Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-12
France and England AnX-
iously Awaiting Decision
of Countries.
ARMIES IN EAST
AND WEST LOCKED
Desperate Fighting Breaks
Out to the Northwest
of scissors.

LONDON, Jan. ll.-(lO:5O y. M
Only a change in the weather or the
entrance into the war of Rumania or
Italy, or both, is likely to Dring about
any marked change in the military
situation in Europe for some time TO
come.
What turn the weather. will take.
no one can predict, but the belief Is
growing in those countries allied
against Germany, Austria and Turkey
that Rumania, with her well-tralned
army Of not less than four hundred
thousand men will throw themselves
into the conflict at. an early date.
This. I'm effect. would link Rumanla
with tho extreme Russian left now
forcing it's way into Hungary through
Bukowna.
Taking into consideration the Ser.
vians and Montenegrins, this would
form a line menaCing Austria Hun
gary along the entire southeastern
frontier from Russia to the Adriauc'
Just as rumors persisted for days
prior to Turkeys entrance into the
war on the side of Germany, which
tended TO discount the step when II
eventually was taken so rumor now
.centers about Rumania and Italy.
There is strong feeling among the
general public in France and En-
gland that definite action Will not long
be delayed.
Armies Deadlocked.
Meanwhile the armies already in
the field In the east and west remain
virtually deadlocked.
In Alsace the French, by sapplng
and sporadic charges, continue at
tempts 10 force their way nearer the
Rhine, but there has been snow in
the Nosges and il is noticeable that
neither side claims any new progress.
The Germans threw heavy reinforce
ments into Alsace after the recent
French advance and apparently they
have been able to hold their ground,
i'm view of the failure Of the French to
consolidate the positions they took
after much hard fighting.
With Il comparative lul in this
quarter and artillery duels predom-
mating near the Belgian coast, fight
ing OF Il desperate character has
broken out in the center, notably to
the northeast of scissors, which
through bombardment, seems likely TO
suffer the fate OF Rheims, and FUR
ther east in the vicinity Of Perthes
and Beausejour, from which points
the allies have been trying 10 reach
lie important railway center or the
north, the seizure of which would cut
one of the German main arteries or
communication.
Statements Conflict.
The official communications of tho
contcnding nations do not agree as
TO the outcome Of the recent fighting
I'm these areas The allies claim to
have forged ahead from Scissors; tho
Germans say the attacks have not
been fruitful and that fighting is pro-
ceeding
The allies contend that they hav>
advanced north OF Perthes and stil
hold the ground at BeauseJour to tho
north and east The Germans maks
no mention Of fighting to the north o.
perthes. but maintain that they hays
advanced east of the village. This
fighting I'm the vicinity of BeauseJour,
which the allies consider so important,
they ignore.
Neither east Prussia nor Poland
furnishes any change In the general
situation, and strangely the Russians
have added little with reference to
the expected invasion of Hungary by
way of Bukowina, although moro
than week ago they claimed to be
at The threshold. 1t is conceded, how
ever, that practically the whole OF
BukCwina Is now i'm Russian hands,
ana dispatches TedtnluB lSOuuOi llOHl
Bucharest say that thousands of fugi-
tives from that territory are crossing
the Rumanian frontier, some of them
proceeding TO Vienna.
New News From Turks.
1t is the development arising from
the occupation of Bukowina that in
terest is now centered, as 1t Is believed
to have an immediate bearing on the
lurrauiau situation.
The British military experts. con-
ccdinE that there is a virtual dead
lock elsewhere, are marking time,
pending the crisis.
Little authentic Information has
been received regarding the Turkish
army I'm the Caucasus since Russia
dealt is such a heavy blow. Italy. ac-
cording to latest reports. is rushing
troops to her islands In the Aegean
sea off the coast Of Asia Minor, so
she may be prepared for eventualities.
The report that Turkey was prepar-
ing to invade Egypt with camel corps
Is followed tonight by a report that
Turkey has abandoned this enterprise.
fearing the Decentralization OF troops
I'm Syria which would threaten her
line OF communication.