Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-21
Unsuspected Attack Too
Much for Weakened
Troops Of Kaiser.
MANIFESTO is ISSUED


Pl1TROGRAD, oct 1g. Nm Lon
don, 5:4O p. m) Russian cavalry
charging the Germans at rodghcrc-
yitch, west Of RafalovSa. i'm the re-
cent fighting, broke through their
ines OF defenses and oyorrodc the
trenches. lniucing heavy losses and
seriously interfering with the evident
plans OF the Germans to dig i'm along
the Styr river for winter quarters.
Along the front OF the Styr ana
StookhOd rivers the Germans appar-
entity have rcuounccd their offensive.
Reports received from prisoners
taken in this region say that the
trenches are manned by worn out
troops from the Dyinsk-liiga front
who have been sent suuthNard to
recuperate These men, the prisoners
assert were surprised by the i'm
prtuous rush of the Russian cavalry
and broke from their positions ana
flomdered through the marshes,
moro than a thousand of them fan
ing into the hands Of the Russians.
Line Further Weakened.
The capture simultaneously Of
Noyo Seli, where another huge bag
Of prisoners ana munitions was
taken, is considered TO have farther
weakened the German line and To
threaten their position from the Prl-
pet to the Niemeu. There is cNi-
dcnce Of continued removal ul
troops from this district to the
northern theater in the vicinity OF
Dvinsk and Riga.
The Dyinsk region has been COM
parativay calm since the heavy bat
lies of two days ago, but the Germans
are strengthening their lines there
preparing for farther assaults. II Is
estimated that the Germans are EN-
ploying six corps in their operations
against Riga, but that they are sun
two days march from the city, Ihe
military authorities are stlll uuue-
termined whether the maneuNeI theiG
comprehends a serious effort toward
Riga or is masking an effort to lIahN
the Dvinsk position,
A German officer prisoner at NHdI-
torysk saws that the past three weeks
or uninterrupted fighting at DNlnsN
has been a terrible strain on the GER
man army and that thousands OF
mon nervous wrecks, have been sent
! southWard The officer is reported TO
/ have declared also that the Germans
| had no men to spare to carry lhtIr
| sick and wounded to the rear.
| The Russian aerial service has been
greatly improved.
Imperial Manifesto.
The following imperial manifesto
has been issued.
eve hereby make known TO all our
loyal subjects that the treason OF
/ Bulgaria to the Slav cause, prepared
/ with perfidy since the beginning oi
| the war has now. although 1T seemed
| impossblc, become an accomplishing
fact. bulgarian troops have aitacErd
our loyal ally Serbia already bleed
ing i'm the struggle against a stronger
/ enemy
"Russla and the great powers, our
allies, tried to dissuadc the govern
mcnt Of Ferdinand of Coburg from
| taking this fatal step. The reaIiza-
| ton of the ancient aspirations of tine
/ Rulgar people regarding the aun"Na-
| ton Of Macedonia was assured 10y
! Bulgaria by other means in conform
| ity with Slav interests, but under
hand methods prompted by the Ger
mans and fratricidal hatred Of the
! Serbians triumphcd.
/ bulgaria. our CO-religionist llhcI-
/ ated but a short time ago from inc
! Turkish yoke by the fratcrnal love OF
/ the Russian people openly took sides
/ with the enemies Of the Christian
! faith. SlaNism and Russia.
| "The Russian people regard with
/ sorrow the treason of l}ulharlu when
was so near to 1T until these last ie"
davs and with bleeding heart IT draws
its sword against her leaving the fate
of the bctrayer Of the Slav cause to
/ the Just punishment Cf God