The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-28
OBTAIN NO RESULTS
Fierce FIGHTING In FRANCE
BRINGS NO DECISION
War CENTER near COAST
Germans and Allies Rush Reinforce
ments Towards Northwestern Coast
Fighting Renewed as Far as St.
AIihiel-Russians and Germans Re-
port no Change in the East.

port no Change in the East.
The German attacks on the allied
line near the Belgian coast between
Nieuport and Dixnude, similar tactics
by the Allies in France between Ar
ras and Roye, where progress Is
claimed. continued allied assault
on Lille, still held by Germans and
stubborn fighting in the vicinity OF
St. Mihiel, where for days the Allies.
have been trying to drive the Ger
mans from their southermost lodg-
ment, were the acute points Tuesday
in the sprawling battle area OF
France and Belgium.
Fighting of the most desperate
character is in progress in West Flan-
ders and Northwestern France. 1he
Belgian army, supported by the Al
lies, is holding stubbornly to the line
of the River User, and thus far has
halted determined efforts Of the Ger
mans to advance along the coast.
A little further south the Allies are
attempting to advance toward Lille
for the relief of that city, which has
been in German hands for some time.
They also are pushing on to the north
and south of Arras. Their efforts to
advance on Lille, where the Germans
hold strong positions, were repulsed,
according to the German report.
To the south, at the bend of the
line, the Germans continue furious.
but futile, attempts to break the
French Line, Along the Meuse, in the
east, according to the French account,
the Germans have failed to repulse
the French, who debouched along the
territory in which is situated the
Camp des Romaines now in the hands
of the Germans, in an attempt to cut
out that portion Of the German army
which is thrust towards St. Mihiel.
Generally speaking, the French
claim to have made progress at va
rious points along the front. Paris
reports that the Allies have destroyed
fifteen German machine guns, two OF
which were armored, near Labasse,
and a battery Of German heavy artil-
lery in the enYirons OF st. Mihiei.
Both sides are bringing reinforce
ments to the western front, where
supreme struggle is now on. The
Germans are not bringing fresh
troops from the east, but are throw
ing every available man in Belgium
into the firing line They seem to
have the railroads working WELL, al
though they must have been serious
| iy damaged during the battles OF
August and September. Troops are
being transported over them, and
Dutch sources report that train after
train of wounded is being taken back
to Germany.
| In the fighting in this open coun-
try, where the men have not the pro-
lection of elaborate entertainments.
such as they have on the Aisne, the
losses must be heavy, especially
| where endeavors are made to carry
positions by assault.
Torrential rains have made the fat
| country around the coast sea OF
mud and this, with the network OF
/ canals, makes the movement of Ger
man guns extremely difficult. The
Germans still are bringing up rein
| forcements, message from Amster-
dam saying that troops OF all arms
are steadily moving westward be-,
tween Weeteren and Termonde, to-
| ward the French frontier.
The London press is unanimously
hailing the German attempt to sweep
| through Belgium to the North France
coast towns as failure. It may be-
true that the progress from Ostend
has been slower than the usual impet-
| uous German rush, but it seems pre-
mature to say that they have failed.
The picture continue so blurred
that it is impossible, except for the
commanders on the spot accurately
| to guage the effect Of the momentary
charges on the ultimate result.
German and Russian reports agree
that the situation in the east has not,
changed, although the armies are in
close touch along the east Prussian
frontier and across Poland and Cali
cia. In Galicia, however, the Aus
trians claim to have repulsed Russian
attacks aud to be making progress in
their campaign to drive out the in
vaders.