The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-16
WAS MEMBER OF SQUADRON
DEFEATED BY BRITISH
IN DECEMBER
CREW WERE SAVED;
is BADLY INJURED
Announcement That This Com
merce Raider Had Been Sent
TO Bottom Causes Rejoicing
(By Associated Press.)


LONDON, March 15.-"The Dresden
Has Been Sunk"
"'fhe British Are Holding the Ger
mans In Their. Efforts to Re-take
Neuve Chapelle and Epinette."
"Russions Continue in Possession of
Przasnysz."
These headlines attracted the at
tentfon of the English people today
and tonight.
The announcement OF the sinking OF
the German cruiser Dresden came af-
ter nightfall. but the news spread
quickly and brought great rejoicing
that this commerce raider, whose
whereabouts have been ai mystery
since her escape after the Falkland Is
lands engagements in December, had
been sent to the bottom.
The fact that all the Dresdens crew
were saved sets new record for res
cue after an action at sea, and a mar
battle of i've minutes duration prob
ably is another record. Details fur
nished by the admiralty are scant, but
apparently the British ships were not
even hit, for no daH1ge is recorded.
The Dresden was a member of the
German squadron which was defeated
.y the British squadron of the Flax
land Islands in December. She was
only one of the five German warshipa
to escape She was said to have fled
to the westward, but there had been
no definite reports az to her where.
Nehpiits since b a {; ssiiIssae 1haS wass rec
ported unofiiaialiy to have been seen
In the straits OF Magellan. and later
to be hiding in one of the bays on the
Chilean coast.
The Dresden was o sister ship Of
the famous Emden. sunk of Cocos Is
land in the Indian Ocean, by the Aus
tralian cruiser Sydney after an adyen-
tureous career. The sinking of the
Dresden leaves at large on the high
seas. so far as is known, only the
cruiser Karlsruhe, last reported as
operating in the West Indies, and the
auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm.
which still is raiding commerce in the
South Atlantic.
In the region of Przasnrsz, Russian
Poland. the great battle has not yet
been fought, and what fighting there
has been each OF the contenders main
tains is turning in his favor. The
Russians are claiming hard earned
progress along the line; the Germans
just as stoutly assert that the Rus
sian attacks have been repulsed.
In the west, the Germans are not so
optimistic regarding Neuve Chapelle.
as they omit in their official state
ments any mention of the lighting
there. although they have been bring
ing up reinforcements and are fighting
desperately to retake ground from
which they were driven with heavy
losses. There is nc British statement
TO throw light on the present situaa
tion. but the French war Office says
the British have recaptured st. Eloi
and almost all tof the neighboring
trenches.
Meanwhile the Germans are keeping
UP their attacks on the British near
Ypres, the ground made famous last
fall.
It is believed another sanguinary
engagement will be fought near Neuye
Chapelle. The Germans are seeking to
distract the British Ey their activity
around Ypres. and probably the COM
ing battle will necessitate reinforce
ment.
Earl Kitchener, secretary for war,
In the house, today referred optimis-
ticaliy TO the military situation but
complained OF the slowness with
which munitions of war are being
turned out.
Blaming trade nnionis1n, with its
restrictions. for some 3 Of the delay, he
added: -.
Il have heard riirSors that workmen
in some OF the factories have an idea
the war is going so well thst there Is
no necessity Tor them TO work their
hardest can only say that the sup
ply OF war material at tfe present
moment and for the next tA D or three
months Is cauplss nee yefy serious
anxiety. The output OF every round oi
ammunition has q large influence ON
the operations