Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-14
Germans Block Russian
March Into Hungary
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/ banks Of the OndaWa and on several
|of the heights east Of Telcpotch, for
/ vienna asserts that elsewhere I'm the
Carpathian region than the 'zsok
pass sector the situation Is unchanged
Ihe Austrians have taken up the
/ offensive further south in BukoWna.
lauhching furious night attacks dur
ing Il torreutial rain storm At close
/ quarters the bayOnct was brought
INTO play, ana petrOgrad declares that
lhe Russian troops held the advant-
age. The reports that collisions be
tween accommodating detachments in
roland are becoming more frequent
would Indicate seemingly that an
other great battle in this territory is
not far distant.
For some days IT has been known
that the Germans and AusrianS were
hghting shoulder TO shoulder in the
Carpathlans Adyices reaching Italy
from Vienna say that large additional
forces Of Germans have passed
through Budapest on the way TO this
battle front in order to attempt to
ho'd back the threatened invasion Of
Hungary by the Russians 1t is as
serted that the defense Of the noun
tain chain has been largely entrusted
10 the Germans.
on the political side Of the war.
one OF the questions that has long
been in dispute between the United
States and Great Britain has been
settled. The British government has
agreed to purchase the cargo Of food
sluns destined for Germany on board
the American steamer Wilhelmina
The owners Of the cargo have ac-
.cepted Great Britain's offer The
United States has been asked by
Great Britain to investigate the
treatment that is being accorded to
British prisoners in Germany in re-
.prlsal for imprisonment Of German
submarine crews in England.
LONDON, April 13. uO:12 p. m.)
Two gatcWays into Hungary still
remain barred, despite the tremend-
Gus hammering by the Russian forces
and as the Reskid pass is the less inn
portant of the two strategically,
further advance into Hungary hangs
upon the possession Of Uzsok pass,
where the invaders are meeting with
the most stubborn opposition.
Several days ago the Russians cap
Uured a position which gave them
command Of road leading to the
the TeutuniC allies have checked the
movement in this direction, The inn
portance OF the CaIpathian opera
tions is indicated by the half-hearted
actions reported from other sections
on the long eastern front, where even
the counter offensive i'm east Galicia, ]
which was planned evidently TO di- |
vert the Russian efforts from the
passes, seems to have been prosecuted !
with little energy
The people of the dual monarchy
are said TO be greatly cheered by the
number OF German reinfOrCements
passing through Budapest on the way
to the Carpathian front to take part
in the operations which are now be-
lieved to be In charge Of the German
general star. The whole campaign
in the east piVots on UzsOk pass, |
where the Austro- German forces are
in such great strength that the ef- |
forts of the Russians to reach the
plains are likely to be |
prolonged.
French Attacks Rcpulscd.
In the west the French apparently |
are satisfied with their recent sue |,
CCsscs between the Meuse and the |
Lorraine frontier and claim only TO |
have come I'm contact with the Ger !
man arrangements In TINS region. /
Official German reports assert that |
determined attacks by the French |
have been repulsed along this sec
,iun.
Probably no session Of the British |
since the opening of the |
war has been awaited with keener in /
test than the sitting which will begin
tomorrow A dry" England, un- |
known except for period of two |
years 15O years ago, is not beyond |
the possibilities, but the government |
has given not the slightest official |
hint as TO what action may be eX- /
Dected in it's undOuhted determination [.
to attack the problem restricting the .
consumption of alcoholic liquors. |
Several days ago an opposition paper
published a forecast Of the govern
ment plan. which IL asserted, con-
the prohibition OF all liq- |
uors, cXccpt light beer which would |
bee manufactured by the government
This prediction received some con-
tonight from a government
organ, which declared that the entire
business Of the manufacture and sale
1f alcoholic liquors is To- become a
government monopoly