Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-09-04

/ Dardauc')cs no official news has been
/ receive since the report last Woduo--
/ day from General Sir Ian Hamilton,
commander of the British forces ON
the peninsula
The continued successes of the
Austro-Gormaus i'm the east leads
many writer's To the conclusion that
the sustained hombardmput of the
German lines i'm the west means an
early move by the entente allies The
critics point to this the thorough re-
distribution Of the British and French
armies and the shCIHug of Icchrugge
some days ago, as heraIding some
thing at least preliminary to q gem
cral offensive.
Battle for PcTograd Gateway
The great battle being waged in
Coulaud, upon the outcome of which
hinges the fate of the important Rus
sian port of Riga, at present a closed
gate to possible German advance
ON Hctugr1d, is the dominant feature
of the latest war news Further sue
cess 10y the Germans i'm their attempt
TO force crossing of The DviuI river
is reported from Berlin. but the Rus
slams have brought mp rDlufOrcomcuts
and are defending this most crucial
line stulboruIy
While the Germans do not claim
TO have crossed Che river they say
that they have carried the fortified
bridgohoad at Lenuewada. which is
on the Dyina between FriCdriChstadt
and Riga, about forty miles from the
latter city,
Military critics claim that Ger
man crossing of the river would mean
the evacuation of Riga and the
threatening of the Russian positions
south of the Dvina.
lighting Is Fierce.
Along the rest of the eastern line
fierce fighting is continuing at va
riuus points. Northwest and west of
Wilma the Russians have been making
countcr-attacks, but the Germans
claim that this Russian offensive.
undertaken i'm an attempt to arrest
the Tcutonic advance, has resulted in
failure
Vienna announces that near the
Gaiciau front north OF Zalosce and
cast of Brody and i'm the district west
of Dubno ana Nolhynian triangle of
fortresses, the Russians again are
offering resistance along the entire
front. The Austrians are making an
assault on the Russian line i'm this
section. Farther south, according to
Vienna, the Russians everywhere are
rctreatihg on the Sereth line, pursued
by the Austrian armies.
In the western theator there has
been continuation at many points
along the line of violent Cannonading.
On the Austro-ltalian frontier the
main activity has been in the Tolmino
district where Vienna asserts an at
tack against the hridgehcad was re-
pulsed.
Serbia Accepts Proposals.
II is announced in Athens that
Serbia has accepted in principle the
proposals made by the entente powers
for territorial concessions to Bulgaria.
Serbia is said 10 have made the reser-
walton that her new frontier remain
in contact with Greece in some part
According to semi-uffcial an
nouncement from Nish, the Serbian
reply will be presented at an early
date.
The efforts of the Pope I'm behalf Of
peace continue to be an absorbing
topic. The pontiff has made known
his qualification at the cordiality
marking the conversation between
President Wilson and Cardinal Glib
bons on Thursday. when the latter de.
lvered message TO Mr. Wilson from
the Pope relative 10 peace.
The Pope expressed the belief that