The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-25
RUSSIANS CHECKED
V0N HlEDEKBERG wins BATTLE
IN RUSSIAN POLAND
RETREAT FIFTY Miles

Advancing Russians Are Halted BY
Superior German Forces and Fall
Back Half Way to Warsaw-ln'
terest Centers In Huge Battle Mo
nentarily Expected.
Gesmany's new attack on the Rus
sian army in the center. OF the east
ern battle line stands out conspcu-
ously as Of chief immediate impor-
lance In the European war. The sud
den assault Of the Germans in Rus
sian Polashd, from which territory
they were described recently as be-
inS driven in disorder, has lent a new
aspect to this campaign, which for
Germany Is no less important than
the conflict In France and Belgium.
London reported Thursday that the
UNEXPECTED blow delivered on the
Russian center by Gen. Won linden
berg with the German army which
had retreated from before Warsaw.
Having for the time being thrown
back the Russian advance toward the
German frontier OF. Posen. Gen. Won
Eindenberg is the hero Of the hour in
Berlin Of the German retreat from
Berlin.
There is much criticism in Warsaw,
but il the present marked reversal OF
form proves permanent, the German
center doc$ less will retrieve its repu-
tatioa Just as the Allies retrieved
themselves almost at the gates Of
Paris. The German wedge from Posen
would appear to have driven the Rus
sian center more than so miles back
from the frontier, SO that the line
now Is about midway between Ger
man territory and Warsaw.
London reports that public interest
in the European war now is centered
IN the battle Of the Russians and Ger
mans between the Vistula and Wara
rivers In Poland. It Is believed the
outcome there win have marked ef-
feet on the operations elsewhere and
on the duration Of the war.
Both German and Russian head
quarters are very sparing with infor-
nation. All that Is definitely known
is that the Russian advance guard.
consisting largely Of cavalry, which
advanced right on to the German
frontier after the battle at Warsaw,
met superior forces and has fallen
back more. than half the distance COW
cred in the advance.
Paris reports q Petrograd dispatch
saying: "a terrific battle Of unexam-
pled violence has been proceeding for
four days around Soldau. The can
ncna6ing has been maintained night
and day. The Russians are endeavor..
Ing at any cost to avenge their check
at Soldau, and are throwing them
selves st the Germans with hides
cribahIe fury. They have carried
position after position by assault, in
spite Of the internal fire oi the Ger
mans. The Germans are offering q
most energetic resistance and their
fighting Is alternately offensive and
defensive"
Berlin reports an official bulletin
setting forth that the operations on
the eastern front are progressing fav-
orably. The Germans apparently are
using another victory at Wioclawek
to the greatest advantage.
For the continuation Of operations.
the bulletin goes on to say, it Will be
Of the greatest importance for the
German troops from the region Of
Soludau to make further progress
against the right wing Of the main
Russian army. If the Russians in
tend to retire behind the Vistula such
retreat. considering the extremely
bad conditions Of the roads, would
be- most difficult; consequently the
Russians probably will prefer to make
q definite stand when the German and
Austrian forces attack.
The papers of Berlin declare again
that the fall of Belgrade, Servia, is
imminent.
The Hague reports that Russian
star officer, passing through The
Hague, has this to say as TO the cause
Of the present German success in Po-
land:
'The Russian army IN Poland
maintains three times as many cav
alrymen as the Germans. This cav
airy swarmed after the retreatlnS
Germans. and y hen the Germans sud
denly stopped, the Russian cavalry
was dashed to pieces like migrating
birds flying against a rock.
Meanwhile the main body OF the
Russians, 100000 men. whose abso-
lutte purpose is to beat the Austrians.
decisively, Is proceeding unmolested
to attack Cracow. leaving smaller
detachment to besiege Prsemysl.
Hereafter the officer concluded,
1.-The Russians do not intend to at
tempt to cross the Carpatfians, but
following the Oder River will make
their attack on Germany by way Of
Opheln. Breslau and Glogan."
Petrograd reports: Between the
vistula and the Warta our advance
guards in an engagement with the
Germans. who took the offensive. fell
back in the direction Of Bzoureoure.
The enemy succeeded in gaining a
footing in the region OF Lentchitza
(Lenczyca) and Orlof. throwing out
advance guards IN the direction OF
Pointek.
'sIn East Prussia our troops con-
tinue to make progress and fighting
is going on near the Gumbinnen-
Angerburg frcj1t which the enemy IS
defending.
'Tn the trenches which We captur-
ed near verschlaghen the enemy
abandonded more than 800 dead.
Among the officers whom We took
prisoners here was an artillery Off
Ger sent 70 the infantry because OF
lack of officers for that branch.
"On the front along the Mazurian
lines our troops reached the wire en-
tanglements Of the eneuy's position
and forced them. On the front be-
tween Czenstochowa and Cracow We
have attacked important forces Of the
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