The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-12-30
REACH NO DECISION
HEAVY FIGHTING is TAKING PLACE
IN BOTH EAST and west
NOTHING TO REPORT

Official News From All Nations Con
yey Little Information as to Extent
of Observation-Disclosures Seem to
be Holding New Lines-Actiyity
Reported in the Sudan
Heavy fighting is taking place on
both eastern and western fronts, ou!
without producing any materla!
change in the positions OF the oppos'
Berlin reports: 1.-THE Russians IN
West Galicia are holding the east
bank of the Dunsiec river to Tuchow'
and another line extends southeast
ward past Krosno. Heavy fighting is
proceeding on both these lines, and
also in the Lupkow Pass.
Pesrograd reports officially: IN
the region of Mlawa (north Poiano)
the Germans have fallen back to-
wards the line Of Interchangeable
enburg (across the frontier into east
Prussia.
is being greatly hindered ny our
troops and the operations IN this re-
zion have taken on character ea-
tremely favorable to us. One OF tne
Austrian divisions which was opera1-
ing in the vicinity Of Dukla Pass was
easily defeated by bayonet-charges
made by our troops.
"The enemy left on the oattlehelo
500 killed and we captured 10 ON.
GERS and more than 1000 sololers.
:oesrogrs;i reports: Russian
forces are still holding at bay the
German column which IS seeking 10
cross the Bzura river at Sochacze"
and advance on Warsaw, 80 miles
away. For three days this German
army of about 100000 men has been
enaeayoring to cross the river and
throw back the Russians who are
holding the right bank.
-. HSpchaczew continues to be the
German objective in the attempt to
reach Warsaw. The Russian forces
ON the right bank Of Bzura are ,eeaVl-
ly entrenched. Their artillery IS so
placed that it commands the river to
sts junction with the Vistula, IS
niles north. Southwark the Russian
line extends 70 Opoczno, 25 miles east
az Piotrkew which was recently eTac-
aated, and As miles east of Szcerc-
zoE, where the Russians first oppos-
ed the German extreme right.
~rt is pointed out that the Russians
have thus assumed positions on their
third lire Of defense. The evacuation
of Lodz, which lies 80 the west OF
this line, was shus in logical Sc
ope.ce to this movement, and accord
ing TO the general opinion here, nad
no bearing on the attack on Warsaw.
The Russians for the present appar-
netty are attempting nothing more
shan to retard the enemy end to de-
seat attempts at fankiug move
snents."
Berlin reports an Austrian COM
municati.n which supplies data SHOW
sng that the eastern movement OF the
Germans through Poland and the
gnorthNard movement of the Austrlans
xhrcagh Galicia are proceeding stead
sly and in some regions rapidly.
Special dispatches from Austrian
general headquarters say that the
Austrians advanced some days as
much as 80 miles, yet the Official oul-
Ietin declares the Russians are re-
! sisting V ith heavy forces on the lower
Donaiec IN Galicia, where heavy
lighting is in progress. This also IS
true north of Lupkow Pass In the
Carpathians.
Vienna reports: ''In the Carpa-
thoians our attacks in the district OF
upper LaSorcza are progressing we'll
To the northeast Of Lupkow pass, on
the front nor Of the krosnow and
Tnehow and on the. lower DulaJec
aver severe fighting continues. =.
Constantinople reports via Berlin
fpprisings of serious dimensions IN the
Sudan. It is alleged that the ruler
of Oar Fur with 100000 men is
starting to attack the British prov
ince of Ell Kab, belonging to the
Egyptian Sudan, and that the MOS
lem population Of Abu Raja has risen
against the English. A train trans
porting Hindu troops from Suaklm
ia Khartum is said to have been
stopped by Bedouins and prevented
srom proceeding.
Paris reports: "The British troops
have attacked and Monday morning
regained most Of the trenches pre-
viously lost. Before Lihons the enc
my delivered four successive attacks
Tor the purpose OF recapturing the
trenches which we had previously
won in that region, but all OF them
were repulsed.
"In an attack to the northwest OF
Puisalenne, south Of Noyon, we have
gained foothold in the enemy'S
trenches of the first line and have
made progress in the woods OF SAM
Mard. =,
..To the north of Puisalenne, south
OF Noyon, the enemy executed Mon
day night violent counter-attack:
which were all repulsed.
'To the south of Varnennes> W.
gained e foothold Monday night IL
Boureuilles. Our attacks continued
Tuesday and We appear to have maoe
progress IN the Vicinity VI oooi eutt
les and to the west Of Vauquols.
There is nothing to report con
cerning the rest of the front.
Berlin reports: 1.-THE newspaper:
publish an unofficial statement from
headquarters in answer to the Qthcla
French war bulletins >of Decembe'
IS. The French report asserted tina
.ayo-aI +ronches had been taken II
Auchy; La Blassee, st. Laurent anS
BIangy. The statement from head
Quarters says all places lie in th'
rear of the German positions.
"a French report said the Frencl
position near Albert had reached tn
entanglements Of the second line o
German trenches. The headquarter
statement admits that eighty French
men came this far, but they were al
..x,,o5 Tho Tronch claim that thu