Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-17
Combined Operations Most
Gigantic of the
Campaign.
WARSAW'S POSITION
is VERY CRITICAL
1000 French Prisoners Cap
tured in the West
Theatre.
Y ONDON, July 16 U0:80 p. ny

7 ONDON July 16 O0:30 p. M
l. The Austro.German armies,
which now appear to be working in
perfect concert as the result of the
German organization, are giving the
Russians little rest or time to reor-
ganize themselves after their re-
treat from GaHcia.
simultaneously with the German
effort to reach Warsaw or the Rus
sian lines serving that fortress from
north. the Austrians have attacked
along the Dniester and have succeeded
i'm crossing that river at several points.
General Won MaCkenseu's army,
which. doubtlessly, had been waiting
for Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
to move in the north, also has come
10 life again and fighting has been
resumed in southern Poland. There
is fighting of more or less severity all
along the Russian front, except IN
central Poland, where the Russians
are in such strong positions that IN
the opinion Of military men, it would
be impossible to break through.
Warsaw the Goal.
The Germans claim to have made
further progress with their northern
operations. but with the Russians re-
tiring it is not likely that the main
forces have Clashed as yet. The COM
hined operations are the most gigantic
undertaken. the aim being, accord
ing 10 military experts to squeeze
the Russians out of Warsaw ana the
great slice Of country which they
hold TO the north, south and east OF
that city, and at the same time TO at
tempt an invasion of Bessarabia.
So long as this effort TO crush
Russia or to break her power OF or
fensive continues, thcre is little pos
sibility, military writers say, o. tue
Germans attempting any important
movement in the west, for ii is be-
lieved that the Auatro-Germans VIII
for long while require all their
available troops in the east.
Four Germany army crops com
poscd of Pomeranians and men from
Schleswig are said to have LEFT Ihorr
&c reinforce General Won linden
burg
Took 1000 Prisoners.
The German crown princes otten-
sive i'm tho ArGonne. in tho opinion
of military experts was to weaken the
French hold on Nerdun. a German
official statement claims that one re-
suit nf TINS OI1enSlNe WIS !ilt C"P'".
~ seven thousand French soldiers III
three weeks. on the other hand the
French claim to have gained the most
Of the ground they had been forced 60
give up. aud which they stated dld
not exceed four hundred yards
British critics describe the effort oi
the crown prince as a costly and par
tally successful advance forward bN
a counter 0ffcnsiVe which dctlnltely
checked his progress
Fighting is IN progress on the l'or
raine frontier and in Artois, where th'
French continue their attempt to cap
mrc Suuchez Further progress Is uh-
officially reported from Athens tC
have been made ny the allies on th'
Gallipoli peninsula in the pardaheiie'
campaign and as the Athens dis'
patches are generally ahead of tho
official reports this statement Is
credited here.
More important IS that the new
that Rumania has declined 70 acced'
10 Germlny's demand that Humans
allow munitions to pass through ina
country for Turkey.
Tho entente allies announce an
ether victory ir Africa, where theN
captured Ngaundere, an importah
trading center of Kamerun, German
colony in western equatorial AFRICA