The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-01-20
NO Change IN War
RESULT DEPENDS UPON WEATH.
ER OR PARTLY OF OTHERS.
some Fighting Severe

Belief in Allied Countries Is That
Italy and Roumania Are About 10
Enter-Russian Movements Stop
ped by Bad Weather-Figthing in
France Centers Around scissors.
Only change in the weather or
entrance into the war Of Roumania or
Italy, or both, is likely to bring about
any marked change In the military
situation in Europe for some time to
come.
The belief Is growing in countries
allied against Germany, Austria and
Turkey, that Roumania with her we'll
trained army Of not less than 400,o0
men, soon will throw herself into the
conflict. This, In effect, would link
Roumania with the extreme Russian
left now forcing its way into Hun
gary through Bukowina.
Taking into consideration the Ser
VANS and Montenegrins, this would
form line menacing Austria-Hur-
gary along the entire southeastern
frontier from Russia to the Adriatie.
Just as rumors persisted for days
prior to Turkeys enerance into the
war so rumors now center about Rou-
mania and Italy. There is strong
feeling among the general public in
France and England that definite ae-
ton will not be long delayed.
Only sporadic fighting is taking
place on the battle fronts, according
to latest reports, and almost all Of
this Is done by artillery. Probably
the heaviest infantry engagement was
On the lower Nida river, in southern
Poland, where the Austrials claim
they repulsed with severe losses Rus
sian attempts to cross the stream at
several places.
Most Of the fighting in the west has:
centered, about scissors, where the
Germans have delivered violent
bombardment and inaugurated O
strong attack. which, so far as latest
advices indicate, has not terminated.
London reports: French attacks
north OF scissors, on the A.sne and
near Perthe, east Of Rheims, are de-
| veloping into serious offensive. The
gains the French have made at these
| points, II followed up, would have
two-fold Importance. They threaten
the railways which the Germans are
| using to supply their troops in the
| fighting line and are serious menace
to German forces which hold positions
to the north Of Rheims.
1.-THE French have found It impos-
sible to take by frontal attacks post
tions from which the Germans are.
bombarding Rheims, but advances on
either side would envelope them and
force a retirement, thus giving the
Cathedral, City relief from the Ger.
man shells.
"In the Argonne and on the heights
of the Meuse the Germans claim to
have made further progress. It Is re-
ported that the Germans have sent
heavy reinforcements to this district
to prevent the French from breaking
/ their lines, which are close to their
own border and not far from Metz.
French German troops dispatched
to Alsace, combined with the wintry
weather have stopped the French ad-
vance in that region. Along the rest
OF the front artillery is doing most OF
the work. Only isolated attacks are
being attempted, bad weather and
mud making movements Of large
bodies Of troops out Of the question.
Neither East Prussia nor Poland
furnishes any change in the general
situation and strangely, the Russians
have added little with reference to
expected Invasion OF Hungary by way
Of Bukowina, although more than g
week ago they claimed to be st The
threshold. 1t Is conceded, however,
that virtually the whole OF Bukowina
Is in Russian hands and dispatches
reaching London from Bucharest say
that thousands Of fugitives from that
territory are crossing the Roumanian
frontier, some OF them proceeding TO
Vienna.
"In restricted areas along the River
| Rawka, near Bolimow, however, there
has been fierce fighting. Severe fight
ing continues on the Nida River,
| where the Austrians oppose Russian
attempts to penetrate to Cracow.
"The Germans are keeping the Ma
zurian Lakes open with Ice breakers
to block the Russian advance In East
| Prussia. Russian troops hold posi-
tions around the lakes and have been
waiting for them to freeze over before
resuming their offensive.
1.-THE Turks deny they have been
defeated by the Russians in the Cau-
casus. To Offset this denial, Petro-
grad had a report that Noury Bey.
chief OF the general staff OF the Third
Ottoman army corps, who was sent
by the sultan to Investigate the re-
port Of the defeat, has been captured
by Cossacks.
"The Turks have been Offering
stubborn resistance to the Russians
at Kara Urgan, where a battle has
been in progress for FIVE days. Tho
position at this place Is more favor
able for the Turks, who have not the
deep snow of the mountains to con-
tend with and are in closer touch
with their base. It Is death strug-
gle for them, for so long as the Rus
sian feet commands the Black Sea
the Turks can not get reinforcements
from Europe, the overland route be-
ing q long and difficult one. They
have an army corps at Bagdad, but
this is needed to oppose the advance
Of the British Indian army from the
east.
"The Austrians charge that the
Russians are using Austro-Eungarian
uniforms to catch Austrian patrols.
It Is declared the rights OF belliger-
ents will not be accorded Russians
who are captured so masQuerading.
"a synopsis ef an alleged treaty be-
tween Germany and Turkey, as re-
ceived in Paris from Dedeagach, Bull
garia, purports to provide that Ger
many shall supply Turkey with muni-