Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-06
Big TEUT 0 ONIC
FLEET BOBS Up
IN T He BALTIC
Near the Gulf of Riga Ger
mans Exchanged Shots
With Russians.
DON'T KNOW WHERE
VESSELS CAME FROM
Austro-German Forces Con-
tinue Fighting Along
Galician Front.

nRIFF mention is made in the lat
ID est official statement issued by
the Russian war office, of the ap-
pearance Of "a stronger German fleet
IN the Baltic sea, which has "eX-
changed shots" with the Russian fleet
near the gulf Of Riga.
The nature of this fleet or where it
came from IS problematical, but nearly
a month ago several German warships
were observed cruising in the south
en Ealtic.
The American note, which is to be
sent to Berlin in reply to the German
note on the American demands, has
been completed, but is not yet in the
hands of the legal officers OF the
state department, according to Wash
ington dispatches. AS consequence
The note will not be forwarded 10
Germany at as early date as was
expected.
\ further advance of the Teutonlc
allies toward Mosziska, with lhulca-
tions of a great battle near the Gro
dek lakes region on the part OF the
Russians, reinforced by large num-
bcrs of reserves,
Russians i'm Retreat.
With this event forecast in the
southeastern war theatre, both the
continue fighting along the entire
front in Gaicia. Reports from
Vienna declare that the Russians are
in full retreat, although the Petro-
grad war, office maintains that the
advance of the enemy has been ar
rested 10 miles east of Przemysl.
In France the Germans admit the
loss to the French of the sugar re.
finery at Souchez but declare Ihat
an attack by the enemy at NeuVllle
has been repulsed Along the other
fronts in the west niue OF li'lpoI '"'''o
has occurred. -,
In the Italian war theatre the vi
emma war office declares nothing OF
Importance has occurred, but from
Chiasso, Switzerland come the re-
ports that the invading Italians are
making slow progress in southern
1yrol, where it is stated the Aus
trian military authorities nave ue-
cided to remove the civil populatloh'
The Russian occupation of van,
Turkish Armenia, has been Followed
bv attacks by bands Of Kurds in the
districts of Bitlis, Mush, Diarbekr, ac-
cording to dispatches from Tlths,
Trans-C -Caucausia. The report from
Tiflis also states that Armenian VOL
unteers are fighting desperately TO
protect the Christian population from
the Kurds.
Emperor at Front.
The visit of Emperor William at the
headduarters of Field Marshal Arch-
duke Frederick, the Austrian com
mander-in-chie 10 take part in the
celebIation Of the archduke's birthday
was made the occasion OF rejoicing at
the fall of Przemysl. Coincident with
the emperor's visit, the Exchange
telegraph company has published in
London a dispatch from Vienna say
ing that it is now virtually certain
that coalition government Is to De
formed in Hungary.
Submarine activity by the Germans
continues. according to dispatch
from Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, which
states that three more British vessels
had been sunk. They are the steam
fishing vessels Evening Star and
Cortes of Aberdeen and the Kathleen
of Peterhead. A fourth vessel, the
steamer Sunnet Head was torpedoed
on Friday and the crew landed at
Berwick.