The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-05
TURKS ATTACK
THE SUEz CANAL
DRIVEN OFF WITH HEAVY
LOSSES AFTER A SHARP
FIGHT
DEADLY STRUGGLE
BEFORE WARSAW
Germans Throw Regiment After
Regiment Against Russian Lines.
Both Claim Progress.
tBy Associatee Press.)


The German admiralty, in declaring
war zone of the waters around
Great Britain and Ireland, including
the whole English Channel after Feb
rnsry is announces that every
enemy merchant ship found In this
war zone Will be destroyed, even IL Il
is not always possible to avoid dan
gers to crew and passengers"
A warning is isaued that neutral
SHIPS In the war zone. also are in
danger and Germany has notified the.
Washington state department that.
American vessels should avoid the
nortii and west coast t-of France.
F. The British foreign office, In o
statements bearing on Germans ac-
stion, intimates that possibly Great
Britain may undertake retaliatory
measures, saying 5 y, ,ss, jl rs
! The apparent intention oe the Ger.
man government to sink merchant
ships by submarines without bringing
them into port or propidipg siccommo-
dalton for their crews and regardless
of the loss of civilian lives has rais-
ed very seriously the question wheth-
er Great Britain shcIld adopt more
STRINGENT measures against German
trade.r
No decision has heen taken ON this,
matter.
In the same statement the British
government announces that should
the American steamer Wilhelmina be.
intercepted 1t will send the cargo of
foodstufs which Is destined for Ger
many into a prize court The vessel
WIN not be molested.
Austria seemingly has met SER
tous reverse, for according to the an
nouncement made by the Austro- Hun
garian war press bureau received by
way of Amsterdam. she has been COM.
PEELED to evacuate the important town
OF Tarnow, owing to the severe bonn
pardment by Russia's heavy artillery.
The Russian and German emperors
Boon will be at the fronts again EN-
peror NichoIas has started and EN-
peror William, who hos been inspect
ing the fleet at Walhelmshaxan, 1t Is
announced, will proceed to the fight? /?
Ing Faes In q day or two, but which
front Is not mentioned.
Members OF, the British hospitaI
ship Asturias, which has just arrived
AT Plymouth, say that the ship was
saved from being struck by Ger
man torpedo of Hayre by her captain
quickly altering the course OF his
ship.
LONDON, Feb. 4.--The Turks at
last have made definite attack on
the Suez Canal, but after sharp fight,
they were driven of with heavy
losses.
After fruitIess attempt Tuesday
N ma "a FIt<...
SCUM, they returned to the attack
carl; carl; yesterday with a force estimate
ed at 10000 and Six batteries or artiI-
iery and essayed to cross on RATS.
The British force threw the invaders
back. taking about 800 prisoners.
A considerable number of the Turks
were Killed and wounded The Brit
!=i; !i; ii;c.:s:stsIiis: lest killed and bs wounded.
Is The attack egas renewed by the
Turks at Ella Kntara, but this met
with no greater success than the other,
attempt, the Turkish losses in Killed.
wcdnded aud prisoners numbering
upRardsAof a hundred
The New Zealand contingent and
presumably the Australians took part
In the battles Compared with the bait
ties in Poland and the Carr .lthians.
this was q mere flash, hut as British
terrtorinls. Australians and New Eea
LADDERS are receiving their baptism
OF fro in Egypt and there is much in-
forest in the attempts OF the Turks
to move q big army across the desert,
the operations In that part OF the
world are attracting good deal OF at
tention In England. 81
Efforts OF German Field Marsbal ynff
ifii.dcnburg 10 check the Russians In
East Prussia and the Carpathians by
compelling theTn 20 reinforce their
center west or Warsaw has brought
q desperate attack Regiment after
regiment, supported by great massen