The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-17
GREAT BRITAIN PREPARING
&. RETALIATING MEASURES
ltooNnNurp rRoM FACE ONE,

nave asked Great Britain not to make
free use of neutral flags. Similar
representations arc expected to be
made to the two countries tomorrow
in joint note by Norway. Sweden
and Denmark.
On the battlefields OF Europe mill
tary movements of the first impor-
tancc are taking place, especially in
the east. The German offensive.
strongly supported t.y fresh troops. is
being pushed with great vigor both
along the East Prussian frontier and
In Poland north OF the lower Vistula.
The Russians have evacuated East
Prussia except for small area near
Lycky,and also are apparently falling
back In North Poland, for the Ger
mansi today announced the occupation
Irof Flock and Bielsk, which the Rus
slams recaptured from them q short
Iatima ago. f5i 4ilsyBgc ,antdyE.i
ldtSWhile the Germans seem fto4haye In
| ficted heavy losses. on the retiring
Russian armies, fnifitarymmen sghere
and thes snewspaper:icorres
| sPotrograd continue to refer to the
| lIascovitei movement as q ,strategical
I.etirement to the, fortified line along
the NiemCn River which runs; through
Kovno, Grodno and Lomza and thence
southwest to the fortress Of Npyoe
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Heavy fighting continueDcin lac Gar
pathians and Bukowina.- In Bnkowina
the Russians also are, falling back.
but they continue to hold the Car
pathians passes farther, west aud are
offering stubborn resistance to the
Austro German offensive In athat-reg-
ion. Here the armies are fighting. In
deep snow, and both sides are suffer-
ing severely.
Tho large number of troops the Ger
observers here believe, will prevent
for some time any attempt by the
Germans To break the western dead
lock.
Although there has been no events
Of outstanding Importance :. ON this
front along official report OF the Brit
ish operations from November to the
beginning OF February, issued today,
shows that there 'is more or less gac-
tivity there. The report says there
has been lot of trench fighting In
which the Indians and British terri
torials have distinguished themselves.
General Frerch. IN the, rep3rt, pays
high tribute to The Indians, Hai Gays
the territorials havo far more than
justified the most sanguinc hopes en-
tertained of their yaluo in tho field.
The report adds that reinforceine neats
are arriving regularly.
The first of tile promised ti-weekly
reports of the. doings of the British
army in France aiso Was ISSUED today!
It claims that progress has been made
In the region of La Bassee, where
the Germans are said to have suffer-
ed severe losses, and that the Brit
isb artillery has shown marked SUI
peTiority over that OF the Germans.
There was no further news today
Of the new German offensive In
Alsace or the, French offensive In tho
vicinity OF ST. ,j.Siel,
Tho Pelntiens between Greece and
Turkey apparently ere sseesc.es:..ag more
Estrained. Although Turkey has offer
cd repsration for, the insult TO tEe
Greek military attache at Constnfi-
nopie. Il sis reported that the Greek
minister has left the legation In
charge OF secretary Tho Turkish
minister also has left Athens. This is
believed In sonie quarters to be the
first step I'm the rupture OF diplomats
relations betweGa Greece and Turkey,
which are said also to have been af-
fected BY the Albanian invasion Of
Serbia. & 81 < ~
The British Dasiiaraent t6nidtrow
viii debate the motion OF the labor
party calling on the government to
tix maximum food prices-