The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-29
REPORTS OF THREE DAYS
FIGHTING IN FLANDERS
FRANCE AND ALSACE
BOTH SIDES ARE
HEAVY LOSERS
Germans Claim to Have Inflicted
Severe Defeat on French at
Craonne.
(By Associated Preas.)'

(By Associated Preas)'
LONDON. Jan. 28.-Although no big
battles, as battles go in this war, have
been fought of late, there have been
engagements in all the arenas from
Asiatic Turkey to the English Chan
mel In which the losses in men and
material probably have been greater
In the aggregate than in many Of the
battles Of history.
According to French reports, Ger
man attacks against the allied lines In
Flanders, France and Alsace on the
first three days of the week cost them
10000 men, to which must be added
the Losses BuifeEea IL repeated at
tacks OH the Russian entrenchments
In central Poland.
annnnnc cainenfs say. failed except near
Craopne., where 1t is admitted the
French lost 800 men, largely because
OF the collapse Of an old quarry.
The Germans. on the other hand, as
sert that they inflicted q severe de-
feat on tho French at Craonne and
that they repulsed ali French attacks
fnEthe' Vosges and Upper Alsace. with
heavy losses. tai
While It is evident these attacta and
counter attacks cost both sides ileay-
Uy. they made no great differenece in
the relative positions Of the opposing
armies. They convey the intimation,
however. that the Germans by, NO
means have given, up the idea of, de-
lfvering Q smashing blow at the allied
armisES
With the approach OF dry weather
and the consequent hardening OF the
ground they brought up. new troops
]. With. the intention Of getting in their
blow before the full strength Of thu
Anglo-French forces was ready, y to
meet them. Thus far they have
made littles ffeany, headway but, un.
diBmayed,' are sending still more
troops through Belgium to Ypres and
La Bassee, where earlier in the win
ter. they attempted to break their way
through to the coast. Knowing as
they must, th.t the An@'a-F-nnrh
armies have been greatly strengthened
since then, they themselves Mast nave
increased their striking power.
The allies, however, are confident OF
their ability to hold their present
lines and move forward when oil pre-
parations are completed.
In the east interest centres In the
Carpathiaps. where the Austro-Ger-
mans have brought up new armies. to
oppose the Russian. invasion OF Hun
gary. According to announcements In
Vienna they have recaptured some OF
the passes the Russians We're. holding
IN. strength.
While the Russians do not relisf,
giving up any ground gained they de-
clare this Is compensated for by the
fact that their aggressiveness !. has
compelled the Austro- Germans to
postpone the expedition. tfi,y were
preparing to crush Serbia. Russia
hopes with her financial position guar
anteed by the recent London loan Of
$2b,000. 900, soon will send her amy, in
~ the field and form the missing link
between Russia and Serbia. -: q =
The Turks. by bringing up their
nfth army corps. have resumed the
OFFENSIVE In the Caucasus, but RUS
Sian report says they have suffered
\ another setback, Nothing further has
been heard Of the Turkish, army in
yading Egypt s a: :; 3 ~ \ S.
The British admiralty tonight Issued
q formal denial OF German ! : reports
that some British ships had been sunk
In Sundays North Sea naval battle.
The admiralty adheres to .its( former
statement that all the British vessels
engaged returned safely. \ IS;
The same department also denies a
story from the United States that the
German cruiser Won der Tanr, was
sunk by he British battle crpfger in-
vthcihle In the South Atlantic and saws
there has. been no ENGAGEMENTS be-
tween these vessels. q 2. s;s J. l !
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