The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-09
ITALY WAITING
AND WATCHING
ORDERS THAT SOLDIERS BE
RETAINED UNTIL MAY 80
NEXT
LITTLE PROGRESS
ON BATTLE FIELDS
-
Fighting Forces IN Russian Poland,
the Carpathians and East Prus-
sia Still Deadlocked
(By Associated Press,

In none Of the various battlefields
In Europe has any appreciable prog
rcss been made. The official state
ments give no information beyond ref
erences to what are now considered
minor incidents in the great war.
Comparative quiet reigns in France
and Flanders. while the hundreds 1f
thousands constituting the fighting
forces in Russian Poland, the Car
palhians and East Prussia seem to be
still deadlocked In series of des-
perate engagements that has lasted
for weeks past and has resulted In
great losses.
The British parliament has taken
up the matter of army estimates and
has been asked by the British govern
ment to give 1t blank check for army
purposes. 1t Is expected that parlia-
ment will vote u nominal sum under
each OF the 10 groups of expenditures,
and IL II does this, 1t will have voted
supplied without limit for an army of
100000 men to be accounted for
when the war Is over.
Premier Asquith I'm statement be-
fore the house Of commons, ANNOUNCE
ed that the British casualties includ-
: ing killed, wounded and missing up
to February q numbered 100000.
An indication that Italy Is pursuing
{ her policy OF waiting and Watching
is found In royal decree Just issued
which orders that soldiers OF the Sec
ond category, clRsses 500 and
shall be teta me e nasgf the coIs
sors until May 81 next. AS service in
the italian army covers period of
10 years. these tnen should have been
returned TO their homes.ii Second
category recruits ere regarded as be-
1 longing to the permanent army for
the first eight years OF serviee They
then pass to the mobile militia and
afterwards to the territorial militia.
This term of military service is sup
posed to be finished at the age of 80
years. is
From Berlin comes the announce
ment that the naval measures Of Ger
many against British commerce are
in no sense a blockade: that no hos
tile action against neutral shipping is
contemplated. and that Germany's
warships will epdeavor to avoid sink
Ing American or s;eGtrs! ssiiii..ii;ss. ssiii.iis taking
every precaution to that end.
LONDON, Feb. S.-Fsissia's unex-
pected adoption OF the offensive in
Poland. from where the Germans ap-
parently have been withdrawing some
forces both to the north and south,
furnished the most striking feature
of the European war, today d u -
From German sources It Is insisted
that the plans for the capture OF War;
saw still are being pushed. But the
Russians claim several minor sue
cesses at various points and declare
the German attack reached ita climax
several days ago. q
y In France and Flanders the sitla-
.tion Is without change Both sides
are alert for the slightest Indication
of activity on tine part OF their oppo-
nents. The British and French ,iu-
doubtedly are taking advantage Of
every days delay to throw in rein
forcements. ss,ls q IL a 81 81
Army affairs were discussed i'm the
British house OF commons today and
the prime minister made the state
ment that British casualties had from
the beginning OF the war reached q
total OF iG4 900. AZ
This Is an average OF 1000 men
weekly, In killed, wounded and miss-
inn. S Z, 8 Il &C., ,EAl