Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-07
Declaration Has Not Dis
turbed the Sea-Borne
Trade of England.
NEUTRAL FLAGS USED
Germans Fling Great Mass
es Against Russians
West Of Warsaw.

! LONDON, Feb. 6.-Neutral opinion
Of Germany's threat OF submarine
blockade of the British isle, together
with possible action by the govern
ments of the United States, Holland
and Scandinavian countries Is today
competing with { G big battle in cen
trail Poland for first place in the
public interest In England.
The threat itself has in no way dis
turbed the sea-borne trade of the
country; steamers are running as
usual insurance rates remain as they
were and ship owners declare that
there will he no change in schedules.
In fact the general belief here Is
that Germany is not in position to
interfere to any great extent with
shipping and the possibility Of Ger
many becoming involved with neutral
countries over this action looms large
In British minds.
What effect the action of the cap
tain OF the Lusitania in flying the
American flag will have on the ques-
ton is yet to be seen. The Lusltania
crossed the Irish sea, according to
American passengers, with American
flags at her stern and forepeak, but
this fact is not yet known to the
English public.
No News from Batile.
OF the battle in central Poland,
little news has come through today
from either Petrograd, Vienna or
Berlin. II is believed that the fight
ing. continues and that 1t will be some
DAYS before. final decision Is
reached. II the Russian success In
crossing the Bzura river is strongly
supported and pushed, It mi"ht lead
to the shortening OF this engagement.
From all accounts the Germans
flung great masses against the Rus,
sian lines and although they gained
ground at some points, the assault
did not succeed i'm breaking through
the Russians, and the latter were able
TO take the offensive in parts or the
field. With the tremendous concen-
tratlon OF artillery and rifle fire and
bayonet work, the losses must nave
been great one correspondent at
Petrograd places the German loss at
thirty thousand.
In the Carpathians and in Bukow-
ina hard fighting is also going on: The
Russians. with "A strong force. are
making desperate efforts TO drive the
Austrians from Dukla and other
passes, and, although the snow lies
deep in the mountains. the battles
continue day and night.
Along the western front, so laI az
official reports disclose, this has been
one OF the quietest days for weeks.
The artillery. OF course. has been busy,
but as IL by mutual consent, tho
armies have refrained from infantry
attacks.
Turkish Army Annihilatcd.
There has been no further fighting
I'm Egypt, but statements from Turk
ish prisoners show that The Turks
brought a great number OF boats
across the desert drawn by oxen. They
were somewhat surprised to find
strong force waiting them and were
compelled to surrender when troops
got behind them and hemmed them
In. In some cases the Turks were al
lowed to launch their boats before the
British opened fire and sank them.
Earl Grey. addressing a meeting to-
day. said the War Secretary Kitchener
In August ask him TO appeal to the
miners of Northumberland for five
new battalions. Instead they raised
twenty battalions.