The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-29
GERMAN ATTACKS
COST 10000 men
REPORTS OF THREE DAYS
FIGHTING IN FLANDERS,
FRANCE AND ALsAcE
BOTH SIDES ARE
HEAVY LOSERS
Germans Claim to Have IDaiesod
Severe Defeat ON Frsaeh al
Craonns.
By Associated Pmss.)

LONDON, Jan. 2e.--Although no big
battles. as battles go In this war, have
been fought of late, there have been
engagements IN all the arenas from
ABiatic Turkey to the English Chan
s 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
z Flanders. France and, AtBace ON the
first three days of the week cost them
10000 men, TO which must be added
the losses suffered In repeated at
tacks on the Russian entfenchments
lin central Poland =
All attacks In the west, the allies
annqs tpcements say. failed except near
Craoffle, where Il is admitted the
French lost 500 men, largely because
OF the collapse or an old quarry.
The Gefnlang, on the other hand, as-
sert that they inflicted severe de-
feat on the French at Craonne and
that they repuised all French attacks
In the Eosges and Upper Alsace, with
heavy losses e 8 IS
While It iB evident these a,taeka and
counter attacks cost both sides heay.
sly. they made no great differences in
- The sTeiatiye positions of the opposing
armies They convey the ifitimatiofi,
however that the Gti mans hy no
means have given up the idea OF de-
llyering q amashing blow ut the allied
WJth the appFoack OF dry wsathef
! ana the cnnsedment hardening of the
Z ground they 16ught mp new te00ps
HEit the INT ten Ion OF getting IN their
blow before tlia q, III en- stlI III ths
8 AnkI French forces psas ready to
meet them iifss far they have,
made; lit te. II ans, headway bnt;; titis
dislnny yed !. are sending still more
troops through Belgium 10 Y pres and
La BaBsee,, where earlier IN the VIM
ter, they attempted to Egealk their way
through to the coast. KNOWING, = al 5
they must, that the AneIo- Fe-enrlt
armies hove been greatly strenghtaheli
since then, they themselves fnass nave
increased their striking power. li..a
The aliies, however. are confident OF
their ability to hold their present
lines and move toward when all pre-
narations are completed. sss
In the east interest centres In tho
Carpath hiaf1s. where tile Austfo- DER
mans have brought up new armies 10.
oppose the Russian iiisasion Of Him.
gary According to announcsments Ia
Vienna they have recaptured some OF
the passes the Russians were holding
In strength 81.
81, While the Russians do, nor relish
giving up any ground gained they de-
clare this is compensated Tor BY the
fact that their aggresaivenees has
compelled the Austfo- Germans Is
postpone the expedition Thy, were
preparing to crush Serbia Russia
hopes With her financial posi ton guar.
anteed by the recent London loan OF.
$26 900, 900, soon wi send her aInyiiIil
) to the Held and form the missing Ink
) between Russia and Serbia
The Turks by bringing up thsir
fifth army corps have resumed tbbs
offensive IN the Gancasiis; but 4 Rus
sian repors says TREY have ti(ferea
another setback Not hing Further hes
. been heard or the Turkish army M
yadihe Egypt itS
The Tifish adJniraitY tonight issued
q torrslt denial Of German reports
that some British ships had been ssisih
u sunday, . North Sea naval battle:
! The admiral ltys adheres to its former
gtatenent Ihat III 5ts III
,elag ged returned safely.
The same departraent also denies 4
story ftcn the United Siatss fhat The
Germgil cruiser Won der Tam was
,s.i.ts. ~ ttS5 = rst1nH DNFFIe CfnlE1T 9ITT-
ylneieIe IN tho South Al tiafltsc siild i've
) Ga ere has been no ga9eusEiits he.
tween heee vessels a y
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