Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-03
GERMAN LOSSES HEAVY
Counterattacks + all to
Dislodge Allies From
New Foothold.
EASTERN SITUATION MENACE
Russians Steadily Falling Bach
Along 100-Mile Front;
Riga Endangered.

LONDON. Aug. 2.-Whie the
kaiser apparently is so encouraged
over the check given the British Of
feusve in the west that he has tele-
graphed concentrations to the crown
prince. General Haig is perfectly sat
isfied with the success of his endeavor
to date.
He is more than satisfied. for he
has accomplished practically every
thing he had planned. with losses in
men only a fraction of what has been
inflicted upon the enemy The for
ward movement of the allies in the
battle now In progress. regarded as
the greatest ever fought, is to be made
methodically and what might be
termed slowly in order to conserve
the lives of the men and make sure
that there are no slips.
No Useless Sacrifice.
There will be no useless sacrifice
of men in this campaign as has char
acteriZed the German and Russian Of
fensives. General Haig. realizing that
he has more guns and better guns
than his opponent. IL content to drive
back the invaders by artillery. saving
his men for final dash to clean out
and occupy the trenches made unten-
able by the artillery fire. And in the
meantime the Germans are suffering
heavy losses by counterattacks which
are availing nothing.
While the rain and the mOrass have
continued to hold the entente allied
forces In leash, preventing q resump-
ton OF the great offensive of Tues
day, they have not been effective In
, preventing the Germans from making
counterattacks with large forces Of
men against several newly won Sec
tors OF the front held by the British
and French troops nor In bringing
about cessation OF the violent artil-
lery duels along the entire line.
German LOSSES Heavy.
Crown Prince Rupprecht evidently
considers the British gain northeast
OF Ypres the most important made In
Tuesdays battle. for upon this terri
tory he has concentrated the strong
est Of his counter offensive operations
in an attempt to regain the lost
ground. His efforts however, have
gone to nausht, the British artillery
and infantry fire raking the advanc-
Ing forces mercilessly, putting an end
to the attacks and adding materially
to the already heavy casualties the
Germans have suffered.
Altho the Teutonic allies are stin
advancing against the Russians In
east Galicla, Bukowina and along the
Moldavia frontier. the allied offensive
on the western front apparently is on
the nerves of the German emperor.
whose troops before have had to face,
and with great losses, OF men and ter
rain. gigantic attacks by the British
and French. covered by countless
pieces of modern artillery of all calf
bres and ranges.
War Council Called.
1t Is assumed that a war council
of the high military and naval leaders
in Germany, called by Emperor Will
liam to meet in Brussels. had as It's
objective an analyt!oal survey OF the
offensive, which, III IL Is carried out
as planned by the allies would prove
a menace to the German holdings In
Belgium and especially alon that
coast.
Wednesday was the date set for tho
conference. which was to have been
attended by Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg chief OF the imperial gen.
eral staff; Crown Prince Rupprecht OF
Bavaria. in command In Flanders;
the German crown prince and others.
including Vice Admiral Won Capelle,
minister OF the navy. whose naval
bases on the North sea would be af-
fected by a success to the entente al
IleO arms. AS yet, however, nOlnlng
has come thru to indicate the trend
of the discussion or concerning any
decision to counter the allied plans
arrived at.
Eastern situation Grave.
Daily the situation of the Russians
on the eastern front grows increasing
ly acute. Across the ZbrocZ river in
Russia, to the south between the
Dniester ana the Pruth rivers. in Bu-
kowina and in the Carpathian region
bordering Rumania, the Russians
everywhere are steadily falling back.
SO far have the operations OF tho Teu-
tonic allies been advanced in Buko-
wilma that seemingly the little Aus
trian crown land soon again will be
returned TO the Austrians. Numerous
additional towns and vantage points
along the front have been captured
by the Teutons. Berlin asserts that
from the Pruth to the eastern foot
hills Of the kelemen mountains, a dis
tance of approximately n hundred
miles, the Russians are steadily glv-
ing ground.
Advces reaching Petrograd from
the front are to the effect that retro
grade movement by the Russians is
being carried out fifteen miles south
east OF Riga. the important Russian
port and naval base on the Baltic.
Here the Germans have occupied the
Ukskull bridgehead. which the RUS
slams previously had evacuated.