Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-04-13
Russians Win in
Mountains After 80 DAYS
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the North sea, but no explanation,
either official or unofficial, is forth
coming. These rumors date as far
back as April Z, and the latest, within
twenty-tour hours, reported firing off
Scarborough, which seemed TO indl-
cate naval engagement But the
British admiralty has yOuChsafcd nc
Information one way or another The
British steamer Wayfarer, a six thou
sand ton vessel, which had been in
the Liyerpool-Galveston trade for ten
years and had recently been requisi-
Toned by the British government, has
been towed into Queenstown and
beached with great rent in her side,
caused by 4 German torpedo one
hundred and twenty men from the
Wayfarer. have been landed at Fal-
mouth.
LONDON April 12.-UO.3O p. m.)
with the capture by the Russians of
almost all OF the main chain Of noun
tdins, the battle of the Carpathians,
which has lasted upwards of so days,
is apparently reaching a termination
over one extensive front, for the
Russians are said to be NOV
ing by railways and roads and along
the rivers and streams down the
southern slopes toward the plains Of
Hungary.
This movement il it continues sue
Ccssfully win, I'm the view Of the Rus
sian military authorities, compel the
retirement with little or no fighting,
of the Austrians and Germans who
are stlll north of the Carpathians to
the east of Uzsok pass and in eastern
| GuliCia and BukOWina.
L..g 4
Cessfully conducted by the Russians,
was, from all accounts. one of the
ticrcesJ OF the war, and the manner
/ In which the runs ONcrCame the diff
/ ficulties of mountain fighting i'm mid
| winter has been the subject of praise
| by those who witnessed the opera
/ tions or are acquainted with the Coun-
/ try traSersed.
/ The first phase Of the battle Of the
! WoeTrc also apparently has come TO
AN end, and interest now ccnters on
the next move of General Joffrc, the
French commander. In his effort to
. compel the Germans to release their
hold on St. Nihiel and that part Of
the plain of the Wuevre included In
their wedge The capture OF Les
EparEcs was, I'm the opinion of British
military critics. "a long step In the di-
rCcuou desired by the allies, but they
place even more Importance on the au-
'yance from RcEuievillc toward Thiau-
court i'm the southwest, as the latter
is ~ railway center from which the
force at ST. Mihicl draws it's supplies.
Quiet in the West.
This battle has not as yet proved
the prelude to "a general offensive i'm
the west as was expected. This Is
probably due 10 the fact that instead
LOT moving troops from other points
along the line 20 assist the army oi
the Nocvre, the Germans have
brought their reiuforccmcnts from
the interior Of Germany or perhaps
right from the eastern front. and CON
soQucntly the situation remains COM
purltiyclv quiet ON the western front
German submarines have again been
showing activity and, besides the
UIrpuNce. which according TO one
member OF her crew and the officers
LOT another steamer was tOrpcdocd,
they have attacked since. Saturday
night the British liner Mayfarer the
French steamer Frederic Frank and
the little steamer President.
The Wayfarer reached Queenstown
in "a sinking condition; the Frederic
Frank was towed into Plymouth and
the President was still afloat when
her crew OF 10 left her.
The mystery Of the North sea firing
on Wednesday night last remains un-
solved So far as the general public is
concerned.
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