The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-17
War at a Glance

y lFIN'lI - HhVllNII 3D.. h 7 Nn
sian newspaper that Grand uukr Nun
olus Russian commando boo chief bus
been shot In the abdomDn Dl General
lluruu Sieviers, commuuH"r uf the
Russian Tenth army cUV which was
dcfeatcd and driven bN East prus-in
last February The general s skid to
have committed suicid. There ia uo
confirmation Of this rrpu. urflriaI ur
otherwise from any oth"r ourrr
The official Gcrmbu statement NJ
today evidently referring to yrstrr
day. .s ruld over EnglauI by German
uerupInne says shells were dropped ON
Greenwich In the Metropolitan district
uf London. Dispatchr. from London
Yesterday said the arroplanc Ap-
prnachrd nU nearer than 30 miles from
the city Official adyinrs SAY consld.
cradle damage was done by the Zrp.
pelins which raided England twice
this week and that 0fnrrr- aud men
on British patrol boat we're killed or
wounded
The French minlstn NJ marine an.
rounces further naya operations
against the Turkish forces which pro
cecded against Egypt II Is said II
French hattleship shrlled Turkish
position near the Egyptian city of El
Arish, which IN close TO the border or
! Palestine =.
@,it5is h Ffsiic% saSsfSat Ma N W. Pfs
east operations are being delayed hy
thu spring thaw
The Berlin announcement say, a
small position near Arras WAS lost to
the allies, but that other engagements
resulted 10 the advantage " the Ger
mans
From such scattering reports AZ
are permitted from the eastern front.
It In becoming gradually apparent that
the greatest battle Of the war NJ
least 81 far m concerns the number
OF men engaged Is being fought I'm
the Carpathians, along the ll1 mile
front from Bartfeld, In northern Hun
gary, TO Stry, In eastern Galicia This
line roughly parallels the boundary
between Hungary aud Galicin. run.
ming through difficult mountain re-
glon through which the Russians hupe
Ia break way into the heart "
Hungary
German war correspondents style
this battle the greatest In the history
of the world and II IN estimated that
5000 900 men are taking part Ac
carding to the German reports the
Russian advance which a week ago.
seemed to be- threatening the Integrity
of Hungary, has now been checked
definitely II Is said that the Rus
sian losses IN Killed, wounded sick
and prisoners are 50O,0OO.
Russian reports throw little light ON
the situation The official statements
of late have mentioned detached en-.
gagements, In which some local sue
cesses have been claimed \rwspa
per dispatches from Petrograd are
similarly restricted. II appears prob
able, however, that the Russians have
sustained at least temporary check
This is indicated by the statement In
the latest official petrogNd report
concerning the bad condition NJ the
roads which hinders military opera
tiOns.
A Paris dispatch from Rome say,
the belief Is general In the Italian
capital that Austria will attack Italy
should that country's determination
to enter the war become evident II
is added that this possibility is view
ed compRcently on account of IN,
strong concentration Of Italian troop
along the border
England is expecting another raiC
by German arships following thre'
attacks In rapid succession The Ger
man aerial attack Yesterday or
Amlens, France, resulted In the kllllnl
Of seven persons and wounding oi