The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-03
ALLIES EXPECTANT|
BELIEVE GERMAN OFFENSIVE WILL
BREAK In EAST
FIGHTING In POLAND


Germans Report Capture Of Przasnysz
and Capture OF acknowledgement
Reports Slight Russian Successes
-Carpathians See Much Warfare
in Seige Style.
The impression is gaining ground
among British and French military
critics that. Germany Is preparing for
a fresh expenditure of energy in the
land campaign in the west. Not
withstanding recent German sue
cesses in the east, the resiliency and
recuperating powers Of the Russian
armies seem to have convinced the
German general staff that it Is wisest
to adopt the defensive delivering an
other blow in the west.
II this rush comes, says London
dispatch, the allies will be we'll pre-
pared to meet It. During the last few
months decided change for the bet
ter has taken place in the forces Of
the allies, What with reinforcements,
bigger guns and more complete equip
ment, lack OF which was felt keenly
during the early stages Of the war.
AS against the expectation Of new
German offensive in the west, another
theory is advanced in some quarters
that the German attack In the east
will be continued with the main idea
OF taking Warsaw from the north.
Prasnysz, so miles north Of Warsaw,
now being in the hands Of the Ger
mans, according to their claim, 1t Is
probahle battle is now raging along
the river Orc.
The Turks again are appearing IN
the war news by virtue Of the renew
ed fighting In the Caucasus. Mean
time the allied feet has at least de-
molished the forts at the entrance to
the Dardanelles in what Is believed
to be q preliminary to a determined
attempt to force the historic strait.
That would have important strategic,
political and economic effects.
Wireless reports that the American
steamship Dacia plans to go north
ward around Scotland On the way to
Hamburg revive speculation as to-
when and where she will be seized by
the British.
Geneva reports: "The fighting In
The Carpathtans is becoming rapidly
much IKE sieze warfare, according to
dispatches reaching here. Since Feb
ruary Is these advices say over 20O,-
coo men have been fighting hand to
hand in the Carpathian trenches with
out making any material advances.
The wounded are pouring into Ung-
var and Eperies. in Hungary.
: During the night Of February IS,
taking advantage OF lull in hostili-
ties. the Austrians picked up at Svid-
mix $500 wounded and over 5000
dead. The wounded had been lying
ON the ground. some Of them for 1S
hours, without food or succor. A
chief officer Of the Austrian medical
department is authority for the est1-
mate that 70 per cent. Of them will
be invalids for life.
A majority Of the wounded at SVld-
mix were injured IN the head By blows
from rife butts and 20 per cent. OF
them will be partially or totally
blind. :,
COLOGNE reports: "After several
days Of artillery fighting and in spite
of great numerical superiority. Rus
SLAMS were driven from Pojan (Guko-
vina) which they had strongly forti-
Hed, according to q Bucharest dis
patch to the Cologne Gazette. Their
retreat did not end until they had
reached q point II 1-2 miles north
OF the Pruth river. With this reverse.
the correspondent says, the final Rus
sian opposition in Bukowina is shat
tered and the province cleared OF In
vaderS.
Berlin reports: "In the east: The
> aengagements on the Memel. Bobr and
Narew rivers continue. The town OF
Prasnysz, In Russian Poland, which
had been extensively fortified was
stormed by the East Prussian re-
serves. After a stubborn fight we
we're victorious, capturing more than
10000 prisoners, over 20 cannon,
large number Of machine guns and
very large amount Of war material.
"In other engagements fought
north Of the river Vistula during the
past few days we have taken 5000
Russian prisoners. In Polsnd south
Of the Vistula, the Russians advanced
to Mogily, which is southeast OF Boil
NOW, and occupied this position.
Their forces in this movement out
numbered ours FIVE to one. Other
wise there is nothing Of importance
to report in this region"
London reports: Although the
capture Of Prasnysz has not been re-
ported from Petrograd, dispatches
from that city said heavy fighting
was in progress in that region.
"Prasnysz is about Is miles from
the East Prussian front almost due
north of Warsaw and has a popula-
ton on about 10000. After explo-
sion of the Russians from East Prus-
sia the Germans concentrated an as
sault on the fortified line in Northern
Poland to which the Russians fell
back"
Petrograd reports: "In the Angus
towo forest two regiments Of the 29th
division, who had been surrounded
during the retreat, brok, through the
enemy's lines and rejoined our forces.
Patrols Of the enemy are attempting
to cross to the right bank Of the Me
men.
There has been desperate fighting
east of Lupwok pass in the Carpa-
:-thians. Our troops have had several
:cesses in the region Of Munkato.
cat daybreak, February %. near
Zavidka, we captured three lines OF
trenches on a height which is almost
q sheer precipice. The Germans de-
Tending the height were killed or
taken prisoners.
German attacks were repulsed
south of Myto Koziourka. We car
ried a height south OF Dukla after
a stubborn fight.
"We checked the offensive Of i'm
portant forces of the enemy on the
Doline and Salitch roads on the right
bank Of the Rozanka.