The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-21
TWO BATTLES RAGE
FRANCE and POLAND FACE CON-
TINUEl FIGHTING
ALLIES gain IN west
The Two Battles Have Both Been Go
ing on For Weeks and no Appreci-
able Results Shown-An Sides
Claim Adyances-Austrians Lose
Battleships in Incendiary Fire.

Battleships in Incendiary Fire.
Two great battles in the European
war, one in northern France and Bel
GUM, the other in Russian Poland,
both with front of 800 miles, have
reached their height, but the public is
allowed only an occasional glance Of
their progress through official COM
munications. These frequently are
widely at variance.
From the French report it appears
that the western battle is going slow
ly, but surely, in favor of the Allies.
Under the pressure of the troops Of
the Allies, the Germans, who started
to advance on Calais and other
French coast ports, have been forced
to evacuate the left bank of the Lys,
River, which is a considerable dis
tance east of the points their advance
guards reached last week.
Evidence that the German assaults
are being delivered with less force is
conveyed in the intimation that be-
tween the Somme and the Disc their
artillery attacks are not being fol-
lowed up with infantry charges. It
is possible that they have withdrawn
some of their troops from this posi-
ton to strengthen their advance to-
ward the coast, but it is considered
this would be risky, as it might per-
nit the Allies to break through and
interrupt the communication Of their
armies fighting north Of the Aisne.
In the centre the Allies also have
advanced, particularly towards Cra-
onne, and several German trenches
are reported to have been carried to
the northeast Of the road from Barry
Au-Bac to Rheims and TO the north
of Prunay, in the direction of Beine,
which is slightly to7the southeast of
Rheims.
Although the Germans have failed
to- break the allied line and have
themselves been compelled to give
ground, they are now in a better posi-
ton, having front which stretches
from the Swiss frontier to Antwerp
and Dutch territory, so that there are
no fanks which the Allies can turn.
The Allies can attempt to break the
line, however, and this is believed to
be what they are trying to do on the
Belgian frontier.
OF the big battle in Poland the
Russian official report says there is
no important change to record. Rome
is again responsible for the report
that the Russians have defeated the
Germans south of Warsaw, but this
is believed to refer to the fighting in
which the Russians claimed to have
pressed the Germans back.
There has been more fighting south
of Przemysl, in Galicia, on che Stry-
Sambor-Medyka line, which disposes
of the report that Lemberg has been
evacuated by the Russians, and also
throws doubt on another report that
Przemysl has been relieved.
The Austrians say they are attack
ing the Russians in this position,
while the Russian report claims VIC
tory over the Austrians, from whom,
it says, the Russians captured seven
officers, 500 men and several machine
guns.
In East Prussia, the Russians says,
there is no change in the situation.
The Germans, according to Berlin
newspapers, have reoccupied Lyck,
and for military reasons have moved
the civilians out of Goldap, which is
the centre of the region where the
Russians are advancing from SUI
walki.
Austria, which next to Belgium is
ho 10
knocks of the war, has suffered an
other blow in the damage done by
fire to a new battleship and several
destroyers which were about complet-
ed at Monfalcome. The fire was IN
cendiary and shows to what length
Austria's internal enemies will so to
cripple her. The battleship was to
have been launched Sunday with i'm
posing ceremony.
The Australians also have helped
to cripple the German cruisers IN the
Pacific by the seizure of the German
ship Comet, with wireless station
aboard, which was to be utilized TO
keep in touch with them.
The movements of the Turkish
feet, which has been strengthened by
the former German cruisers Goeoen
and Breslau and which been cruising
in the Black Sea, has led to the sus-
picion that it is about to attack the
Russian fleet. Already firing has
been heard off Kustenje. .-.5s.c.
It was reported to-day, however,
that Turkey has hinted that unless
more money is forthcoming she will
be compelled to demobilize her army.
Turkey usually raised funds in
France and England.