Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-06
Only in Beskid Pass Of
Calpathians Are Aus
trians ON Offensive.
GERMANS PRESSING
OSSOWETZ ATTACK


LONDON. March 5.-C:4J .. ND
Except i'm the central Beskid pass
of the Carpathians, where the fierce
Austrian attacks have moderated
somewhat, The Russians are now On
the offensive along the whole length
Of their extremely long line from the
Baltic sea 90 the Rumanian border.
Apparently they have definitely dis
posed Of the German and Austrian at
tcmpts - oultlank their two extreme
wings and having turned, are making
slow but steady progress westward.
After retiring to the Dniester
river, the Russians again have crossed
into Buokwind aud are officially re-
ported to be- back in Czernowitz.
which military men say is extremely
probable, as they already had cap
tured Sadaglra. q few miles to the
northeast of the capital Further 10
the west they are again in possession
of StauislHu and have crossed the
Luliwo nEer, forward step which in
the opinion Of military experts prob
ably VIII compel the Austrians to
evacuate BuckoWina.
I'm the Eeskid, Tdlholka and Uzs9k
passes the Austro- Germans are In pos
session Of strong positions whence
they are continually attacking the
Russians. while I'm the western passes,
especially the DulSla, the Russians are
on the Hungarian slopes, where the
fighting has degeneratod into trench
warfare The Russians are sending
large reinforcemcnts to this southern
line.
Attacking OSsOWetI.
In northern Poland the Russians
are advancing slowly westward from
1 II Il
are fighting rearguard action. only
at one point is the German attack
being seriously pressed against the
fortress of OssowetZ- Here the Ger
mans can use their railway from Lyck,
and there is good road across the
marshes. but with their armies falling
back ON either. side, they cannot re-
main long, British military experts
say.
10 the south, according TO a Berlin
dispatch, the Germans nave evacu-
ated Myszyniec, which is right on the
east Prussiau border, northwest of
LOmza. While further west. near
Mlawa, they are believed actually to
have CROSSED the border after a de-
feat at Przasnysz. The Russians also
show revived activity IN central Po-
land and have attacked the Germans
'tNol va I''N tAlIA llfbl f0NFfA lAlf W lNtt
southwest Of Warsaw.
I'm the western theatre the Anglo
French armies, like those of their
Russian ally are doing most OF the
attacking, bur lately without appar-
emily making any further progress.
although they claimed to have re-
pulsed German attacks which were
delivered iu an effort to regain lost
ground,
The sinking of the German sub
marine rs. as officially announced
today makes the fourth of these ves-
Sells u be sunk by British warships
since the beginning Of the war, the
others being the U-lj. the U-1S and
enc r1mmed By the destroyed Badger
off the Belgian coast
Prizes Are Claimed.
n - believed that French de-
stroyer also sank one and the cap
tains Of two British merchantmen are
claiming the prizes offered for the first
merchant raDtaiU To account for u
hostile submarine.
The claim Of the captain Of the
steam collier ThorGis In connection
with which the admiralty says he
probably sank submarine, Is being
disputed by the captain Of the steamer
Alstow. who says he previously sank
one.
There is no news tonight Of the
naval operations in the Dardanelles.