Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-10
Would Connect Battle Line
From the Baltic to the
Adratic Seas.
GREECE AND TURKEYS
RELATIONS STRAINED
Important Operations in
Progress in Both the
East and West.

Y ONDON, Jan 9.-(9:3j p. nh
II should Rumauia, now that the
Russians are on the border if not act
polly i'm Trannsylvania, decide to par
fcipate i'm the war on the side OF the
allies her army will provide the miss
inc l.ul, i'm the chain of troops wind
ing from the Baltic to the Adrtatic,
distance roughly of 1900 miles
This battle line would be composed
of Russians, Roumaniaus, Servians
and Montenegrins on the one side
and Germans and Austro-Hungarians
ON the other.
While Rumania has not taken the
fateful step the belief exists In the
countries of the allies that she soon
viii do so. other Developments are
eXpccted. Tho relations between
Greece and Turkey have reached ine
breaking point over the alleged Ill
treatment of Greeks in Asia Minor.
Italv is grQWlne restless over TURK
a,s. DELAY IA giving satisfaction Tor
thc violation of the italian consulate
mt Hodeidd from which the Brlush
consul who sought refuge there, was
removed torClOly.
bulgaria May Get In.
Italy also, it is reported has agreed
that Servfa should be granted a port
ON the Adriatic. Ruma ma anu
Greece Il Is thought, however, may
delay hiking up arms until Bulgaria
which is anxious for a part of Mace
donia. Is satisfied or the last elioris
fail to satisfy that country, Whlch Is
at present maintaining her neutrallly'
for hostile Bulgaria on their bord-
ers would compel them to DIVIDE thelr
forces.
While there are no reports OF
startling developments on the battle
delds. there are extremely important
opcrations now in progress In both
cast and west The Germans sinul-
tarcously with the renewal of their
attacks on the left bank of the Nls-
lula are developing a new ottenslNe
from the direction Of Miawa on the
east Prussian frontier, which the
Russi. ms are attempting to counter
Some of the German attacks on
the Russian line, which runs along
the Bzura and Rawka rivers ana
thence southwark TO Opoczno ana
along the Nida to Opatowiec on the
lower Vistua, have been partlcu-
sAfly severe buN h'NN'N' >
Russian report all have been re-
pulsed.
The thaw which has set in in
southern Poland and Galicia has con-
verted the country into sea of mud
and even cleared the snow from the
Carpathians so that fighting In TINS
region is impossible
French Advance.
The French, after a heavy bonn
bardment of the German positions
between the Oise and the western end
of the Argonne and after suffering
several repulses. have advanced their
fronts at several points, particularly
TO the east Of Rheims, where their
progress has been slow but steady
I'm eastern Argonne the Germans have
been making a similar advance.
The progress which the French
again report In the vicinity Of Flirey
in the Woevre district, is of particu-
lar importance, for should 1t con-
tlnue they will cut the road which
links st. Mihel with Metz and may
compel the Germans to evacuate St
Mihiel. which they gained long ago
at great cost The Germans nave
sent reinforcements to Alsace, where
the French advance has threatened
to cut off Muelhausen from the rest
Of the German line and have occu-
uied nurnhn mt e. Haut