The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-14
TURKEY WEARY
Of WAR ALREADY
Pinch Of Ammunition Assigned as
Reason Of Ottoman Appar-
emf Indifference
EAST LINES AWAIT MUNITIONS
Next Heavy Engagements Expect
ed in Western Theater
Of War
EAST LINES AWAIT MUNITIONS

|, oNDoN, July 14-u2:35 p M
for more than a week now the
AuSir"Gcrman offensive ln Galic,o md
''"nd hHd been hanging fire while
'n' RusSlans, their center having
raIIen back on more adyant,geous
.i'' IN the heights to the north of
N'"'n'k' apparently are awaiting the
next move VI the Teutonlc forces
FRESH ammunition and reinforce.
men| may bring sudden revival of
activity In this war theatcr bur mean.
ume the western front. by reason NJ
'he uncertainty ns to which side plov.
d general offensive win offer p,e
greatest possibilities Of interesting de.
,'lopments. The French claim tboir
front In ArgOnne forest. after heinc
uchled by violent attack made bv
me army Of Crown Prince Frederick
william has been restored. but thc
s'reigth Of the offensive at this noInt
Iehds the British press 10 specuIotc
whether the Argonne or the Woevr.
ulStrlcts will be selected for n general
Herman offensive rather than the bot.
Tie grounds Of Flanders
Many reports from Balkan sourcea
revive the rumOrs that Turkey IL
weary OF war and anxious for n sepor.
ATE peace. Though none Of the re-.
ports finds confirmation soma soc.
hons OF the British press profess 10
oeileNe that they are not Improbable
IN that Turkey IL beginning 10 feel th,.
pihch OF ammunition shortage In the
Dardanelles by virtue OF RumanIs's
refusal to allow munitions 10 cross her
borders. Nv
Inc attacks made on Rumania nv
nerlin newspapers coincide In this the.
ory' at least 10 the extent that Rn-
manla's attitude IN the matter OF arms
and ammunition traffic IL being felt
The South Wales miners executive
committee met today to consider the
situation created by the governments
proclamation forbidding strike pend.
ing negotiations regarding the miners
demands under the munitions meas
ure.
lhe mine owners are cooperating
with the government In the hone OF
settlement and II is expected the min.
ers VIII work on day 30 day contracts
until middle ground is reached.
BERLIN, July 14-CBy wire 10
Sayvillel--lncluded among the items
given out today by the Oyerseas New,
Agency was the following:
During June 70 British. 3 French
u Belgium and 8 Russian merchant
men were sunk by German subma
rlnes. The total loss Of the entente
allies. including fishing steamers.
which mostly were armed patrol
boats, aggregated l26,OOO tons.
'Thc loss Of human life was re
markably small the submarines using
every precaution and giving ample
warning and time for crews 20 leave
their ships II no resistance were at
tempted"
BERLIN, July IA conference In
Berlin of the finance ministers OF the
several German states approved the
presentation Of the presiding officer
nr Karl p Helffrich, secretary OF the
German imperial treasury, regarding
Germanys financial situation.
The war loan and taxation and
other measures to be submitted To the
meeting " the reichstag, including
gains from the manufacture OF mat
terlals also were discussed All agreed
that Germans financial situation was
' most favorable and that the nation
was resolved to hold out until a vie,
torious peace was assured