The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-24
IORPEDOES GET Two
TURKS REPORT DAMAGE TO BRIT
ISL CRUISERS
BoMBARDNENT In west
Paris Reports German 16-inch HoW1t-
zers Are In Service Against Nieu-
port-AIlied Ships, Protected by
Torpedo Boat Destroyers, Bomoara
Shore Positions at NeStende.


Shore Positions at Westende.
The Associated Press gives its sum
mary Of the war Wednesday as fol-
lows:
Germany has scored again in her
submarine campaign. London an
nounced to-day that the British
steamer Fingal had been sunk and
the British steamer Atlanta damaged
by torpedoes. The Atlanta's crew was
saved, but six lives are reported to
have been lost on the Fingal.
Constantinople says only unimpor.
tant operations have been attempted
during the last few days by the allied
feet bombarding the Dardanelles
Two attempts Of cruisers to approach
the outer Notifications are said tc
have been frustrated.
Increasing activity Is indicated
along the western end Of the Franco
Belgian battle line. A Paris news
paper says Nieuport has been BON
barded by the Germans and Westende
by the allies. The Belgians are re
ported to have made some heaoway
capturing positions in two localities
The British still are on the offensive
although their advance apparently
has been checked.
"The enemy Is again furiousl!
bombarding Nieuport, this time WITT
1s-inch Howitzers," says an undated
message from the Petit Parisien
war correspondent.
Thirty shells have fallen In tht
town, making enormous holes ant
demoiishing several buildings, but NJ
one was hurt" be continues.
Belgian troops carried two ad
vsnced positions. The first was OF
the KIoonsterhoek farm near Stuve
kenskerke, while the second was
line Of trenches on the road from
Pervyse to Schoorbakke.
'Warships and monitors vigorous
" bombarded Westende. The Ger
mans replied feeby, but none OF thei'
shells took effect. Torpedo boat de
stroyers protected the bombardins
chips, shelling a German submarine
which attempted to approach. Th'
first against the shore positions wa
directed By aeroplanes.
Official announcement was made II
London Wednesday that the British
steamers Atlanta and Fingal hae
been torpedoed. The text OF the an
nouncement follows:
"The British steamer Atlanta, 81:
tens, owned by Messrs. J. and P
Hutchinson OF Glasgow, was torpe
doed by German submarine OF IN
ishturk, on the west coast Of Count,
Galway, Ireland, about none OF Marc!
II. The crew was landed on Inish
turk island and the vessel is now il
the harbor.
e'Ihe British steamer Fingal, o
: 1852 gross tons (661 net tons)
owned BY the London and Edinburg?
Shipping company Of Leith, Scotland
was torpedoed and sunk at 1880 a
NJ, March Is, OF the Northumber
land. coast. Twenty-one members 0
her crew were landed at Nortl
Shields, but six lives are reported Il
have been lost, including the chic
mate and the stewardess.
The Overseas Agency Wednesda.
gave out in Berlin report from
Athens that the British cruiser Ame
thyst sustained heavy damages ant
had twenty-eight officers and me-
killed and an equal number wounded
during an attack on the inner fort
OF the Dardanelles in which FIVE Brit
ish ships took part.
Paris reports Wednesday that
British mine sweeper was blown Vi
In the Dardanelles Tuesday with tn
loss of seven lives when mine ex
ploded as it was being removed from
the straits, says special dispatc!
from Athens.
The Athens correspondent Of tn
Berlin Lokal Anzegier says the Turk
have placed new heavy guns in th'
Kun Kale Battery at the mouth o
the Dardanelles, which have repliet
fercely to the fire of French squad
ron. Two badly damaged British
cruisers, the dispatch says, nave DeeI
taken into Malta. One had been fair
iy struck twenty times.
Constantinople reports via Berlil
and wireless to London on Wednes
day: Only unimportant operation
have been undertaken by the allie;
feet operating against the Darda
nelles for the past few days. Th'
activity Of the warships has been lin
tied to demonstrations.
Two new attempts by cruisers ant
destroyers to approach the outer for
tifcations and clear the channel 0
mines are reported to have been III
tile because Of the effective fire from
the defenders.
PyWZIE TO WASHINGTON.