The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-12-09

Reach NO DECISION
BATTLE BETWEEN VISTULA and
HARTA RIVERS CONTINUE

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GERMANS Begin ATTACKS
Russians Approach Within Firins
Distance of Cracow, But Battle il
Center Maintains Front Rank o.
Importance-Rennenkampff Blam
ed for German Army's Escape.
In Poland, where all eyes are fixed
the Germans, after extricating them
selves from a difficult and menacine
position, are directing their effort:
against the Russian army, which
failed a few days ago to encompass
the invaders.
London reports: "It is apparent
that new battle has developed
southwest. of Lodz, where the Ger
mans have formed a new line with
fresh forces brought from Kalisc. and
are again trying to penetrate the Rus
sian center.
Petrograd reports officially:
Fighting continues in certain dis.
tricts along the front in the region OF
Lowicz. Important forces Of the en-.
emy, chiefly troops transported in No
vember from the German west front
opened an offensive on December 2 in
the regfion of Lioutomersk and Seer
Zow.
"On the rest of the front on the
left bank Of the Vistula there is no
particular modification in the situa-
tion."
Berlin reports officially: Although
no news is being received concerning
operations about Lowicz, Russian Po-
land, it is assumed German attempts
to flank the Russian right wing are
continuing. The great value OF such
a move would consist in forcing the
Russians southwark away from the
route toward Warsaw and into the
rear of the Russian main army. Much
depends on the progress made by the
Germans and Austrians on the front
and on the enemy's left. So far they
have maintained their positions and
repulsed all attacks, but whether they
have advanced is not known. The
Russian loss the last few days Of
100000 captives and many guns is
considered by local critics as bound
to weaken them seriously
London reports: "Advices from
both Berlin and Petrograd indicated
that the Germans had definitely sue
ceeded in throwing back the envelop-
ing Russian forces and were main
tanning stolidly their position west of
Lowicz. Furthermore, it is said that
the Germans are again undertaking
an energetic offensive.
"The completeness of change in the
situation, ascribed yariously to the
failure of the Russian general, Rem
nenkampff, to close up the ring about
the Germans and to the brilliant
strategy of the German leaders, is in
dicated by report telegraphed from
Petrograd by an English correspond
ent who previously had announced
that the Russians had won an over
whelming victory. He now states
that the Germans are holding their
positions, and that the situation re
mains extremely interesting and haz-
arGous.'
"a German military critic esti-
mates that the Russian losses in kill
ed, wounded, prisoners and death
from sickness amount to fully 1,100,-
900, or one-third of the nations best
troops.
'Tn Galicia the situation is still
confused. Pocent reports from. Pet
rograd that the Russians had invest
ed Cracow on three sides are now
contradicted by an unofficial dispatch,
which says that the invaders are eight
miles from the city. The Archbishop
of Przemysl, the Galician stronghold,
which has been under siege for sew
eral weeks, is quoted as saying that
the situation there is desperate and
that the surrender of the city i'm
pends.
Petrograd reports: Beyond the
Carpathians ou- troops have taken
Bartfeld, capturing eight officers, l.
200 men and six machine guns"
Vienna officials reports via Berlin a
repulse to the besiefers of Prsemysl,
Galicia. The garrison made a sortie
against the Russians and drove them
back from the outer Notifications.
London reports that the Russians
have approached within firing dis
tance of Cracow, their advance from
Przemysl having proceeded without
any real contest. They are reported
to be mounting the heavy batteries
around the town of Wieliczka, which
they occupied, from the outer forts
of which Cracow can be reached.
London reports: For a moment
the Allies are somewhat disappointed
that the realization of great Rus
sian victory is denied them. They
take some consolation in that the Ger
man attempt to pierce the Russian
lines has failed, and suffering from
heavy losses, the Germans are com,
PEELED to weaken their armies else
| where.
"The Germans assert that in the
| Polish manoeuvres they made $4,000
prisoners. The Russians, in a state
ment issued through Rome, say thell
captures greatly exceed this number
All agree that losses have been heav!
and that the battle still is undecisiVe
as it probably will be for some days
Berlin reports: "The report cir
culated in the foreign press that the
l23,O00 prisonel taken by US at kut
MT are included n the forty thousanc
Russian prisoners reported by US pre-
viously, is untrue.
''In the battles at Wialook ant
lLodz the eastern army has taken be
tween the 18th of November and thu
1st Of December over $4,000 un
wounded Russian prisoners.
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