respect will bc decided upon
until the chamber of deputies meets
next week, unless in the meantime
King Victor Emmanuel induces the
government to retain office, which
step the premier might take. as as
Huraucc Of the peoples confidence i'm
his policy.
Momentous Battles.
Meanwhile the belligcrents on both
the east and west battle fronts are en-
gagged in most momentOuS battles. The
French, who already have gained pos
session of what was thought to be i'm
pregnable German positions to the
north Of Paris, are reported to be
continuing their victorious advance,
while the British are asserted to be
holding large force of Germans in
their front and repulsing all German
attempts to reach EpreS, the territory
which has proved the graveyard of So
many thousands OF men since the op-
posing lines were established there
last autumn.
The Germans claim to have made a
slight advance, but with the battle ch-
| blng and flowing this is not Consid-
cred serious in military circles here
| Toward the coast the Belgian army
| has repulsed an attempt Of the Ger
mans to regain the position which the
forces Of King Albert established on
the right bank of the User canal,
while down in the WOeyre another
| French army is pushing its offensive
and calims to have gained possession
Of the whole Of the forest Of lie Pretre,
which would be a step nearer In the
allies aim to force the Germans to
| evaCuate st. Mihies
Germans Continue Gains.
The Austro- Germans after their
| lightning rush through western
| Galicia have now reached n line run
ming due north and south to the west
! of PrZemysl, while the other armies
charging from the Carpathians are
pressing the Russian flank Even up
lin Poland it is asserted that the victory
Of the Teutonic allies in the south has
had the effect of forcing the Russians
to fall back.
PelrOgrad, however, continues 10
take the situation calmly and although
admitting. that the Russian army has
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numbers and has lost heavily in the
retirement, says the Russians are now
concentrating on a new line and pre-
! pairing for another hg battle.
Until this battle is decided the
| British military critics are withhold
| ing their comment. 1t is pointed out
by some of them, however, that more
than once the Russians have been
driven back but they always recovered
and made the victors regret their
penetration into Russian territory.
About Dardanclles.
In southeastern Galicia and in
Bukowina, according to Russian ac-
counts the Austrian army which here
has not the assistance of the Germans,
| is in full retreat, harried by Russian
cavalry. The Russians claim the ad-
vantage over the German raiders in
the Baltic province of COurland and 70
have taken thousand prisoners near
! Shawl.
There are no official reports from
the Dardanelles but unofficial news
asserts that the allies are slowly ad-
lvancing despite the obstinate resist
ance of the Turks against the heights
commanding Krithia on the one hand
and Kilid Bahr and Mairos on the