The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-01-23

FAhiS, an. z2.--Fhere was given
out yesterday afternoon an official
statement under the caption of THE
War From November 15 to January
10" reading as follows:
Since the 18th OF November, I'm
other words since the conclusion OF
the battle OF Ypres and up to the
complete resumption of the great
/ German Offensive movement against
our left wing, the war has taken the
character OF q siege In such war
rare 1t gcnerauy IS expected that the
advantages OBJ l,l'ed by one side or the
other virtually Offset each other. But
In this case 1t can be said that with
one exception we alone have gained
ground. With this one exception the
Germans everywhere have gone back.
The following recital If points
gained makes Impossible to, get an
Idea Of the progreas ON either side:s
By she Gerinaus:i Destruction of
the market, OF the cathedral, and OF
the hospital of Ypres: destruction of
the town OF Nieuport and OF the Nieu-
port baths. and OF the bombardment- OF
ArmeHtieres, Bethune and Arras.
Bombardment OF Sonpir and Of Sois-
sons; recapture of hill No. 1872 and of
an eminence near Crony, and d gain
OF from 1900 to, 1900 yards to the
north of SoisBonB: advance OF 800
metres in the Argonne along o front
OF 900 metres at a point near the
Z Brook pes Meurissons; bombardment
OF a church at Nancy and OF the hos
pital at Thanh. ~.
"Results obtained by the French:
From the, sea to the Lys; recapture
OF ali the left bank OF the User be-
tween Kpocks and Hetsass and an
opening Oh the right bank between the
eea and ST., Georges. The iustalla-
ton of asbridge head four kilometres
two miiea and half into this re-
sion, and the INSTALLATION OF a bridge
head TO the south OF Dixmude. Cap
sture OF st. Georges and of the house
sof the ferryman and OF Korteker. The
general extensions of our front around
Ypres; the success Of Wybondrert;
nnd the cessatlon of tho attacks cf the
enemy's Infantry.
.'FTosn the Lys to thess Disc; the
capture OF the chateau and OF the
yiiiage OF vermslies ana of Rutoire;
the capture OF numerous German
tranciles between Alx-Noulette and
uafsnSy; the partial recapture OF
Saint laurent and of BIangy, near
Arras; the capture OF In Botsselie;
the capture OF German trenches at
ilhpns. the capture OF yuegnoySI9n-
Ganterre the end OF October, and pro-
gress TO the east followed Y by the
general extension and consolidation
or our front.
From the oise 20 Rheims: the s1ap-
stnre OF the German trenches at Npm-
,p0el and OF the plateau OF Noubron:
the taking OK apur, Mo-. 1872 and OF the |
.eminence at Crouy, both OF which, |
however, we lost again; the destruc-
tIpn OF nnmerpus pieces of German
artillery; the reduction BY folir-heths |
of our previous nerc entaEeS ot infanz. |
try losses. thanks 70 the gresass. GO.
cheney or our artillery and the com
solidation OF our defensive system.
From Rheims to the Meuse-Lad-
vance OF one kilometre (twosthirds Of l
q milcl In the region OF Prhnay; adj |
vance OF more than two Kilometres |
In the region OF Perthes and tho stop /
ping sof II German counter attacla, I
advance OF nearly one kilometre inl 4
the krgonfie, In the forest OF I.ai
HfuFie and OF Bolante, and the ire
petiifig OF numerous counter attaclsa, I
the extension or our front ill the
neigli lihorhoodi OF Verdun and the dea.
strticaion of numerous Gerinan bSt4
ferfes.
From the A1euse 10 the Swiss frnnf
tier important advance In the forest 1
Of Consensoye5 in the fores. of Apre. I
mont In the forest or ALLY, IN the 1
forest OF Mortmare and In the forest |
ss lie Pretre; the sch King uf all the /
German attacks here; progress TO the /
northeast of Nancy, IN eIocality CALL /
ed the forest of Parroy, progress to
the north and to the south OF Sencnes
ind 81 the entire neighhprhood OF
9aii de Sapt: capture of the Tete de-
Rlonps which commands Saints /
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