Arizona republican., 1915-05-05
RUSSIA SECURES
 PARTIAL REVENGE
Take Toll for Western Galicia Defeat by Badly Beating the Turkish Troops Who Had Invaded Persian Territory
ASSOCIATED PRESS p1sPArcHl

ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCHl BERLIN. May 4.-"On Monday a German naval airship had an en- gagement with several British sub marines in the North Sea" says an official communication tonight. "Sev . eral bombs were dropped from the airship. one of them hitting and sinking one of the submarines. The airship was bombarded by guns from the submarines without being his; IL returned safely
 Russians Have Revenge
 LONDON. May 5.-The Russians had at least partial revenge for the defeat inflicted upon them in west ern Galicia by the Austrians and Germans by badly beating the Turks who invaded Persia The defeat took place in a three days battle near the frontier and Petrograd reports the Russians inflicted heavy losses on the Ottomans.
 If the success of the Muscovites had been followed up, military ob- servers declare tha. Persia now should be free of her uninVited guests This battle, however, was a small affair compared with that Germany and Austria claim they have done to the Russians in Calicia. Their reports tonight states that some 30,00O Rus sians were captured and a. large num- Der Of guns taken.
 Rumors concerning the operations in the Dardanelles were confirmed tonight when the British war office and admiralty issued reports stating after beating off Turkish attacks. the allied forces have taken the offensive on the Gallipoli peninsula and are now advancing into the interior The Turks continue to report the defes. of landing parties and damage donL to the allied warships.
 The allied warships are keeping up a lively bOmba rdment of Turkish forts. both in the Dardanelles straits and at smyrna. In their reports of successes Tn Galicia against the Rus sians. Austria and Germany make no mention of anytowns, such as Cor lice and TarnOw. which were close to the front, being captured, which leads the British military critics to the conclusion that while the Germanic allies won important local successes. they have not driven the Russians very far back. Should they succeed l in doing this, however. it is asserted general retreat of the Russians would be imperative and that the whole CaTpathian offensive on which | the Muscovites have spent so much | time and so many lives would be | completely nullified-
 The Russian side of the story is anxiousIy awaited for a big success | in the east. it is believed here. would | mean the immediate commencement l of operations on a large scale in the west. for which the Germ9ns are al ready making preparations. in Bel Eium thus far the fighting has been confined to the Ypres region, where ] the Germans claim to have captured ! some villages which the British say they evacuated in the process of re- adjusting their line. The Germans say they made further progress with the raid into the Baltic provinces Of Russia, and that they defeated the Russians there. as well as along the east Prussian frontier. German sub marines sunk the steamer Minterne and two trawlers.
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 ABERDENN. May 4.-Seven mem bers of the crew of the trawler Cruiser of whom four were wounded by shell fire Of German suolnarlhe were landed there by a collier They say the Cruiser was approaching the Aberdenn harbor. laden with fish, " when the submarine appeared and opened fire. One shell struck the trawler's bridge. instantly killing four men. The other four of the l remaining seven were wounded while rowing away in an open boat.