The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-01-20
MANNING, S. {, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 20. 1915
WIN AND LOSE IN EAST
RUSSIANS WIN IN PRUSSIA; GER
MANS IN POLAND.
Turkey Creates Considerable interest
by Capturing Tabriz-Egyptian In
yasion Threatened.

Battles, large and small, all having
an important bearing on the situa
tion, are raging at widely separated
points in Europe and Asia.
Petrograd reports: ''The past few
days have seen recurrence of furi
Gus fighting in Russian Poland, re
sulting in gains and losses for bott
sides.
'"The Russian forces In the north
which are pushing toward East Prus
sia, in the region near hlawa, have
captured number Of villages.
I'm the centre the Germans have
made four violent attacks within the
last 4S hours. They forced back the
Russians and occupied considerable
ground.
Important bodies Of Russian
troops have pushed northward from
Warsaw in the movement toward the
western end Of the East Prussian
frontier. They have reoccupied sew
eral villages between Mlawa and
Przsasnysz hitherto held by the Ger
mans.
"In the centre Of the junction Of
the Bzura and Rawka rivers where
fighting has continued for more than
a month the Germans have begun q
new'virogous movement. Their activ-
ity centers along a line east Of Soc
haczew and Skierniewice. There they
have made four distinct efforts to ad-
vance during the last two days. After
furious artillery action the Ger
mans occupied the district northeast
Of Bolimow, including Binskupi and
Sucha.
ION various portions Of our Aus
trian front the enemy tried to can
nonade our position with heavy guns,
but the efficient fire Of our batteries
soon silenced the Austrian artillery" I"
London reports: 1.-THE Turks, who
have occupied the Persian town Of
TabriZ, which Is q Russian sphere Of
influence, are battling with the Rus
slams in the Caucasus and are report
ed to be making preparations to in
wade Egypt.
1.-THE Turks, according to Cairo
dispatch, have decided at last to at
tempt an invasion OF Egypt.
I'm London little credence is given
this report. It Is not believed pos
sible that troops can cross the desert
east of the Suez canal, and even If
they conquered the waterless waste
they would be so exhausted that the
British forces in Egypt, it Is conf
IDENTIFY believed, could easily repel
them"
Constantinople reports via Amster-
dam: Assisted by Persian troops
our army is steadily advancing in
province, Persia, in order
to deliver the country from the Rus
sian yoke.
eve have had further notable sue
cess, occupying advanced positions of
the Russians in the vicinity Of Tabriz.
"a number Of tribesmen of the
British army OF occupation in Egypt
have surrendered to, our vanguard"
London reports that Tabriz is a
city Of 100000 population apparently
was taken without fighting. In view
Of the fact that the small Russian
garrison maintained in Tabriz in
times OF peace had been withdrawn,
it is believed that the sufferers by
the occupation, II any, are the Armen-
ians whom the Kurds, constituting
the Turkish advance guard, are al
ways ready to attack.
Latest dispatches from Petrograd
say that the Turkish invasion of Per-
sia continues and that the Turks are
penetrating farther into the country.
The Russians still. claim to hold the
upper hand In the fighting in the Cau-
casus, in the vicinity Of Kara-Urgan,
but the lack OF details suggests that
the battle which has ncT been in
progress for seven days, has not yet
resulted decisiyely for either side.