The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-12-23
HEAVY FIGHTING
WITH NO RESULT
ALLIES OFFENSIVE in
FRANCE AND BEL C IS
BEING PRESSED -
PROGRESS OF
ALLIES SLOW
Fighting in Flan3els and NaseA.
eTn FraHee Goes Sseadag -
Withcus A~bateE4sues
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The French prefAier. Reno Ytyiapt
at the reopening Sf the French par.
lament at Paris today reiterated IN
behalf OF the government the aeclara-
ton OF France's policy with refer
snoe 10 tho European war.
There Is at this time but one
single policy" he said. 20 combat
without mercy until dtich time % NO
accomplish the definite ifberAtfon OF
Europe by O. victory ihsurinE peace"
The premier alluded jtagthe ffeafy
OF September 4. last, In which the
British, French and Russian govern
ments engaged not TO conclude peaca
separately and not to demand eondi-
tons of peace without previous agree.
ment among the. Allies and declared:
France, actiieSs in accord with her
allies, will not sheath, the sword un-
I'll a has taken vengeance for OUT
ragged right; until she has united for
all time to the French FatherIand ne
provinces ravished from her by force:
restored herioo Belgium 20 the full.
ness OF her material life and her poif-
Teal independence, and until Prus.
sian militariam has been cfushed. to-
the end that It VIII be possible ,to
reconstruct on q basis OF Justice a
europe finally ~regqneratsd.a
AS fcr weeks past the lRhttnk IN
FLANDERS and the north Of Hrance
goes on without abatement.
trenches are lost aud won and re-
ports from the Allies mention snail
gains ct various points. while from
German headquarters come sffnifar
announcements Gf German gainsI F5m.
peror William is at the western 'front.'
and his presence there is taken To in.
dictate the Importance he attaches I'd
the general movement OF the Allies
to drive the Germans ont.
LONDON. Dec. 22.--Heayyl firht,np
Is taking place ~ both eastern ana
western fronts but without produeibr
any material change In the positions
OF the opposing armies.
In France and Belgium the Aliiea,
offensive is being pressed4ant white
some ground has been En,ned at
widely separated pnints, 6ghsf aftacIs
nave beer repulsed By the Germans
from their strongly eatrenchAV y1osi.
lions. In the northern aefenn AVE ar
ttllery and warships yestetdav tnnk
up b battle, giving tue efnfaia ,ry, a
rest D lower dossn the line end from
the Ofss to the Meuse fierce frl,finr
tool place In many districts.
While the progress Of tho Allies "A
extremely slow. military experts here
and In France believe tho esins vhtch
tne general stan has repSff66 are dtg-
tureing the German ayStetA % forfiG-
csttons at vital points ana II,I. ff
successfully continued, cointeN 8 Re.
pseeent lines.
In the east moss OF the aernsna
north OF the vistnia havs rcisre5
across the east Pruesian Yfonties ~
fore the onrush Of the Ruahian fnrcea.
but south Of that river, betNSsn IN
Bsore and the Piiica, the QkfrRan cSns
dnue their advance and assnonnce to
night that In O fsrce hattib they have
crossed branches Of the Hktra snd
RaWks rivers ut many place. fyhis
should bring the main arzhIaz ni1sa
together and q few dsyU ,silt fsiI
whether the German odyshse a 81
be definitely checked or whefher rs
Germans again are to threaten war.
Fighting aalso cont.ntos IA Galicia.
u mere, es along the East ptussien
frontier, the Runsians seem TO 49,
held back the Austro-Gsfs1na fdroSs.
Lhe Germans. who are SxtrenaaIr
strong along the whole eastefn froT.
tier already are reported TO BE- MOS.
Ing troops back to the west Ia ;nee4
the Allies offensive but &c "a NOT cnr.
sidered likely this increment vriIY
reach large proportions until knine
decisive result has 5s5la affafned s}s
the contest against the Rtnslana.
. The Turks, like their aiifss. ara n.
ing attacked on two sites, the Pm.
slams claim TO have inflfctedsa :
defeat on them In the district q van.
while the allied fleets have been boms
harding Kilid Bahr, I'm the nardanai.
les, and q French destroyer fsss shs:s-
ed their troops on tho hsainiand. ons
posite the island OF Tenedos.
The first real view soe the extent nf
the, South African rebellion "A efven
by the minister OF spStice, who avs
that 1000 rebels are fin prison andS
that 1900 have been cent Il shcir
homes on parole. There are stiii 4
few roaming shout the country .bnf
they are without leaders and are sur
rendering upon tile appearances 3 Z
Union roldlera.