The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-14
BRITISH INDIANS
MAKE ADVANCE
COMPARTMENT OF ALLIES
ARTILLERY MOST TER
RIFIC OF WHOLE WAR
HEAVY FIGHTING
in CARPATHIANS
Fog interiors With Operations of
Allied Fleets Against the
DardaneiIes

LONDON, March 13-Brit,fh sue
cesses of the last few days were due
to their artillery, which apparently
is superior to that OF the Germans,
according TO the story OF the british
eyewitness" issued tonight. The Brit
ish guns. including heavy howitzers.
opened the way for an advance by the
British Indian troops. which carried
them to and beyond the village of
Neuve Chapelle. while airmen. by
dropping bombs on the railways, pre-
vented the Germans from bringing
lip reinforcements.
The artillery fire is described as
the fiercest that has yet been heard in
the war. and confirms what hereto
fore had officially been rumored-
that the British and French have
brought up since The battle of Ypres.
an enormous number Of guns OF all
calibres. The German trenches on
which the artillery IRE was directed
are completely wrecked, so that ex-
cept in one or two places, which had
virtually been converted into fort
resses, the infantry were able to adj
vance without much difficrlty.
The success has greatly heartenel'
the British troops, who have spent the
winter in the trenches, and gives them
hope that when the greet general
movement is decided tpoii- they viii
be able to carry all before them.
The Germans, according to reports
already are sending large numbers OF
troops TO Flanders in the belief that
general of./nsive by the allies has
been begun.
The impression here. however, is
that the British thrust was only part
OF the allied strategy, which aims at
keeping the Germans busy in both
fronts. thus preventing them from
concentrating at any one point.
Concurrently the French continue
their offensive in Champagne and the
Vosges and are strengthening the
ground which they have won in re-
cent battles.
In the east the German offensive
against Przasnysz is not developing
as fast as anticipated. The Russians
are Offering stubborn ssistance to
their advance along parallel roads.
and, owing to inability of the Germans
to entrench in the frozen ground,
have, according to the Petrograd re-
ports. thus far had the advantage in
the preliminary fighting. In fact. the
Germans are said to have withdrawn
their front to the north of Przasnysz
Heavy fighting is in progress I'm the
Cerpathians; despite snowstorms and
deep drifts.
Heavy fog has intereferred with OPP
crations OF the allied fleets against
the Dardanelles, but the ships have
kept p the bombardment OF the forts
at Bulair, through which reinforce
ments. provisions and ammunition for
the Notifications in the straits must
pass. They also prevented the Turks
from strengthening the forts at the
entrance TO the straits and before
Smyrna. which had previously beeu
destroyed or damaged. >
The British admiralty announced
tonight that of SS British vessels sunk
or captured by hostile action from the
beginning OF the war until March 10,
% were Victims of submarines. Since
March 10, seven British steamers have
been torpedoed. but three were not
sank. The number of ships lost is
considered small in view of the num-
ber passing to and from British ports.
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