Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-22
In Flanders and France the
Struggle for Trenches
Continues.
FIGHTING FIERCE
IN VOSGES REGION
Russians Resume Offensive
Operations Against
Town of MlaWa.

LONDON. Jan. 21.-G1:25 p. M
The battle for the trenches in
Flanders and France continues al
most without cessation from the sea
TO the Swiss border. In the mud of
Flanders. the floods of the Aisne val
lev and the SHOWS of the Argonne
and the Vosges, the soldiers of Ger
many and the allied nations keep up
4 continual fight,
According to a long official report
Of the fighting during the past two
months, issued by the French war
staff today, this method of siege oper-
stions largely has favored the allies
who while they have gained ground
on almost every part or the 'front.'
have been forced to give way IN only
one region-that of scissors.
They are being put to test now,
ever similar to that which obiigeu
them to retire from north OF the
Aisne near scissors, because the
Germans. realizing the danger to their
communications with Metz as re-
suit OF the French advance near
Pont-a- Mousson. have sent reinforce
ments there and have begun battle
for the positions they losV uuii"s ''N
past week
The Germans apparently have re-
Gained a portion of them and fisht-
ING for the remainder is now IN prog
ress. ,,.. ,,oor
At other points, particularly near
81 Nlihiel and in Alsace, there nave
been infantry engagements, nut on
the whole, the artillery continues 10
be the busiest arm.
Russ Resume Offensive.
Tho Russians have renewed their
asforstye operations against Mlawa,
t,u,r which has changed hands OF
Ton since the commencement OF the
war. and It appears they again WIN
attempt to envelop the German FORCES
which are holding the line of the Ma
zurian lakes and avenge themselves
for the defeat at Tannenburs, cd
~, Tho rest of the Polish front ana
,n C,alicia the Austro German attacks
orc Incoming intermittent, according
10 the Russian report, when Is gen
orally brief when big events are nap
|ncoinc. The Russians continue 10
make Drogress against the Austrian
|ontnosts I'm the mountains between
Rukowina and Transylvania,
The Germans explain the acton Oh
their airships in dropping bombs % on
towns and villages in Norioik' Eh-
GLAND by saying that they hau peeh
fired on. bIlllsu az htN'''
nave been busy in Belgium ana ac-
cording to report from Holland
have Ventured as far as Essen ltheli,
ish Prussia, where they destroyeu
buildings -
Holland has asked Germany Tor an
eynlanation OF the report that the
German airships on their way TO I'm
Gland passed over Dutch territory
Archdukc Visits Kaiser.
Archdulle Charles Francis, heir TO
the Austrian throne, has arrived at
German headquarters on visit to the
emperor and Baron stephen Burlah'
the new premier.
The Austro- Hungarian minister OF
foreign affairs Is due there In rev
days. II Is expected the conference
of the Germanic allies Will decide
whether the Austro-Germans VIII go
ON with the expedition for the SUD
lection of Servia or turn their atten-
ZION To- the Russian armies. which are
invading Hungary from the north ana
east. r.
with all her other occupations, En-
Gland has found force to deal with
the "mad" mullah who has been STIR.
ring an the tribes In Somaliland ana
attacking those friendly to Great
Britain. The mullah's adherents have
been defeated and scattered.