Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-31
First Half Year of Battle
ends With Armies III
Severe eDadlOck.
MUSCOVITE TROOPS
DEFEAT THE TURKS
Russ Army May Be Driven
From Galicia and
Bukowina.

LONDON, Jan. 3O.-(9i55 D. m.)-
The end of the sixth month of Eu-
ropes great war finds the armies OF
the belligerent nations completing
preparations for a new series OF oper-
ations or actually engaged in cam
paigns the extent of which hardly
was anticipated when the declarations
of hostilitles were made.
In Flanders, France and central
Poland a deadlock still exists, but
largely because Of Russa's tremend-
Gus resources and the action or Iur-
key, the sphere of operations mas
been widely extended.
Russia alone is engaged In flghting
hostile armies from Tilsit far in the
north of east Prussia to Tabriz In
Persia, distance of over 1900 miles.
Only that portion of her territory bor-
dering on Rumania Is free from men
ace but according to her reports all
is going we'll with her immense arm
les. The Russian outflanking move
ment in northern east Prussia Is said
to he gaining momentum.
The armies on each side OF T1lsit
have cut the railroad between that
city and Memel on the Baltic.
On the southern front in east Prus--
sia another army Is advancing toward
the German fortress of Thorn, while
still another is holding a line of en-
trenchments which protect warsaw
and which General Won Hindenburg
has been trying to batter through for
three months. other armies are pre-
pairing again to meet a big Austro-
German force which is attempting TO
regain Galicia and Bukowina, thereby
turning Grand Duke Nicholas lett
wing.
Turks Again Defeated.
To the eastward the Muscovite
troops are battling against the Turks
I'm the Caucasus and Persia. They
apparently have inflicted another de-
feat on the Turkish forces Tor the
Russian official report says their op-
ponents are retreating to Tabrlz,
while unofficial dispatches state that
the Russians have reoccupied that
city.
What Is regarded as the most inn
portant campaign, however, is that
which is developing In the Carpath-
lans. brought about by the Austro-
German offensive designS 20 drive the
Russians from GGlicia and Bukowina'
thereby removing The menace of an
invasion of Hungary The Austro-
German allies are said to have con
centrated no less than % army corps
for this venture. SO far as can De
gathered from contradictory reports
the Russians have won preliminary
al,irmlshes in the western passes
from Dukla to Wyszkow, while to the
east they have been forced to retire
before superior forces. The battles
which are being fought in the snow
are lust commencing, however, and
many DAYS must pass before defi-
mite decision is reached.
German offensive.
Battles in the west still consist OF
local engagements, although the
Germans. who apparently are pre-
paring for an extensive offensive be-
fore the allies get their full strength
into the field, occasionally deliver
rather moro serious attacks. THESE
are scattered all along the front from
the sea to the Swiss frontier, but al
ways come back to that portion or the
line which lies between them ana the
French coast towns Guinchy, foI
example, which the British now hold
after driving back the Germans, who
cantured IL on Monday, was attacked
again yesterday and according to a
British report the Germans were re-
pulsed leaving 200 dead in front OF
the trenches they sought to capture
Tie Argonne, too, has been the
scene OF another attack and in this
case, according to German report
success fell to Emperor Williams
forces. who claim to have taken ovel
seven hundred prisoners and counted
between four and five hundred dead
In giving a review Of these "loca
affairs" between January 16 and u
a French eyewitness declares all bu'
one OF them resulted In favor or the
allies.
There has been more outposts fight
ING in the vicinity of the Suez canal
but latest reports say the Turks are
withdrawing their advance posts
There still is some doubt whether
they have definitely committed them.
selves to the march they must make
across the desert to invade Egypt