The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-02-24
PUSH WAR IN EAST
OFFENSIVE GOES ON FR0A TIE
BALTIC TO BUK0VINA
TEUTONIC ALLIES gain

Plock and Brelsk In North Poland
Russians Report Austrian Gain
In Bukowina-Russians Stubborn
Iy Resist In Carpathian.
London reports: "The German Of
fensive, strongly supported by fresh
troops, is being push q with great
| vigor both along the East IPrussian
frontier and in Poland north Of the
lower VistuIa. The Russians have
| evacuated East Prussia except for
small area near Lyck, and also are
apparently falling back In north Po-
| land.
While tho Germans seem to have
| inflicted heavy losses on the retiring
Russian armies, military men here
and the newspaper correspondents IN
| Petrograd continue to refer to the
MuscoVite movement as q strategicai
retirement to the fortified line along
! the Niemen river which runs through
Kuvno, Grodno ani Lonza and
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Novoe Gorgiewisk.
Heavy fighting continued In the
Carpathians and Bukowi1a. In Buko-
J wilma the Russians also are falling
back, but they continue to hold the
Carpathian passes further west and
are offering stubborn resistance to
| the Austro-German offensive in that
region. Here the armies are fighting
in deep snow and both sides are suf-
fering severely"
Perograd reports: The forced
Russian retiremen: from East Prussia
is expected to result "a a reversion to
the original plan Of conducting de-
fensive campaign on Russian terri
tory. It is pointed out that Germany
in that case would be deprived Of the
| railway facilities which she has used
with great effectiveness on her own,
borders.
1 When an offensive was undertaken
early in the war Germany wes forced
to withdraw many troops from the
| West. That is believed to have con-
| tributed largely to the German re-
verse in the battle on the Marne.
Russian officers say, therefore, the
object Of their offensive campaign
has been achieved.
| In the southwest the Russians are
holding the Carpathinn passes Of
German assaults, and, according to
reports here, are daily capturing Ger
man and Austrian prisoners and
guns. Another battle In which bayo-
net attacks were made by the Rus
SLAMS is reported from Smolnika. The
| Russians surrounded an Austrian
position and took prisoners 10 officers
and 409 men. Battles have occurred
also at Kurimka, near Dukla and
| Baltigrod.
i Berlin reports: "Field Marsha,
Won Hindenberg's third battle Of the
Mazurian lakes will prove more dis
trous to the Russians than the other
two, from present indications. It Is
| believed that 10000 Russians were
captured.
Prussia Is nov cleared Of the enc
my. Indications point to general
German-Austrian offensive from Buk-
owina to the Baltic.
'tThe Russians are being rolled up
in many portions Of the line.
1.-THE fighting and the pursuits on
and beyond the East Prussian from
tier are proceeding very favorably.
In Poland, north Of the Vistula, Ger
man troops have occupied Bielsk and
PIock after short engagement.
| About 1000 prisoners were taken.
South OF the Vistula there have been
no important developments.
| Foreign newspapers are publish
ing the most absurd rumors concern
ing immense German losses In the
4 fighting to the east of Bolimow, Rus
sian Poland which began in FebrU-
ary. It can be said that the German
losses in these attacks were smill in
proportion to the successes attained" Z"
Vienna reports: "In southeastern
Galicia we occupied Nadworna {67
miles northeast of Czernowitz) and
forced the enemy back in the direc-
ton Of Stanislau (53 miles southwest
Of TarnopoD."
Petrograd reports: ''In the region
Of Augustowo (northern Poland) our
troops on February; Is stubbornly
fought numerically superior German
forces who were attempting to en-
velop both our wings.
"a German column Is advancing
from Grajewo (aeross the East Prus-
sian border in Poland from Lyck) to
Ossowetz.
Between the Vistula and Wkra
river the enemy has reached the front
Of Plock-Racionz.
"On the Bzura we have repulsed
attacks of little spirit by the Germans
near the Zyli nfarm. On the other
portions of the left bank Of the Wis
tula there has been only cannonading.
In the Carpathians the situation
Is unchanged. Our troops have made
progress on the left bank Of the upper
San. We captured several officers
successfully stubborn German at
tacks near Kosiuwka and YTisZwok.
I'm Bukowina the enemy has cap
tured Nadworna, across thu Serth
river"
Berlin reports: South Of Ypres,
near St. Eloy, the Germans took
about 900 metres Of the enemy's DO
sitions. Counterattacks were without
| success"
Paris reports: "a small French
| squadron has bombarded German
| aviation park at Ghistelles; a small
British squadron has bombarded Os-
tend. To the north of Ypres the Brit
ish are masters Of a number Of
| trenches. where for two days rather
spirited combat has developed.
Between the Disc and the Aisne,
| near Baillry, a heavy shelIing has
been carried out by our artillery
against gatherings Of troops, auto
mobile conveys and bomb throwers.
I'm Champagne, on the front which
stretches from the northwest Of
Perthes to the north Of Beauseiour,
We have captured about three kilo-
metres Of German trenches and have
taken several hundred prisoners,