The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-30
ADVANCE ON LEFT
ALLIES DRIVE BACK GERMAN
RIGaT In SLOW GAINS

FRENCH CENTER WEAkENS
Berlin Claims That Terrific Assaults
Upon French Center Has Forced 1t
to Give Ground-Battle Continues
to be Made Up of Attack and Coun'
ter attack-Result Still Undecided
Foot by foot, literally, by old fash
toned bayonet charges, the Allies are
outfanking the German right wing,
while at the center, in the Rheims
Craonne line, the deadlock is un-
broken.
The eleventh day of the battle OF
the Aisne discloses the Germans
maintaining their desperate grip on
French soil, but with a line so bent
at their right that Won Kluck's army
must retreat unless Won Buelow can
crush the Allies center.
The fate of the German army de-
pends upon the operations at the cen
ter within the next day or two, since
the Allies, by methods old in Napol-
cons time, are hammering back the
right wing, losing thousands as they
take a trench at a time, advancing no
more than fve-eighths of mile
daily.
The main battle line now from Las
signy to the ridge OF the Argonne'
100 miles, is 3 double row OF for
tresses, from which Allies and Ger
mans sally in attack and counter at
tack, while great guns devastate oS
day and night. The government COM
pares this extended siege to the slow
:ouerations in Manchuria between
Russians and japanese.
Government reports and military
critics avoid premature congratuia-
tion, but insist that the Allies are
consistently succeeding in the all i'm
fportant endeavor to hold fast at the
center while beating back and encir-
cling the German right wing.
simultaneously the Allies are pro-
tecting their operations by repulslns
German attacks at the east center
and east Of the long battle line. the
Grand Duke of Wurttemburg andzthe
German Crown Prince have struck
blow after blow, but are incessantty
hurled back East of the Argonne
and in the Vosges and Lorraine the
French armies are little more than
holding their ground.
Il The German Embassy Wednesday
received the following wireless:
s.The French offensive spirit is weak
ening. The French losses are enor'
nous. Their center is retreatlng
yerdun is being successfully bonn
barded, the effect of German mortars
being again tremendous"
THURSDAY the following ofhcia:
statement came from Berlin:
.eon the right wing of the German
army beyond the Disc the battle has
come to a standstin. Flanklns
movements OF the French army have
had no success. Between there and
the forest of Argonne, no serious
fighting took place. East of the Ar
gonne, yarness was taken by the Ger,
mans.
"Fheir advance is continuing. The
German army, which is attacking the
forts OF verdun, repulsed sorties
from yerdun and Toul. Many pris-
oners and machine gune and cannon
were taken. The heavy German ar
tillery has begun to lombard sue
cessfully the French forts of Tryon-
es-Paroches, Camp-des-Romaine ano
Lionville.
.1n the French Lorraine and Oh
the frontier of Alsace, French troops
were repulsed.
ga really decisive action has taken
place nowhere"
The news from the Battle Front,
via Paris, Thursday, contained the
following statement:
The German offensive was extreme
" vigorous at the western end of the
long line stretching along the Rivers
Disc, Aisne and Woevre.
The allied troops, whose gaps hao
been filed with freshly arrived rein
forcements, not only repeated!
thrust back the German attack, but
eventually carried out a successful
counter attack, which resulted in the
gaining of considerable ground ano
the definite capture Of Peronne, abou;
which town the fercest engagement
occurred.
Further to the east there appears
to be concentrated a large German
force occupying strong entrench
ments from which it is difficult to
dislodge them. The fighting there
has been of desultory character
with, however, slight advantage in
favor of the Allies.
On the eastern wing the Germans
are throwing enormous masses Of
men against the French troops, pro-
tecting the line of defensive forts
above Verdun, but up to the present
their efforts, although costing i'm
mense sacrifices, have been vain and
the French line remains intact.
ronodo WIZ RatSo Nore, TroonS