The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-03
FIVE HUNDRED
SEVENTy-N|NE
MEN Persisted
Oh the Crew of $50 Men
Aboard the British Bat
tleship Formidable
Only POI Were
Saved.
LITTLE HOPE OF
MORE
Land Fighting in the East and West
Has Brought About No Ma
terial Change in the
Situation.
LITTLE HOPE OF
MORE SURVIVORS
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LONDON, Jan. 2.-AnOther 30 men
from the British %battleship Formula
bic, lost in the English Channel Fri
day, have reached safety after riding
ont a fierce gale for upwards of 20
hours in an open cutter. This makes
Il total of POI survivors out of n crew
OF $50.
The latest survivors landed at
LyneARegis. on the Dorsetshire
coast, late last night. All were in a
s,ate of exhaustion after their terri
BILE experience. They declare there is
little hope, OF any further survivors,
as the tremendous sea running would
make 1t impossible for men to live
long enough to be picked UP by pass
ing vessels, while many OF those
clinging to the wreckage undoubted-
ly were killed when the second ex-
plosion occurred. -.
The admiralty has not issued any
statement in reference. to the. cause
VI the disaster or where 1t occurred.
The land fighting, which is sporadic
in tie west, but more continual in the
east, has brought about no material
change In the situation, Artillery is
playing the biggest part along the
western front, although at points
there has been close range fighting,
The Germans deny French reports
that they have been driven out CT
part of the village of Steinbach. up
per Alsace, which has been the scene
Of sanguinary fighting for n week
past.
There have been engagements on the
rivers Bzura and Rawka, in Poland,
but seemingly the Germans are no
nearer Warsaw than they were a
week ago.. They have commenced Of
fensive operations in the direction Of
kielct. one VI the larger towns Of
southern Poland. which doubtless has
for it's. object the holding up of the
Russian advance through Galicia or
Cracow.
IAN attempted German advance from
Mawa. in an effort to divert the
Russian threat TO outflunk the Tell
Vistnla. northwest of Warsaw has
been checked, by the Russians.
According 10 Petrograd reports,
the "Pussians continue to sweep the
:Austfians westward along the south
ern Galician railway toward Grybow
and. Neusando and out of the north
ern foothills OF the Carpathians.' Tho
MGscovites also are credited with
having organized n new campaign
against Hungary. advancing in four
columns ACROSS the mountains. This,
It Is said. will not be like previous
raids, but will DO a regular invasion.
Further east, the Russians are
marching cross. Bukowina, not far
north of the lithuanian frontier. to-
ward Pennsylvania. 1t is considered
likely Rumanian action will be has
tened by this atep. On the Caucasian
front, where Field Marshal Won Der
Goitz Is 10 stake command; the Turks
have assumed the a%ffens.=e ard c-:ss
ed the Russian frontier at three
points. Heavy fighting is reported.
By request OF King .Georea tomor-
row will be observed Fas q day of In
tefeession. md special PRAYERS for
the success OF the Allies arms will
be offered In every church and chapel
anu s.issiof- th1
Kingdom.
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