Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-23

BOTH RUMANIA AND
BULGARIA TO WAR?
Greece May Decide to En-
ter Struggle and At
tack Dardauelles.

7 ONpDN, May 22.-OO:20 D m)
Il only the formal declaration of
war is now necessary to complete the
breach between Italy and her former
allies Of the triple alliance, and this
IS expected at any moment. The am
bassadOrs are still at their posts but
news comes that the Italian consul at
Munich has been ordered to return to
Rome. and throughout the three coun-
tiles the respective nationals are pack
irg up their belongings i'm anticlpa-
tlon Of a final and official rupture
Should a rupture come. it is not eX-
pocted that it would have any i'm
mediate effect on the battles now in
urogress. but it would be likely to in
fluence the action of the Balkan states,
which have been awaiting ltaly's de-
CisiOn.
Bulgaria TO Join Allies.
Rumania it is reported tonight, has
received assurances from Bulgaria
that if Rumania decides TO Join the
allies and go to the assistance Of Rus
sia by IN invasi IN Of Transylvania,
bulgaria. viii not attack her and that,
in fact, Bulgaria herself Is consider
ing the possibility Of taking similar
action although her attack would be
directed against Turkey.
Greece also is Interested in the de-
velopmcut and her eTorta, If she
should decide to Join the allies, would
be directed toward the Dardlnelles
and Asia Minor In these latter the
atrcs of operations the allies continue
their activities and the official repOrt
issued today records further progress
end confirms the dispatch sent by Gen.
Sir Ian Hamilton that in an attack on
The Austrian and New Zealand posi-
tons the Turks suffered 4 loss OF
1900 men, Of whom 1000 were killed.
East and West Quiet
This report does not mention the
operations against smyrna, but from
Turkish and other sources 1t IS learned
that the allies are almost as active
there as they are on the GallipOii
peninsula.
There is little or no change in the
situation on either the eastern or
western fronts in Europe. Erhe Aus
trians and Germans claim no further
progress in their offensive in middle
Galicia ana 90 the British military
critics draw the conclusion that the
big battering ram which drove the
Russians eastward and, at some points
crossed the san river, has been
brought to a standstill against the bull
wark of tho Russian reinfOrcements.
stubborn fighting, however, Is still in
progress and it may be many days
before either side can claim definite
result.
New German Forces.
Mention in the German official re-
port Of a cavalry engagement east of
Windau indicates that the Germans
have landed another raiding force on
the coast of Courland to take the
place of the one the Russians drove
back lust when it was reaching the
environs of Mitau. All through this
northern region and as far south as
the east Prussian frontier confused
fighting continues between widely
separted forces which GIBBS and flows
as one side or the other brings rein
fOrccments into the field.
Both British and French claim to
have made headway at La Bassee. but
the Germans declare all attacks have
been repulsed or the fighting contin-
yes Apparently the allies are en-
gagged in strengthening out their
fronts TO conform with the positions
won in recent engagements-a task
t. which the Germans are Offering
stubborn resistance with their numer-
Gus and cleverly placed machine guns.