The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-02-17
RUSSIANS ACTIVE
Fighting ALONG ENTIRE line OF
RUSSIAN BORDER
BEARING BRUNT OF war

ULHME!Su UNUNa Ua " nN
Cars Soldiers Are Fighting Furious
Battles in East Prussia, in Poland,
in the Carpathians and in Buko-
wina-France and Belgium Are
Enjoying Comparative Quiet.
The Carpathians and the crown
lands Of Bukowina claim most atten-
ton in the campaign in the East.
Battles in the Carpathian hills are of
a desperate character, but without
decisive result, while latest reports
indicate the withdrawal OF the Rus
sian forces in Bukowina. The Aus
trians claim to have driven the Rus
slams back in the southern district OF
Bukowina and to have occupied
Wanna.
| In Poland and East Prussia steady
fighting continues. The length of the
fronts and the vast number Of men
engaged make it impossible to estl-
mate the value Of the small advances
or repulses at various points.
In France and Belgium there is
comparative calm, although in the
Argonne the Germans have made ad-
vances.
London reports: In the east the
Germans, checked in their efforts te
break the Russian lines before War
saw, have transferred many troops tc
East Prussia. to meet their Russian
offensive there. This offensive
threatens to drive a wedge between
Tilsit and Insterburg, and so to turn
the fortified position in the extremely
difficult country OF the Mazurla1
lakes.
] IF this movement succeeds the Rus
SLAMS would oyerrun a considerable
part of East Prussia and again would
be on their way to Koenigsbvfg anl
Danzig.
! The campaign in the Carpathians
and in Galicia is not so easy to fol
low, as official reports are sparing II
information. It is evident, however
that while the Russian offensive il
the western passes is being pushed
with strength and has proved partial
ly successful, it has been met BY
stronger opposition in the eastern
passes with the result that the Rus
slams have been compelled to fal
back in Bukowina. They have re
peatedly done this, only to give the
Austrians battle when they debouch
ed from the Russian 5nd Of the passe:
and it is presumed tnat this is thei'
intention now.
Operations are on so large ant
complicated a scale that it may bs
weeks before any definite decision il
reached.
Russia's unexpected adoption o.
the offensive in Poland from where
the Germans apparently have beer
withdrawing some forces both to the
north and south, furnishes anothel
; striking feature Of the European war
From German sources it IS insisted
that the plans for the capture o
Warsaw still are being pushed. Blu
the Russian ciai mseveral minor sue
cesses at various points and declare
the German attack reached its eli
max several days ago.
Another huge segment Of the Rus
! sion army is continuing it's effort
for a firmer foothold in the Carpa
thians, but it is admitted that th'
Germans and Austrians have fainet
some ground. At one point sever
snowstcrm is said to have aided th'
Austro-Hungarian troops in an &C
ton which Vienna states has result
ed in heavy losses to the Russian
forces in Dukla Pass.
Berlin reports: 'In the western
area Of the war nothing Of impor
tance has transpired.
"C1 the East Prussian frontier w
, have had several minor local sue
cesses; otherwise, the situation is un
!. changed"
Vienna reports: 1.-THE Austro-Ger
man allies Monday after battle O
several days, took village north o
Volovec, which the Russians hat
stubbornly defended. Numerous
prisoners and much ammunition ant
war material we're captured.
"On. the other Carpathian fronts
severe battles occurred. In the west
> ern sector the Russian attacks were
:: unsuccessful and $40 prisoners ant
three machine guns fell into ou'
hands.
eve continue to advance in Buko
wilma and have occupied Wanna
Petrograd reports: In the Car
pathians hard fighting continued
Our troops broke down the enemy:
resistance at three fortified position:
near Mezolaborcz and pursued the re
treating enemy several versts, takinE
two cannon, five machine guns, cap
turing the commandant Of the THIRD
honveds, Al officers and 2,516 men
/. North of Nzsok Pass. near Luto
wisko, the enemy was forced to re
treat. Our troops occupied III:
trenches, taking three machine gun:
and many prisoners.
1.-THE attacks of the enemy whe
crossed the Toukholka and Besklc
Passes on February 5, were repulsec
with heavy losses for the enemy who
was forced into a precipitate retreat
"On the right bank Of the Fistu!s
some skirmishes favorable to US have
taken place On a broad front nea!
the village Of NadriZ Cossacks attack
ed a squadron OF the enemy support
ed by infantry, capturing 20 Hussars
"Our cavalry at 3 o'clock in the
morning dislodged by bayonet at
tack the Germans from the villages
Of Podlesiie and Prondystary, cap
turing a quantity Of arms, ammuni'
ton and wire.
"Our artillery successfully bonn
barded a column of Germans wac
were moving in the direction OF Boil
NOW from Zenniary. The infantry
was compelled to fee, abandoning
their artillery upon the highway
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