The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-03
BRITISH SHIP SUNK
LONDON REPORTS TWO MOR5
VICTIMS on WEDNESDAY.
new BATTLES Fierce

Berlin and Petrograd Reports We'd |
nesday Show That Fighting Now
Going on is Heaviest Of War-Eus-
SLAMS Attempt Advance-Carpa-
thians See Bloody Battles.
London reports Wednesday that
.ba british steamer Oakby was tor
nedoed by q German submarine OF
Rye Tuesday. Her crew was rescued
by a fishing smack and landed at
Ramsgate.
The Oakby was bound in ballast
nom London for Cardiff, Wales. She
was struck on the port side. Her
main matches were blown on, her
decks were splintered and the bin
nac,e was hurled into the air. One
life boat was swamped by the great
volume of water thrown up by the ex-
plosion Of the torpedo.
, The fishing smack Gratia, whicn
was four miles OF, felt the shoch OF
the explosion and fastened to the
scene. The fishermen arrived IN time
to take of the crew of the Oakoy, no
member Of which was injured.
The periscope Of submarine was
seen before the explosion by the chlel
engineer Of the Oakby. An attempt
was made to tow the Oakoy to Dover
but she sank of Folkestone.
The Official information bureau an
nounce6 Wednesday afternoon tina!
the Clan MacNaughton, an armed
merchant cruiser, is missing. inc
vessel was last heard from February
3. and it is feared she has oeen lose.
The situation in the waters sur
rounding Great Britain continues TO
furnish fresh developments, lnvoislns
shius of neutrals in both Europe and
America. AS preeaution England
has closed the entrance to the .rlsh
channel, excepting narrow strlp
near the coast, in which navlgatlon
wiz be permitted only by day light.
The Scandinavian countries, among
which Norway has already lost tour
ships. are trying hard for some solu-
ton Of the problem, but so far with
ont results, although it is now pur-
posed tentatively to provide some sort
of a naval convoy for their craft. The
matter is to be discussed further.
Washington reports the otncial no
tice Of the sinking of the Carib. Min
ister Van Dyke cabled: "Carib re
ported sunk in North Sea outside
route prescribed by German instroc-
tons"
Along the East Prussian border N
northern Poland some Of the hercesi
engagements Of the eastern campaign
are taking place. An official state
ment from Petrograd says that II
these battles villages changed hands
several times. Three German attacks
s on Przasnysz, where the conflict IS
sharpest, are said to have been re-
pulsed.
a Berlin dispatch says it is re
ported there that further obstacles
have arisen" to prevent an lnVaslor
of Russia. The correspondent OF
Paris newspaper estimates that the
Germans lost 5000 men in the fight
: ing IN the north.
In the Carpathians the series o.
detached, battles continues with NJ
sign Of . conclusion. The RUSSIAN
war Office announced. that Austrian
attacks at several points were repuls
ed with enormous losses for the at
tackirs forces. It is claimed tina
during the last month more than As.
600 Austrians have been captured.
-Ts It was announced officially in .Ber
Z lin that British transport had beer
SINK of Beachy Head, England. Tht
location and time given make it prob
able, however, that the Berlin an
nouncement has reference to the sink
ing OF a British naval collier, whic!
was made known Tuesday night.
Berlin reports: .'In the western
theatre Of the war: Near Perthes. il
Chapagne, French infantry DIVISION
Tuesday made an attack. on severa
places. Violent hand-to-hand fight
ing took place which everywhere re
suited in favor of the Germans. Tn
enemy suffered heavy losses and wa
driven back to his positions.
eastern theatre of war: A neV
Russian advance from Grodno wa
easily repulsed. Southeast Of Angus
towo the Russians crossed the Bob
river in two places. Near Sztabil
they have already been driV n back
Near Krcnsnyborg the engagement
continues.
'Near Yrzasynsz 1900 Russian
were made prisoners and two cannon
were taken.
"a Russian night attack east o
Skierniewice was repulsed.
Vienna reports a war correspondent
as saying tho fighting in the Carpa
thiars has become even more bite
and stubborn. The Russians ar
showing desperate courage.
It is quieter in the DUkla Pass
where both sides have entrenche
themselves.
Petrogra6 reports: The desperat
resistance offered by the goth corp
Of the Russian army to the GermaI
advance in east Prussia is describe
IN an official communication. The re
port is based on information fror
'various individuals belonging to thi
corps who managed to escape"
The Russians claim that althoug
these troops were surrounded by
Germany army in the territory be
tween Goldap and Suwalki, they in
ficted heavy losses on their antagon
ists. They repelled attacks On fou
fronts until their strength was com
pleteIy exhausted" The communica
ton follows:
"The communication Of Februar
q which described the unusually dif
fcult position Of part Of our arm
corps during the retreat in Eas
Prussia. applied 70 portions Of tn
Goth corps commanded by Lieutenan
General BulgakoR, comprising tn
18th division and three reserve regi
ments. Communication between thi
corps and the 10th army was broke;
on February 13 and the corps foun
itself surrounded in the country be
tween Goldap and Suwalki by a Ger
man army which constantly increase
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