The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-11
FIGHTING CONTINUES AMONG The
BELGIAN sand Dunes
TURKS fight RUSSIANS
Sweeping Movements Are Expected in
East Where Russians Claim to
Have Defeated Germans and Aus
erians-Turkey's Attack May Cause
Weakening Of Russian Attack.

No decision has been reached II
the battle in the West Flanders sand
dunes and the opposing forces Of the
Germans and allies now stand -virtu.
ally as they have stood for many
days.
While the Germans keep hammer.
ing away at the Allies around Ypres
which route they chose for their
march to the coast after they had
found the road along the sea barred
neither side has got far. The Bel
gians and those supporting them have
found that the foods they created to
stop the German advance are hinder
ing their own movements, although
they have occupied some villages, in
cluding Bixschoote, which has been
in the possession Of the Germans.
Around Ypres the German often
Sive, according to the Allies accounts,
has met with no successes. In fact
it seems that all along the line there
has been merely a repetition of artil-
aery duels and Of infantry attacks and
counterattacks which sometimes sue
coed but more often do not.
On the eastern frontier more wide
sweeping movements are being made
by the opposing armies. The Rus
SLAMS, from all reports, have driven
hack the German centre to the river
Warthe in Russian Poland, have held
back a German offensive movement
from East Prussia and are straighten-
ing out their line for more vigor-
Gus offensive against the Austrians,
yho have been trying to beat their
left wing in Galicia.
It is to the Allies in these regions
that the British military men are
looking, for they declare that if the
Russians can keep up their success
full fighting against the Austrians and
Germans, relief will come to the al
he'd armies in the west because OF
the necessity for a withdrawal Of
German army corps from France and
Belgium to protect Silesia and East
Prussia. These military observers
express belief that the Turkish threat
against the Russian Caucasus will
weaken the Russian armies by with
drawai from Poland, but the Russian
authorities say they have sufficient
troops on the spot to deal with Tur-
key.
The FIRST reports Of the fighting be-
tween the Russians and the Turks are
as conflicting as were the first Aus
trian and Russian accounts Of the
warfare in Galicia. Each contender
claims to have invaded the others
territory and to have defeated his
frontier armies. These fights, how
ever, probably have been only ad-
vance guard affairs and it is thought
that some time may elapse before
pitched battle takes place.
The Anglo-French fleet continues
to lombard the Dardanelles forts. but
the Turks say the warships have in
dicGed no damage. In other parts OF
Turkey British warships are busy.
The government, however, has order
ed that holy places shall be respect
ed by the British gunfre as long as
sthe Indian subjects visiting them are
not molested.
This necessity for respecting the
feeling Of her Moslem subjects, it is
considered, may hamper Great Brit
ain somewhat in the prosecution Of
the war against Turkey, but with her
large .Mos1em population it can pot
be disregarded. In addition to as
surances from the Indian princes.
England has been Informed by Mos
lem leaders in the Malay states that
the war against Turkey will not af-
feet the loyalty of the Moslems to the
empire.
= The result Of the naval battle in
the Pacific between British and Ger
man souadrons, details Of which still
are lacking, not only is the most dis
cussed subject of the war in England.
but it is realized that the worst ac-
counts, including the sinking Of the
Monmouth and serious damage to the
Good Hope, probably are true.
1T is the price Of admiralty, says
the average Englishmen OF this and
other losses since the war commenc-
ed. The balance thus far is on the
side. OF, German but every Briton
seems confident when the main fleets
meet this discrepancy will be more
than wiped out.
It is expected that should the Ger
man fortress of Using Tan fall the
British and Japanese vessels engaged
there will start out in an endeavor to
round up the eight or nine German
Of 1oroo