The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1915-05-01
SECOND BATTLE or YPRtS BEGUN
BRITISH LINES FORCED BACK BY
THE GERMANS.
North Sea Naval Battle and New At
tack on Dardanelles Now In
Prospect.

Lonuon.-Nlth big battle develop
ing near lpres in Flanders and re-
ports of a prospective naval engage.
ment in the North sea and of prepara.
tions for the commencement OF COM
bined naval and military attack on the
Dardnnelies or some other vital spot
in Turkey. the people of Europe are
highly eNpectant
OF these three anticjnated events,
only one has actually reached fulfill.
ment-the battle near Ypres. That a
severe engagement has taken place
in this part OF Flanders is confirmed
by the official reports. but these are
so contradictory in their claims that
the actual result OF the preliminary
hghting is not known
To those outside the war Offices of
the belligerent nations 1t would ap.i
pear. however, that following their
loss OF Hill 50 and their failure after
repeated attempts to recapture il, the
Germans have commenced an offensive
from the northeast against the Anglo
French line in front OF Ypres which
was the scene of such bloody battles
last autumn, and also against the Bel.
gian line farther west
The Germans claim that with a
rush. they drove the allies back to
the Npres canal, taking 1000 British
and French prisoners. and a number
of guns. The French account admits
that the allies had to fall back. but it
states that this was due to the use by
the Germans of asphyxiating gas
bombs Paris asserts that in counter
attacks the allies took many German
prisoners and that n, Belgians re-
pulsed attacks launched AGAINST them.
1t is believed here that these opera.
tons are only the commencement OF
another battle of Ypres
Fighting coutinues in the Woeyre.
aud here also both the French and Ger.
mans claim successes. The French
in this region seemingly are sup on
the offensive and apparently deter.
mined to attempt further to squeeze
the German wedge which has its apex
at St Mlhicl
The prediction OF naval battle in
the North Sea. which is based on re.
ports from Scandinavia o. activity by
the warships. the prohibition of ship.
ming between England and Holland by
tbe british admiralty and the an.
notncement from the German admiral.
tv that the German high seas fleet has
several times lately been ont I'm the
North sea without encountering Brit.
ish ships. are incidents of the war
that are calling forth much discussion.
The only news from the Aegean sea
comes from Athens and the Greek isl.
ands II is TO the effect that firing is
heard at times In the vicinity of the
Dardauellas and SMYRNA. and also I'm
the Gulf of Saros. where II is declared
the allies have made a landing In the
vicinity of the Turkish mort of Enos.
The Russian Black Sea torpedo boat
squadron bombarded the Turkish
coost between Arcbav, and Artaschin
on Apru 10 This Gf.een.mile strip of
coast in which was located the ouar.
tars of the Turkish armv operatinp in
the region. was swept with she'll and
thu bar,ack and nrovision stores were
ipni,ad and destrovad large mum.
bar of Turkish cosatU,isa vesseIs tadan
with ammunition and supplies were
sunk
Turkish land forces we're initiating
n sortie under cover of their artillery
az the time. They were thrown into q
manic by the unexpected bombardment
from the sea and their supporting guns
were Immediately silenced. On April
| 20 Turkish efforts TO start an offens.