The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-05-12
ATTACK ON ALL SIDES
LONDON REPORTS SMASHING OF
FENSIvE BY GERMANY.
Forces of Teutonic Allies Exert Pres
sure Hitherto Unparalleled in Mod
ern or Past Wars

ern Or Past Wars
London reports: The Germans and
Austrians are putting forth an effort
the extent of which never has been
approached in the history Of war.
Through virtually the entire
length of the eastern front the Teu-
tonic allies are engaged with the Rus
SLAMS, while in the west, in addition
to their attacks around Ypres, the
Germans are on the offensive at many
places. At other places they are be-
ing attacked by the French, British
and Belgians.
Far up in the Russian Baltic prov
inces, heretofore untouched by the
war, the Germans are attempting to
advance toward Libau and Riga; on
the East Prussian frontier they are
engaged in a series Of battles, and
with a big gun are bombarding at
long range, as they did Dunkirk, the
Russian fortress OF Grodno; in Cen
trail Poland they have had to defend
themselves against Russian attack;
in Western Galicia they are attempt
ing with all their strength to smash
the Russian flank and compel the
Russians to abandon the Carpathian
passes, which they gained at such
cost during the winter.
In this Western Galician battle the
Germans claim to have made a still
greater advance and to have crossed
the Wisloka river, well to the east Of
the Dunajec river, which until few
days ago formed part of the Russian
front, and to have put their hands
firmly on Dukla pass.
In conjunction with this attack
from. the west the Austrians are at
tempting to drive the Russians from
Lupkow pass, farther to the east, and
with success, according to the Ger
man accounts. In all the Germans
claim to have taken 10000 Russian
prisoners since the offensive was un-
dertaken last Saturday night. The
Austrians put the number at more
than $4,000 and express the belief
that the whole Russian third army
will be destroyed.
These reports show that the Aus
tro-German blow is meeting with the
greatest success on the northern
slopes Of the western Carpathians, for
towards the upper Vistuia' the Rus
SLAMS appear to be in their old posi-
tions.
Despite the claims Of the Austrians
and Germans the Russian representa-
tives in the European capitals reiter-
ate that the victory has been greatly
exaggerated and the public is waiting
to hear what Grand Duke Nicholas,
commander-in-chief Of the Russian
forces, has to say about it.
The Germans also claim series Of
successes in the west. They report
that they are continuing their pro-
gress southeast Of Ypres, which is
hardly borne out by Field Marshal
French, who says that the British
have recaptured more of the trenches
which they had lost on Hill No. so,
and that fighting is still progressing
in the neighborhood, while elsewhere
the Germans have shown no disposi-
ton to attack.
Other German claims relate to sue
cesses in the Woevre, where the Ger
mans say, in an attack along the
north side of St. Mihiel wedge, they
took upwards Of 1000 prisoners, and
that they repulsed French attacks en-
the southern section Of the wedge,
near Flirey. This, as usual during
the last few days, entirely disagrees
with the French account OF the &C.