Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-28
GERMANS PREPARING TO SET
SEAW0LVES ON AMERICANS
All Submarines Called Home
and Refitted to Assault
Communication Lines.
BAKER ISSUES WARNING
Enemy VIII Strike Blow at
Our Ships in Conjunction
With Drive in West.

WASHINGTON. Jan -war,,,s
'h"t me Germans are propnrlnr for
Nr'at submarine offonsly, apnins, "a.
N"'o''o"n lines OF communication
"''h France, In connection with ~.
Impending Toutonio drive agalnst ,ho
"'s' front. In given by secro,arv
"""er IN his weekly military ro,,a.,
made public tonight by tbo ,a
pnrtment.
"ecently there has been n ,,.
"s''ease In the number OF allied re-
, ships sunk by submarine. M.
usp'shhtlon FOR this ls fn,,n, A.,
r.',,a hwnl or submarines In nr.na
aaron Tor the Ginning tbrns, an pspa
ana sea The review saws. v" '"hu
AS the time draws near u,ha,
s,," uhe enomy will endeavas ~
uno @ decisive blow IN the was, 4,
,"rt T.. ne emphasized that he Will 80,
linn .n' with mere military opera-
ysnbn,arincs Recalled
Dnriffr" the past fo,tnirb, .n.,,x
auohafiHes have been recs,,.s
s ,nn portR to be ratified ana ~.
hi,, powerful submarine offenstva
49, undertaken may be exnec,.a
co,,r, w 1nched against -anr lines y,
terr,'n' "shuoh with France. Ia In.
ntnn,,,he he steady flow OF men IA,
'ooa supplies Tor the allies. ~"o
bnring tho period unds. a
..mswcd activity along the an,,rs
western front Ia noted '"'i'e
ba region bordering the North .s,
se1ara ~ asaln become the scene OF
ostend Bombsrded.
carefully co-ord,,s ~
unoerfaken by Hritish moni,n,.
ooncort with land batteries In ~
mea north OF ypres. ub,ec,.a ~. ny
uarman defenses Of Osten6 sn~ .me
bSrHmna bVrHSu,na country to : severe bc--
ne infantry actien was so....sA.
4, 'nm sector by the British. but ~.
me week the Germans rs..ssJ
snaIp'y and directed a strong ass-~ss
ps"ns' the short sector OF the ,ar~
W" oule area which frinses ~
attaaD .ne vicinity of Nieuport TSlis
sonss. whIcn must be- considSrSd
somethins more than 4 nm ~ s"sS
broke into tho French line, anS s
nrIet period the suemy dstarh,...,.
were able TO hold their rro"rS ~ ~
sdNanced French outposts :" NJ w.
french speedily brought IN 80.
Iorc"s, drove out the er,emvp, n
~, 70 re-estnblish then,ecIvs. ~.
cnm S FORMER positions without arm.
Fenci, FOrr Retreat
In the Italian thenfer ~. 80,
,s"es or the successful French a.ss III,
~ ne rskion OF tho Monte Tomhs
e" weeks ago. is proven by IN. =.
',au OF the enemy IN this ares
me enemy has abandoned an -.
,sna,sg NJ, ". % .rggt OF terrain north on the 0,
sr,, sr,ompa, extending 10 the P,avas
49, austrian lines now rest on ths
monte Spinoncla. w"
~ would appear that the snsmy
hI. ,vr me hmo being abandoned
MS attempt 70 break thru 'this ch.r
mol OF the plain,
Ihe Austrians. while stilt .trons
10 this sector. neyerthetesa no Icnsa.
uuectiy Threaten the key posltions az
vac i'"iisn line. Increasing uyelips.s
or enemy artillery In the Val Iaxarin.
recorded, II is apparent that she
Ahstrians are carrying out thai nlsn.
OF shiftins their center OF attack fur
thef 10 the Wust.
The Val Lagarina offers peeullsr
attraction for an Invasion OF italy n
classic path OF Invaders coming
from the north We expect that.
should the opportunity seem favor.
able the enemy may attempt an oper-
alton In this area.
sRestisencss la Anstrin.
Heports reach Nv Of the increas-
ing restiveness or the aIaV population
OF Austria, moro particularly the
Czechs
The general strike in Vienna. and
other uphsavals turnout the mon
nrchy are assuming serious propor-
tionS and they are no longer 10 be
held as mere internal interest but
VIII Inevitably react on the general
political situation.
In Russia. peace negotiations have
continued with frequent Interrupt
tons
Naval Victory Significant.
IN Palestine the British are ex-
tending their hnes 10 the north, and
during the week advanced further in
the neighborhood OF Durah, on a
frontage OF approximately four miles.
Tho victory OF the British Oyer
the Turkish naval forces of the
Dardanelles must be mentioned, as an
event OF especial military significance
SObseryers coming from CONSTANT
nople very recently. informed us that
M long as Constantinople remained
under the guns OF the former German
cruisers g0ebon and Brcslau the
Turks would neeeSsa r - eoatirrr-
under the domination 0~thg~ G-rr>
mans"