Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-13
GERMAN LINES
Threatened BY
FRENCH TROOPS
Gains of Joffre's Men May
End in Cutting Off
German Supplies.
SIDE ADVANCES MAY
FORCE ENEMY BACK
Prussians in the Vicinity
of Alsace Reinforced
Check French.

LONDON, Jan. 12.-G0:50 p. mD
The French attacks to the north
Of scissors, on the Aisne and near
Perthes east of Rheims, are develop
ing into a serious offensive, The
gains the French have made at these
points If followed up, would have a
two-fold importance. They threaten
the railways which the Germans are
using to supply their troops on the
fighting line and are serious
menace to the German forces which
hold positions 10 the north OF
Rheims.
The French have found it impoos-
sible to take, by frontal attacks,
those positions from which the Ger.
mans are bombarding Rheims, but
advances on either side would en-
velop them and force a retirement,
thus giving the cathedral city much
desired relief from the. German
shells
In the Argonne and on the heights
of the Meuse the Germans are on the
offensive and claim to have made
further progress. 1t is reported that
The Germans have sent heavy rein
iorcemeuts to this district to pre-
vent the French from breaking their
lines. which are very close TO thelr
own border and not far from Metz.
Germans Reinforced.
Fresh German troops despatched
70 Alsace. combined with the wintry
weather. have stopped the French
advance in that region. Along the
rest OF the front artillery Is doing
most of the work and only isolated
attacks are being attempted, ths
state Of the weather and the ground
making the movements OF large
bodies OF troops out Of the question:
Similar conditions prevail IN the
east and while they have not com
pletely stopped the lighting they
have called q halt over the greater
mart of the field of operations. IN
restrlcted areas, along the river
RaU.ka near Bolimow, however, there
has been fierce fighting, but accord
inc to Petrograd correspondents tne
Germars have been unable TO make
any material advance. Severe fight
tne also is taking place on the Nlda
river. where the Austrians are OPP
posing the Russian attempts 10 pen
citrate to Cracow. -, .ho
The Germans are Keeping tno
Iszurian lakes open with ice preak-
Ara TO blOtk inc iNuooi''i' -
aasf Prussia. The Russian troops
boId positions around the lakes ana
have been waiting for them TO freeze
over before resumng their orfensiVe'
Turks Deny Defeat.
The Turks deny that they have
Leen defeated by the Russians IN the
Caucasus and, as an offset 10 thls
denial. Petrograd has the report that
Nourv Bey chief of the general STAR
OF tho Third Ottoman army corps
who was sent by the Sultan to IN
vestigate the report Of the defeat
has been captured by the Cossacks'
The Turks have been offering stup
horn resistance to the Russians AT
Kara t'rgan. where a battle has oeeh
i'm progress for five days The posi-
lion al this place is more favoraple
FOR the Turks. who have not the
deep snow Of the mountains TO con-
tend wit hand are in closer touch
With their base. II Is a death strug-
gle FOR them. for so long as the Rus
sinn fleet commands the Black sea
the Turks cannot get reinforcements
from Europe. the overland route be-
ing a long and difficult one. They
have an army corps at Bagdad, Dut
this is needed to oppose the advance
of The British Indian army from the
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