Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-29
From Asiatic Turkey to the
English Channel is
Battles Sweep.
GERMANS LOSE MANY
MEN IN OFFENSIVE
All French Attacks in Nos-
ges and Upper Alsace
Are Repulsed.

LONDON. Jan. 2S.--(9:50 p. nj
Although no big battles, as battles
90 i'm this war have been Tough of
late. there have been engagements in
all the arenas from Asiatic Turkey
to the English channel, in which the
losses In men and material probably
have been greater in the aggregate
than in many of the battles of history.
According to the French reports,
the attacks the Germans delivered
against the allied lines In Flanders,
France and Alsace on the first three
DAYS of the week cost them twenty
thousand men, to which must be
added the losses suffered in their re-
peated attacks on the Russian en-
trenChments In central Poland.
All of the attacks In the west, the
announcements Of the allies say, met
with failure, except near Craonne,
where it is admitted the French lost
eight hundred men, largely because
of the collapse of an old quarry.
The Germans, on the other hand,
assert that they inflicted severe de-
feat on the French at Craonne and
chat they repulsed all the French at
tacks in the Vosges and upper Al
SAGE with heavy losses.
While II is evident these attacks
and counter attacks cost both sides
heavily, they made no great difference
In the relative positions of the op-
posing armies. They conveyed the
intimation, however that the Germans
have by no means given up the idea
Of delivering a smashing blow at the
allied armies.
Allies Are Steady.
with the approach OF drier weather
and the consequent hardening of the
ground they brought up new troops
with the intention of getting in their
blow before the full strength Of the
Anglo French forces were ready to
meet them. Thus far they have made
little If any headway, but undismayed,
are sending still more troops through
Belgium to Ypres and La Bassee'
where, earlier in the winter, they at
tempted to break their way through
TO the coast. knowing, as they must,
that the Anglo-F'rench armies have
been greatly strengthened since then,
they themselves must have Increased
their striking power.
The allies, however, are confident
of their ability to hold their present
lines and move forward when all
preparations are completed.
In the east interest centers in the
Carpathians, where the Austro-Ger'
mans have brought up new armies TO
oppose the Russian invasion Of Hun
gary According to announcements IN
Vienna they have recaptured some OF
the passes the Russians were holding
in strength While naturally the Rus
slams, like the other belligerents, do
not relish giving up any ground
gained. they declare this is compen-
sated for by the fact that their ag-
gressiveness has compelled the Aus
tro-Germans to postpone the expedt-
ton they were preparing with the
object Of crushing Servia. Russia
hopes Rumania, with her financial
position guaranteed by the recent Lon
don loan of $4,000, 900 soon will send
her army into the field and form the
missing link between Russia and Ser
via
Turks on Offensive.
The Turks. by bringing up their
fifth army corps. have been able to
resume the offensive I'm the Caucasus,
but a Russian report says they have
suffered another setback. Nothing
further has been heard of the Turk
ish army which is invading Egypt.
The British admiralty tonight is
sued a formal denial of the German
reports that some British ships had
been sunk in the naval battle In the
North sea last Sunday. The admi-
ralty adheres to its former statement
that all the British vessels engaged
returned safely to port.
he same department also denies
tho story from the United States that
the German battle cruiser Won Der
l'ann was suLf by the British battle
cruiser Invincible in the South At.
lantic and says no engagement has
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