London, Jan. 1.
The Admiralty has issued a list of 517 men lost in the sinking of H.M.8. Formidable.
According to the German newspapers, a submarine has reported by wireless that she sank H.M.S. Formidable and that she was pursued by British destroyers but escaped. ing success. The French Army has made noteworthy progress east of Reims and in southern Alsace.
In spite of the transfer of German troops to the eastern front they have left sufficient strength to hold the trenches in the west. German aspirations in Poland have received a severe check and they have evidently realized the infinite difficulty of winter operations.
"The extraordinary achievements of the gallant Servian army and the Russian victory in the Caucasus, will have a far-reaching influence over the Turkish operations. The much talked-of advance of the Turks against Egypt has at present failed to materialize."
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