The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-01-13

most tssignifcaats news from the west
ern front in a number of weeks and
by some observers here is taken to
indicate future attempts by the Allies
to break through in that region,
maintaining meanwhile base on
Belfort.
whether the Turks are or are not
exaggerating their successes, they are
giving some hard fighting in the Cau-
casus, judging from dispatches reach
ing London. Even Petrograd tele-
grams admit that the situation is be-
coming of first Importance. There is
no sign as yet, however, of Russla's
moving troops from her western to
her southern frontier.
"a Berlin Tageblat correspondent
at Austrian headquarters explains
the recent change in the situation in
Galicia by the statement that the
Russians have been reinforced from
Kiev. Another German correspond
ent says the Russians are bending
every effort to reach the fortress Of
Cracow, but have met with repulses
and heavy losses, owing to the well
selected Austrian positions.
British warships have bcmbarded
Dar-Es-Salaam, capital Of German
East Africa, where it is reported
much damage was inflicted and all
German vessels in the harbor were
disabled"
Berlin reports: s'The Turkish bull
| letin represents the Caucasus situa-
ton as favorable. Heavy fighting at
Sari Kamysh has brought decisive
| Turkish victory. The Turks have
taken 1000 prisoners, eight cannon
and 13 machine guns since Christ
mas, besides large stores Of ammunl-
ton and provisions.
! Paris reports: "The first intlma-
ton Of another French advance into
Alsace, at a point near Orbey or Ur-
bells, some IA miles west Of Colmar.
It sets forth also that the French
advances in the direction Of Cernay
! (Sennheim), southeast of Setinbach,
have been maintained. There are SIX
points on the battle front where ar
! tillery engagements nave taken place,
and the Belgian artillery is described
as active in Flanders. Advances near
St. Georges also are claimed.
From the Lys to the Oise, in the
region of Notre Dame de Lorette, tc
| the west of Lens, we were successful
| thanks to our mortars and our hand
grenades, in completely stopping the
sapping labors Of the enemy. In the
vicinity of the Lille highway the Ger.
mans blew up one Of our trenches and
then took possession Of it, but an i'm
mediate counter attack again put us
in possession Of it.
! "The engagements in upper Alsace
are of very violent nature continue
in the region Of Cerney (Sennehiml
Sunday night our troops lost anc
then regained the territory around
the church at Steinbach. Monda,
morning they occupied the entire vii
lage.
"The German works to the west o.
Cernay captured by US Sunday were
! lost for a brief period following
very violent counter attack, but thu
Germans were not able to maintain i
and this position remains in ou,
hands"
! Berlin reports: "In the western
theatre of the war, except for a more
or less heavy artillery combat alon:
the front, it was generally quiet.
'Only near Thann (Alsace) did tht
enemy show great activity. After al
overwhelming bombardment Of thu
heights to the west Of Sennheim, th'
enemy succeeded during the evening
in capturing our demolished trenche
on these heights and in connection
Herewith the village Of Steinbacl
which we subbornly defended ant
which we stubbornly defended ant
which frequently has been mentioned
in our reports during the last few
days. The heights were retaken dur
ing the night after bayonet attack
Fighting for the village of Steinbacl
. continues"