Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-05
Entire English Channel to
be Regarded by Germans
AS Battle Belt.
WILL GREATLY I'M
PERIL ALL SHIPPING
Turks Make Determined At
catks on Suez Canal But
Are Driven Back.

BERLIN, Feb. A. Wireless to
salville.) THE German admiralty to-
day issued the following communica-
ton
THE waters around Great Britain
and Ireland including the whole of
the English channel are declared a
war zone from and after February
Is, 1915.
Every enemy ship found in this
war zone will be destroyed even If IT
is impossible to avert dangers which
threaten the crew and passengers.
"Also neutral ships in the war zone
are in danger as in consequence OF the
misuse of neutral flags ordered by the
British government on January 81,
and in view of The hazards OF naval
warfare, 1t cannot always be avoided
that attacks meant for enemy ships
endanger neutral ships.
shipping northward, around the
Shetland islands, in the eastern basis
Of the North sea and In a strip of at
least thirty nautical miles in breadth
along the Dutch coast Is endangered
in the same way"
LONDON, Feb. 4.--(10:S0 p. m)-
The Turks at last have made definite
attack on the SueZ canal, but after a
sharp fight they were driven off with
heavy losses.
After q fruitless attempt made on
Tuesday night to bridge the canal near
Toussoum. they returned to the at
tack early yesterday morning with a
force estimated at twelve thousand
strong and six batteries of artillery,
and essayed to get across the water
way on RATS The British force, how
ever, was waiting and the invaders
were forced back. leaving about three
hundred prisoners in the hands Of the
defenders. A considerable number of
the Turks were killed and wounded
The British lost Is killed and Az
wounded.
The attack was also renewed by the
Turks at El Kantara. but this met with
no greater success than the other at
tempt. the Turkish losses in killed,
wounded and prisoners numbering up
wards OF hundred.
The New Zealand contingent and
presumably the Australians took part
i'm the battles, the New Zealanders
having two casualties Compared with
the battles in Poland and the Car
pathans this iS mere flash, but as
British territorials Australians ana
New Xealanders are receiving their
baptism of fire in Egypt and as there
is much interest in the attempts OF the
Turks to move a big army across the
desert. the operations in that part of
the world are attracting great deal
Of attention in England.
Heavy Battle Rages.
The efforts of German Field Mar
shal Won Hindenburg to stop the ad-
vance of the Russians In east Prussia
and the Carpathians by compelling
them to reinforce their center west Of
Warsaw has eliminated in desper-
ate attack. Regiment after regiment,
supported by great masses of artil-
lery. has been flung against the Rus
sian lines, and both sides claim to
have inflicted heavy losses on their
opponents and each reports progress
II is apparent however, that while
the Germans are making every effort
To get near Warsaw the Russians for
the present are satisfied to hold their
positions and inhlct as heavy losses
on their adversarles as possible. Near
Bollmow the lighting has been fierce
and continuous for weeks, and the
Russians claim to have taken one or
the villages for which the armies have
been contending.
Meanwhile the Germans have sent
strong reinforcements south to check
the advance of the Russians, who are
reported to be south Of the main range
of the Carpathians and thus again are
overlooking the plains of Hungary.
The Russian emperor left for the
front today, while the German en-
peror is expected to proceed there
after he concludes his visit to VIII
helmshaven, where he has been In
spectina the feet and bestowlng iron
crosses on the crew of the submarine
T-21. which sank three British mer-
chant steamers in the Irish sea.
British Use Battlestips.
In the west the artillery continues
70 play the major part. Each side
makes occasional attacks which, ac-
cording to official reports, are invari-
sbly repulsed. Although not officially
mentioned. 1t is reported that the Brit
Ish warshlps again are bombarding
the German positions on the Belgian
coast. while the airmen of the allies
are busy dropping bombs on the Ger
man trenches at points of concentra-
tion.
A Jury of Ladies.