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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-06
Big Guns Demolish EntangIing De-
lenses = British Take Strong
Positions and Expect to
Stop Enemy Soon
ALLIED FLEETS
HAMMER TURKS
Seaplanes Direct Shells Of Ships.
British Slay 1900 But Suffer
from Fire Of Masked
Batteries

BY United Press.
London, May 6.-According to re-
ports today, the Germans are slowly
advancing in Belgium.
The big guns of the enemy are bat
tering the British entanglements to
pieces, rendering their progress less
difficult.
The British have fallen back to new
positions which are so strong that it
is believed that the progress Of the
Germans will be stopped soon.
The losses on both sides are report
ed to be enormous. Heavy artillery
firing is in progress all along the line.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-06
Snow in Texas.
By United Press.

By United Press.
Dallas, May 6.-Dispatches receiv-
ed here this morning state snow fell
at Dalhart, Tex, damaging the fruit
crop. In Dallas the heavy rainstorm
was accompanied by hail.
President Lewis of the Farmers
union at Ft. Worth says wet weather
has hurt the crops seriously.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-06
More Vessels Torpedoed.
By United Press.

London, May 6.-The British schoon-
er Earl of Latham was torpedoed off
the Irish coast.
1t is also announced that the trawl-
er Stratton was torpedoed in the
North Sea When the vessel did not
sink the Germans opened cocks al
lowing water to run into it. 1t re-
mained afloat for four hours and was
again shelled.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-06
TAFT GIVEN DINNER.
BY United Press.

Madison. Wis, May 6-Former
President Taft will be entertained at
dinner tonight by President and Mrs.
Charles r. Van Hise, and tomorrow
evening will be the dinner guest Of
the law school. He viii leave for Mil
waukee on Saturday, where he will
spend several hours as the guest Of
business men, headed by Gov. Philhpp
and Mayor Bading. He will so from
Milwaukee to Chicago
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-06
Desperate Fighting.
By United Press.

CHIIVOU
Paris, May 6.-Desperate fighting
along the northern battle line con-
tinues, according to reports received
here today. The losses on both sides
are appalling.
1t is admitted that the Germans
made a substantial gain on the east
ern side of Hill Sixty, but the French
re-took the ground they had lost.
The Germans attacked around
Sreenstraate in force and heavy cas-
ualties resulted. The French have as
sumed the offensive in the ALLY
woods.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-06
70 RAISE FRUIT FOR
THE BRITISH SAILORS.
BY United Press.

London, May 6.-TFssit and vegeta-
bles for the men of the fleet is the OBJ
1ect Of new campaign approved by
the admiralty. British housewives are
urged 20 oplant, in addition to their reg
ular gal Tens, small plot from which
vegetables may be gathered for the
men Of the navy. Contributions o.
money are asked and then the funds
are to be used for the purchase Of
fruit. which, with the housewives veg
etables. win be dispatched to the var.
Ions units Of the fleet operating IN
many quarters.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-06

By United Press.

Rock Island. ILL.,, May 6.--The Mod
ern Woodmen of America, largest fra
ternal insurance society in the world,
will use the movies. The head camp,
located here, has voted to prepare
slides showing principal features OF
the M. w. A. workings, to be loaned
Of local camps throughout the coun-
try.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-06
WILSON IS
DAMAGED
BY WIND
School Children Hurt When House
is Unroofed Snow Falls at
Dalhart, Texas, and Hail
at Dallas
BY United Press.

Ardmore, Okla, May 6.-During the
most violent windstorm that has Wis
tied this section this seacon the school
building at Wilson, east of Ardmore,
was unroofed this morning and sew
eral children were injured, but none
ftally.
Reports reaching here state thar
some sixty houses in the town were
torn down by the wind while the roofs
Of many others were blown off. The
houses were mostly light structures
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-06
Smelling the Turks.

BY United Press.
Athens, May 6.--The allied fleets
continue to hammer at Turkish forts
along the Dardanelles, say advices
received here today.
Seaplanes are being used to direct
the fire of the warships 1t is report
ed that the British killed fifteen hun
dred Turks in one trench but the
masked batteries OF the Turks did
heavy damage to the British.
Unofficial dispatches from Constan-
tinople say the British have occupied
only two points along the coast of the
peninsula of Gallipoli
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-06

BY United Press.
London, May 6.--Former U. s. SEN
ator Lafayette Young of Iowa was
held with companion as spy at
Innsbruck, Austria. Later he was re-
ceased with apologies.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-06
swedIsh steamer Sinks.

Copenhagen, May 6.-The German
auxiliary cruiser Sivana torpedoed and
sunk the Swedish steamer vanadis.
The vessel was laden with coal.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-06

Tonight, unsettled, much colder and
frost in northern portion. Friday, fair.
Local Temperature.
During the twenty-four hours ending
at s a. m.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-06

Generally cloudy, rained over en-
tire state nearly all night. Tempera
ture, 6S to 10.
The Red river is 80 feet at Fulton,
Ark, and is just about as full as it can
get.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-06

Generally cloudy. raining over en-
tire state, rained most of night Tenn.
perature So
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-06
WEATHER ELSEWHERE


Western Union reports received at
s a. M:
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-08-06
FIGHTING IN SCORE OF
OTHER REGIONS

In . score Of regions there has
been fighting which would have held
worldwide attention were It not for
the mighty battle lines in France and
Poland.
Servia's own war was a greater trial
to her than either Of the two preced-
ing Balkan struggles. Assisted by
Montenegro. the little Slavic nation
twice threw the hosts Of Franz Josef
beyond her borders and inflicted
losses Of about 100000 men, but she
suffered severely herself.
The Austrians invaded Serbia in
great force about August Is and pene-
trated to the Jadar river, where
great lve-day battle ended in the
rout of the Teutons
The Austrians returned soon in
stronger force than ever. They
reached Valjevo, where on November
II the Serbians met a defeat.
With their supply of artillery am
munition exhausted, the Serbians now
had to retreat. The Austrians, be-
lieving them crushed, withdrew six
army corps for re-enforcements
against tu0 VICTORIOUS Russians IN Ga
licia.
Shells and English tars with naval
guns reached the Serbians, and on
December s they turned on the Aus
TRANS and cut them to pieces.
The entry of Turkey into the war
was marked by a brave, but foolhardy
attempt to invade Egypt. Great Brit
aims Indian and colonial troops threw
the invaders back with heavy losses.
British and Japanese troops invest
ed the fortified German port of Using
tau, China, and after a siege of a few
weeks the defenders gave up the hope
less struggle. r.
: section of the Boer population of
South Africa revolted The revolt
was put down by a Boer, Premier
Botha. He then invaded German
Southwest Africa, and after a long
campaign in the waterless deserts
captured the greatly outnumbered
Germans (July 81.
After taking three-Quarters of year
to arm herself to the teeth, Italy at
tackled Austria this spring. The effect
Of the entry Of Italy upon the arena
has not yet been marked.
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1915-08-06
FIRST YEAR OF War.
m the EAST

The FIRST tWelvemonth OF fighting
between the Russians On one side and
the Austrians and Germans on
the other ID . story Of great changes
Of fortune, bsth combatants being 70
psatsdly driven hack only to show
The greatest resiliency in defeat and
soon TO resume the offensive in . most
surprising manner.
The end Of the year. however. finds
the pendulum swinging strongly
against the car. He may recover
and take again the roads to Cracow.
Vienna and Berlin, but Just At pres
emit he 10 on the whole In worse plight
than In any hour since the war
started.
Russia's losses In the first year Of
the war are not approached by those
Of any nation In any war Of history.
According to reliable estimates, she
has had between s.600. 900 and 1000
900 men killed. injured and captured.
Despite these horrible gaps made In
her ranks, she stu has millions In
the field. and her great reservoir Of
personnel does mot show signs Of *
hauption. Il II mot men she lacks. but
guns. shells and brains.
Slow 70 Mobilize.
On August l, 1914, Germany de-
clared war on Russia Almost imme-
distely the Germans crossed tie from
tier = Thorn and the Austrians south
Of Lublin. They were practically un-
opposed because of the slowness of
mobilization in Russia. The Grand
Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch was
forced to gather his main armies well
to the rear Of the line Of great fort
resses running through Kovno. Grod-
no. Ossowetz. Novo Georgievsk, War
saw and Ivangorod.
On account Of his desire to do all
he could to relieve the French, who
were being driven from northern
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The north, thinking 70 take he purse
ing Russians IN flank with the south
sxn section. But the AustTianS were
too allow TO carry out the Aeld mar.
shafs plans and the Russians, slip-
ping into Q gap In the lines between
the Germans and their allies, slAugh-
tered the latter. The result was the
high tide Of Russian invasion. The
Austrians withdrew over the Carpa-
thians again, leaving Prxemysl to be
besieged Q second time. The Ger
mans withdrew TO eilesia and the Rus
slams, following closely. were able
for . brief moment to raid this rich
province at Plsscheu. At the same
time they entered East Prud STA
again -
But again the German strategic
railways proved their undoing. Him
drove into the right flank Of the Rus
sian main forces. throwing them hack
on Lodx.
He advanced too far, however. and
when he had the Russian forces near
~ surrounded. he suddenly found Rus
SLAMS in his own rear. In this ex-
trsmity, the Russians say. he tele-
graphed. for rs-snforesments.
But before the Reinforcement
sent from Flanders arrived the Ger
mans had managed ut frightful cost
to hack their way to safety. This was
the bloody battle Of Lodz.
Wins second vietoey.
With stronger German forces oppos-
ing them the Russians withdrew to
the line of Bzura. Rawa and Nida
rivers. At the same time the Aus
TRANS, attempting to debouch from
the Carpathian passes. were driven
back everywhere. leaving $4,000 pris-
oners.
With January Hindenburg made Q
third desperate attack ON Warsaw.
For ten days. both night and day, the
Germans came ON. Then, having lost
probably $4,000 men and the Russians
nearly a. many, they gave 1t up.
Unable to reach warsaw. HindenburG
concentrated twice Sievers force in
East Prussia, and won his second
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waP feaeAt ne desDerats Art battie
of Yprss. vhen the Germans suffered
eeesnoos tooess u efssmDes 70 break
eAfeagh The lias u S1andsss and reach
CALAIS. They suoeee0sA IN pushing
eeek me allies only . htue ana the
invasaoo q 6iiesia ~ the Cossaeks
nna1iy induced them to desist and
SEND re-snforcsments To Russia
the oefmans IN ssptember had psf'
formed the feee OF pushing Q saiisnt
into the french iins south OF Verdun.
whsen terminated on the west beak Of
tne Asose nvef ~ 81 Ainiei: wnie
me Sreacn hed taken me offensive
VIA some success In CnampAsne ~
enoet me same ume.
FOR the most part throuehout the
WATER the nshting consisted OF regu-
iar Siege warfare. with heavy artillery
combats ana mine and counter-miAe
The nooding OF the River Atsns
nom winter SHOWS gavs the Germans
. chencs 70 sntfaD the French troops
o. ne north sids Of mat river In me
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~ e1ehAan sIoAanno ehnks the
Ls.Manse' aSfs I'M lug lest. Rus
sS.. N ~" EesFeet nsn CarDa-
capture AAeeu baItse
..-sS ~ aS 1se CSfeAeny'
~. y 8N eoet
-Ar,s nhSt eebmersne nSte
~
~. As1V oScA2kO9 wok % Aus.
tr:s
W. atonan9 lAvooS A1stRaa.
neg EtaIaas take Gfodne, Russians
cnee9 GSrAa1s At Sienawa.
s-Es SSrnan nete % eahna-
nAe Eeocneo "aShingtOn. zeDDel1ns
.H eG9sS U Len1on:
June -ffneDySl falls to AuStRo-SeF-
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FIGHrING ON THE, SEA

At the end of the first year
Of war not a German fighting
craft, except submarines, is
known to be al large outside
the Baltic sea- The Austrian
warships are confined to the up
per Adriatic and the Turkish
feet to the Sea of Marmora
and adjacent straits. The mer-
chant marine of the central
European powers has disap-
peared utterly from the ocean
highways. Sixty million dol
lars worth of German shipping
lies idle in the docks of New
York. while several times as
much is bottled up elsewhere.
At the same time the German
submarines have inflicted enor-
nous losses of allied shipping.
While both sides have prob
ably concealed many losses,
the following is a fairly accu-
date summary Of the number
Of craft which have been de-
stroyed:
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overwhelming victory there. Enor
nous captures of Russians were made
and the fortress of Gradno was at
tackled farther west, from Ossowetz
to Pultusk. The Germans retreated
to Mlawa and then tried to flank the
Russians at Przasnysz, which city
they took. But the Russians again
fianked the 4anking party, as they had
done at LODI and won an important
success February 22-28).
In March and April, the Russians
pressed through the western Carpa-
THAN passes and entered Hungary.
Just when their future seemed bright
est, the Germans broke the Russian
line in West Galicia and let through
enormous forces.
Pressing westward irresistibly. they
took the Russian Carpathian armies in
the rear. The latter tried to retreat,
but vast numbers were captured.
Przemysl, which had succumbed to
the Russian besiegers March 20, fell
again into the hands of the Austro-
Germans.
Great German Maneuvev.
From Przemysl Won Mackensen
drove east through Mosciska and
Grodek and captured Lemberg. the
Galician capital. Then he turnNA
north and marched upon the Warssw
Ivangorod -Brest Litovsk triangle
from the south.
At the same time the Russians in
southern Galicia, putting up desper-
ate resistance, were driven by Won
Linsingen first to the line Of the
Dniester and then across the Gnila-
Lipa to the line of the Zlota-Lipa.
Reaching the vicinity of Krasnik
in their drive to Warsaw from the
south, the Austrians sustained a Sc
we're check in the scene of their tri-
umph Of the previous summer. Held
on this line the Germans attacked hot
ly from the north and took the town
Of Przasnysz (July 14).
The Germans now BEGIN the gram
est maneuver ever seen in the history
Of human warfare.
From the Windau river in the Bal
tic provinces all the way along the
border of East Prussia and in q gigan-
tic sweep through the vicinity Of Ra-
dom, west Of the Vistula, and q line
south Of the Lublin-C holm railway
they delivered smashing blows and
have reached the very gates Of War
saw.
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FIRST YEAR Of VAR
n tine WEST

ne lrse mooth and Q half Of the
western campaign was made up Of
startling. swim moves. On September
Germans took up defensive positions
along the Aisns river. The ten and q
half months since then have seen o
long deadlock.
The battle line Of the Aisns and the
Disc quickly extended northeast 70 the
ssA- Fighting has been ooutinuous.
with Tremendous losses. The general
situation has remained unchanged.
gains Of few miles for one side 1t
oae point ollsss By minor gains for
he enemy in ether sectors.
Al the beginning Of August the
ksassr took posssssion Of the little
stAss Of LaxsmbaFg and demanded
passage through Belgium to the Fran
oo-Belgian froatier.
Permission 70 pass denied, Won
Einem attached Lege august -.
while other German armies passed
around the city and swept over. the
level Belgian roe1s st . terrific rate.
The little Belgian army yielded Bfrs-
sells and fell back 70 Antwerp and
Cheat.
First 0lO Engagement
Not antil the Germans had almost
reached the French border did the
frst important sagAssmsnt take place
This u generally known - the battle
Of Meas Chartered (about August 20
~, bat q the same time thsre was
severe aghting along the whole line
through Thisnvills in Lorraine and
aleng the vosgss in upper Alsaes.
which The ysSach had invaded with
Temporary success.
Thls battle resulted in defeat for the
Preach and English.
While obtaining some successes In
eounter-attaoks on the advancing Ger
mans q Psronns and at Guiss. the
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Flanders. Whether these should be
accounted successes for the allies is
doubtful. The British suffered enor-
nous losses and at Neuve Chapelle
bungled affairs to the extent of shell.
ing their own men who had taken Ger
man trenches. In other cases they
left gallant little parties lodged in
enemys trenches without supports to
be annihilated.
The next development was the un-
expected use of poisonous gas fumes
by the Germans In attacks just north
of Ypres. With this novel weapon
they succeeded in taking several small
villages and more than compensating
for the British, gains south of Ypres
The losses Of the French, Canadians
and British were severe. but they sue.
ceeded in stemming the German on
slaught effectively few miles back
from their former position.
Begin Series Of Attacks.
The German line makes a salient at
Scissors, though not such a pro-
bounced one as at st. Mihiel. The
French now began series of at
Z tACAs VI Tue upper SlQe OF tnlS salient,
to the north of Arras Expending hun
-dreds of thousands OF shells, they time
and again blasted away the barbed
wire entanglements and concrete
trenches. held by Grown Prince Rup-
precht Of Bavaria's men, and then
charged across the desolate ground for
slight gains.
. The fighting centered about the su.
sgar refinery Of Souchez and the great
German work called the Labyrinth
Fighting went on in cellars and tun.
nels below the earth and the casual
ties were heavy. The French bent the
German line and captured the LADY
rinth. but whether the gains justified
their sacrifice in human life is ques-
tionable
ain July. Crown Prince Frederick
Williams army attacked in the Ar.
gonne forest. west Of verdun, and
succeeded in gaining several hundred
yards Of shattered woodland and cap.
turing several thousand Frenchmen.
There were rumors that the Ger.
mans were reinforcing for another
great drive toward Calais or Paris,
but the Teutonic campaign in the
West continued to wait upon the
crushing Of the much weaker enemy
In Poland.
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French were obliged to fall back rap
idly TO the line Of the River Marine.
On the left the French had with
drawn 70 bslow Paris and the western
most German army. under Won Kluck,
followed.
The garrison of Paris was put in
thousands Of motor cars and hurled on
Won Kluck's flank. The latter was not
taken entirely unawares and met the
attack strongly, but at the same time
the army Of General Foch attacked the
German army ON Won Kluck's left and
drove It back.
Driven Back From Paris.
The Germans had begun the battle
with I'VE armies In line. The with
drawal OF the two farthest west now
caused the retreat Of the third, fourth
and NTH in that order, each in turn
. finding its flank exposed by the with
drawal Of the troops on Its right. At
the same time the movement on the
east end of the German line was &C.
celebrated by q strong attack from the
French fortified zone of verdun.
The German retreat was as orderly
~ that Of the French and English had
been. The invaders took up an ad-
mirable defensive position. 1t ran
just north Of the Aisne river, on a
series Of bluffs, then just north OF
Chalons and through the wooded.
rough regions of the Argonne and the
Woevre. joining hands here with the
troops besieging Verdun The allies
have tried this line in vain ever since
Both combatants now tried to turn
the. west hank. Enormous bodies of
cavalry. On the part Of the French
Flanders. On the part of the French
there was largely the desire to link up
with the BelgiaEs, now being attacked
in Antwerp. The mighty siege guns
OF the Germans made short work of
the Belgian seaport, however. and It
fell ON October ,. The remnants, Of
tho Belgian army retreated along the
sea coast and the Germans in final
rush reached Ostend October 15).
Line Extended to the Sea.
The battle line of the Asne was now
extended to the sea, the Germans hold
ing the important French city of Lille.
while the allies kept Ypres in Belgium
and, partly by flooding the lowlands,
held the position Of the User river and
canal
/ From October 10 to November 10
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France by the amazing German rush
through Belgium, Nicholas attacked
sooner than he otherwise would have
done. As q result, he met two disas-
tiers.
He sent General Samsoroff into
East Prussia from the south and
General Rennenkampf into East Prus-
STA from the east, the latter winning
the first large engagement Of the war
in the East at Gumbinen.
At this moment the Germans, be-
lieving that the French were well in
hand and about to be surrounded on
their eastern frontier, quickly with
drew 100000 men from France and
hurled them by rail into East Prus-
STA, where they fell upon Samsonon
with crushing force in the great Ger
man victory of Tannenberg Aug. 2S).
Meanwhile. the Austrians, leaving
only a few troops in Galicia to hold
back the Russians advancing from
Tarnopol on the line of the Gnila-Lipa,
struck the Russians en- masse at Kras-
mix and routed them to Lublin.
Most Bloody Drive Of War.
With two armies in difficulty. the
grand duke decided to abandon one
to its fate and save the other. He
threw re-enforcements into Lublin
and ordered the line of the Gnila-
Lipa river be. forced at any cost. In
one of the most bloody drives of the
war the Russians advanced into east
ern Galicia and occupied Lemberg.
The Russians then advanced to
Rawa Ruska and took the Austrian
armies in Poland in the rear, cutting
them up frightfully.
Meanwhile Won Hindenburg had
completed his victory over Samsonor
by turning on Rennenkampf and clear
ing East Prussia Of Muscovites. But
though Rennenkampf had been de-
feated and Samsonoff almost ami
hilated, the Germans
The Russians were now as far west
as Tarnow in Galicia, while their
Cossacks were able I'd make raids into
Hungary farther south. HindenburE
concentrated great force suddenly
in Silesia and began q drive from the
west against Warsaw and Ivan
gorod. The Siberian corps arrived
in the nick Of time to save Warsaw
from the enemy,
High Tide Of Russian Invasion.
Hindenburg then drew on the north.
ern section of his army in Poland to