Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-12
TEUTONS CARRY.
V|OLE Mt FIGHT
TO RUSS ARMY
Attempts Of IindenbTg to
Break Enemy's Line
Unsuccessful.
PRUSSIANS ON THE
OFFENSIVE IN EAST
Heavy Shows in Calpath-
ians Throws Slight Adj
vantage to Nicholas.

LONDON, Feb. l1-(9;3O p. M
Battle is following battle on the east
ern front, where Russia single-handed
ls fighting the forces Of Germany
Austria and Turkey.
The Russians have held their lines
against Field Marshal Won Hlhdeh
burg'a army. which attempted lasI
week to break through to warsaw,
and apparently have checked the
Austro- German offensive In the Car
pathians
They are now called upon to defend
the positions which they have won III
cast prussia and northern Poland.
The Germans are transferring men
and guns by their splendid strategic
railways and have assumed the OF
frnsive on the east Prussian border
and on the right bank OF the lower
Nisiula. where an advance has brought
them i'm the district Of Sierpec, whlch
the Russians occupied short ume
ago. ..,or
II Is impossible to say yet whether
tho next big battle will take place III
this district or in east Prussia, as
Grand Duke Nicholas, with whom the
Initiative remains, has not dlscloseu
his intentions. lie may either strlke
between Tilsit and Insterburg IN east
Prussia or threaten to cut Won mn
derburg's communications WIN M II,I II
bv a movement along the lower VS.
tula.
Auetrians Lose Slightly.
Nh further change is noted in the
Carpathians. but the Austrian olnclais
report. which complains or the oD-
stacle of snow and of the strong pres.
sure of the Russians, suggests thht
their offensive has at least paIuy
failed. ea,,,. +,
tbe eastern part Of the range seems
to have been strong enough to COM
mol the Russians to retire from Buko-
wina, the Russians appear, after the
fcrcc battle Of Sunday last, TO nave
almost complete command OF the
middle and western portions oil the
Evcept for q somewhat more severe
engagement than usual In the Argonie
and another In Alsace in which the
Germans claim to have been success
rL although the French say that
tbny have regained the ground tenn
porarilv given up, the calm continues
alonl the western front
I'm the meantime the powers en-
TH9gO I'M the SlIu- lt az - =
houses I'm order for continuation oil
thn war. The German emperor mas
returned from the eastern front TO
Ecrlin to confer with his generals III,
Guiding Won Moltke, who was retlreu
,ftnr the first stages of the war.
Financial experts in Berlin are re-
r,rted TO be arranging for the hota,
lion of another internal loan OF
a 95O. OOO. 900 1t Is said that RUSSIA
also contcmplates floating an internal
loan Of S25O.000,OOO.
10 Fight German Trade.
Tn England the increased cost or
Urirr for the moment occupies the
ottcntion Of the government, and while
Tremter Asauith has declined to as
ssnt to the fixing Of maximum prices
stems are being taken to improve the
situotion. The government too Is
cnnsiderirg means to carry on more
stringent campaign against German
trade. -, otr
made its appearance off the coast OF
IIolland. where It attempted TO tor
redo the British steamer Laertes;;
which when ordered to stop holsteu
tbo Dutch flag for the protection OF
bcr neutral crew A torpedo fired by
tba submarine. according to one re
mort passed along the steamers SIDE
a. she slipped away at full speed ana
the submarine sent shell aIter her'