The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-09-09
CLAIM Big VICTORY
GERMANS SAT THAT they HAVE
CAPTURED so THOUSAND
over RUSSIANS IN EAST
Great Britain Takes Steps Showing
-
Her Attitude In Case Turkey Joins
Germans and iustrians - Asks
United States to Look After Her
Interests.

Interests.
Official advices received through
diplomatic channels Tuesday reported
two of the most important develop
ments Of the present war.
The German embassy gave out a
message from Berlin, received by
wireless, claiming that German forces
near AllensteIn had captured 10000
Russian prisoners. including two
commanding generals, 800 officers
and the entire equipment OF Russian
artillery.
Great Britain asked the United
States to be prepared to care for Bri-
ish diplomatic interests in Turkey. in
dicating that the allies had lost hope
of persauding the Ottoman Empire to
remain neutral. Dispatches received
at the British embassy referred to the
incorporation in the Turkish army OF
several German officers, which is re-
sarded as the forerunner Of Tur-
keys intervention in behalf Of Ger
many.
Diplomats here believe that Tur-
key5s entry into the conflict would
mean the immediate alignment O.:
Italy as well as Greece on the side Of
Great Britain, France, Russia. Servia
and Montenegro. Just what the at
titude Of Bulgaria will be is matter
of uncertainty, though the Turkish
ambassador here gave out state
ment to-day speaking of the commun-
ity of interest of Bulgaria and Tur-
key. The Turkish situation was
watched with deepest concern by dip
lomats because of the imminence OF
a general war in the Balkans and ex-
tension of the war drama to all East
ern Europe.
The official statement of the big
German victory against the Russians
attracted wide attention. Militar!
observers pointed out that if the
number OF Russians taken prisoners
had been correctly estimated at 70,-
eco, there must have been grea'
casualties, no mention of which is
made.
The text of the German dispatch
follows: Official report of the vic
tory at Aiienstein shows that it was
even greater than known before
Three Russian army corps were ami
hilated. Seventy thousand prisoners
were taken, including two command
ing generals, three hundred officers
and the complete artillery of the Rus
sian army.
tsIn the West Gen. Won Kluk. it i:
reported, against the French flank
ing attempt advanced 10 Conbles.
fHere part of the message could no
be clearly deciphered.) Gen. For
Buelow completely defeated q super
ior French force near st. Quentin at
ter having captured the English in
fantry. A battalion under Gen. VoI
Hausen forced back the French upol
the riyer at Rethel.
.aThe Duke Of Wuertenburg cross
ed the Meuse River, also advancing
upon Aisine. The Crown Prince ad
vanced beyond the Meuse after cap
turing the entire garrison OF Mont
medy, which tried a sortie. The fort
ress also was captured. ''The Grown
Prince of Bavaria and Gen. Won Hoer
ingen has been in continuous battle il
French Lorraine.
The statement conflicts to some ex
tent with one issued by the French
embassy earlier in the day, which
speaks Of the progress OF the Rus
sians's offnsive army. The ottlcia
claim of the Germans, however, tina
10000 Russians were captured ex
ceeds in magnitude any operation
thus far recorded.