The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-03-23
sALLiEs UNDAUNTED BY THE
B Z LOSS OF BATTLE
SHIPS
TtKRS EXPRESS
CONFIDENCE
No Anpartant Operations Along
tie Eastern and Western
~ Fronts
NBy Asso,tn.aa rrss.l


+ .L0Hbs>N. March 20 .undauntcd
,by thosk = Of the hattlcships Douvet.
OccarS aGi irresistible. the Allies are
fpl.nc.s, I'm with their attempt To force
the ~. danelles. confident Of succdss.
- Tho FurHa however, express con
fidcuce that the forts aud the Ipinc.;
in lnc STRAIT Will be able 10 keep out
silir Allies 9hips.
/, The I1re,ch ,battlcship Henri " and
tic British baltleships Queen and I'm
irlacabIef farc on their way cast 10
replace khs slips sunk by The mines
and :thpse.hhirs which were damager
,wefeH;i H;inder;o;ug rerairs on the spot,
This. within a few days at the latest,
tho flect \, III he as formidable as
.cSer. white, l.n i.saian BlnulS Sea
suuailroniIs hciicrcdSto be .ready tC
cooperat63
;5s Except in he case of the Dohvet, of
WHOSE crew. only q! were saved. cas-
5dal.ics .tffe;'d in the boInbardment
Of Thursday are .aid 10 be light. Tic
British adnliTaity tonight published
tie loss; anong The officers on the 4
,IrreslEt Rni., ,a,tl.ougl. The ship was
sunk Az & stlit crew had to be trans
ifereh uEderSa hot fire. the list con-!
staius She nnLcs of only .feur officers
tkflicd an,tsoAa ;eyerely wounded.
go sses-rr t,EtStitr ficet 'rsentered the
STRAITS NtsterlAy~ bnt owing to ,nn7;
sfay6raGlr Weu;.cP The bombardmtnt OF
stherddy bsforc wns'rlot repeated. and
Spronbly tlie8cnly object OF the war
ships ius TO prevent the Turks froM
TepairinG the.aa,nagc already done.
Thc a,i!aira,ty states that. steps are
being tal.en T. deal with the mines,
but cSnc-l;s. warn The public that SO
long as he Turks have mines to set
free i, the slrong current, which
rushes: through the atra.t5, .t.iV ships,i
VIII be oxoost' 10 that danger The
direction Of tn currents, OF. course,
aia; known. but with a big fleet;opera-
ling, ssuineEof lie ships must enter
sthesnsea lhhs sn.i:.rl and. lying .aeross
tile tstfGiisEtp Iirc broadsfdes, offer
"a largo get 10 floating explosives.
s Tila3tn tcniions as to the.landing OF a
force ssare Dose guarded ,;sbut it is |
known ssth;,tSan army OF considerable
size Isl sfeady SO attack the Turkish
forces alorg thc parGanciles When
the admiras al, ise that the moment |
Il Aithoag lisfighlingkof more or less
intepsitE isEialways inaprogressg along ',
the; eIstsrn h1l western fronts, there
have lbesn n6s important operations
In thetias fhw days. S. r.. n
The GcTuians claim small sue I
icesses aga list Shc British near st.
Efois and EagAns, the French at tjNotre
J Iezsii 5sFIe 6ftttr north OF Arras,andl
10 HAVE srepnlsel several French att
taoks in fhahlphgne. .the.ArgoBne for,
est and ihc Noses. Bus the French
issued 2satoday .aaySj
nothing OF Sufficient importance TO re-i
port has IA bhcned. \. .l,s
sS3 Ia North Polhnd. there have been
several affaifs Sni the outposts. butf
neither sarni% apparently is ttenpt-
ing auYg3.arse Operations while the. /
ground ehnains3soft, unless tho rus
sian luoyDn, e1t turns out To- be more /
inportaat 4 iiAn.it at presep pears
10 DE, patsle y%as ga yiiry rnid ~ ssI
8 ''.. 81 fhns,. il, Is said have been, I
: liiifOfped sHnfowinat aud they, re-
port tSay hsik r piiiaed Isussian at
60 taare and in the Earpath ians,
aithongnadn the latter region it has
genGfat ain derst cd that ii, wi. tlit. 4
Aus rlansf fan q Germans who were act
Ing p.ia the o nlns sjyc. t 800 , ) y iss.
entrsli 81 tanisrs jim, European wa
tars .are lia ing, rather an unGonI-s1
fofqalIIa siinc ss1sh British lave seizs
ed and are lrsl, ip;; several /, Including
the iaI5iaas. {Whicl are sps sla aeted uf i
having con frinant for Germany.;;Th The. |,
gsIsniafl s, lie S;ldcs. ieizins two Scan :
m ;os e tNaint r ih The BATHS iiayel
itst hes Dutch steamer zRaIt~sf
& with oggs for En- gland,
ii :asAf ii se Il g "a
Y3lana has formal Ty 81 prot ls,l stod
IStGai Sritkiu shntI t'ranGe 81 gain Stt t!seii