The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-07
SINK MORE SHIPS
FIVE NGRE VICTIMS ARE RiPORT'
Ed SUNK ON .fRIDAI
AZLITS ACTIVE IN AIR
Berlin Describes Carpathian Fighting
as Bitter-TUrkey and Russia Both
Deny Talk of Separate Peace Be-
tween Them-Submarine Operates
Over Distance Of 200 Miles.

The Associated Press summarizes
the war situation Friday as follows:
"Raids by two aviators of the allies
| in the German province of Baden in
| ficted damage in the cities of Null
helm and Nuremberg. The destruc-
ton Of property in Mullheim is de-
scribed in London dispatch as con-
siderable, although only slight dam
ago was done in Nuremberg.
ga decided extension of the range
of operations of German sui marines
is indicated by :. Lisbon dispatch say
the coast of Spain. The British
steamer South Point, which wens
down off Cape Finisterre, is said to
| have been torpedoed by the U-2S. It
is more than 700 miles from Cape
Finisterre to the nearest German sub
marine base.
''The suggestion that Turkey Is ON
the point of suing for separate
peace with Russia is repudiated by
both the Turkish and Russian ambas-
sadors at Rome. The former is quot
| ed as saying there was no reason for
which Turkey should seek peace. The
Russian ambassador is said to have
declared his government would con-
clude no peace separately from Great
Britain and France.
"The fighting in the Carpathians is
described in Berlin dispatches as un-
usually bitter. The Russians, push
ing through deep snow, are persisting
| in their efforts to dislodge the Aus
trians from the passes and heights,
but are said to have accomplished
little in the way OF definite successes.
"The Russian war Office, however.
says substantial results have been
achieved. In the campaign in north
ern Poland an. important victory 10
t-elaimed over the Germans, who are
said to have retreated hastily in one
section of the front west Of the Me
men river"
German submarines have sunk
four more vessels, one Of them flying
a neutral flag. A Norwegian bark
was torpedoed in the North Sea by
the U-20, and three trawlers from the
Tyne were blown up by the U-l0.,
The crews of all four ships escaped.
Heavy fighting has been resumed
| in Eastern France, near the German
border. The official statement from
Berlin says the French were defeated
in a battle near LePetre forest and
forced to give up ground they had
won.
ELSEWHERE along the western
front there were artillery encounters
Thursday, but no inf:ntry engage
ments of consequences"
Newcastle, England, reports Friday
that three Tyne trawlcrs, the Gloxi-
ana, Jason and Nellie, were sunk by
the German submarine Z-13 Thurs
day. After all the mem bers Of the
crews were safe in 81 all boats the
Germans blew up the trawlers.
They then towed the fishermen to-
wards the Tyne, until they met fish
ing craft which brought the men
ashore. The fishermen say the sub
marine commander was genial. He
supplied hot coffee and tobacco to
them but told them:
1--WE have been ordered to sink
everything. It is war and England
started it,"
London reports Friday an Amster-
dam dispatch to Reuters Telegram
company says message from Berlin
states that hostile aircraft appear
ed above Mlllheim, Baden, at $50
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and drop
ped a bomb which caused consider
able material damage.
Another aviator dropped three
bombs on Neunberg, also in Baden,
at 7 o'clock, but the damage done was
! slight.