The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-04-07
SUBMARINES Active
FRENCH and BRITISH sHlPS::SEkT
TO The BOTTOM
British AIR FLEET RAID
British Aeronauts Successfully Attack
German Yards-In One Week Brit
ish Loss Has Been Five Steamers
Sunk, the Sixth Damaged-Armles
Same in East-Actiyity in Poland.


While German submarines con-
tinue their activity around British
coasts, the naval wing OF the royal
flying squadron keeps up its attacks
on German underwater craft being
built at Hoboken and at the Zee
brugge submarine base.
Aeroplanes attacks on German sub
marines at Hoboken and Zeebrug5e,
Belgium, have been accomplished
successfully, the British admiralty
announced Wednesday night. The
following statement was given out:
"The following report has been re-
ceived from Wing Commander a. M'
Longmore, R. NJ:
"I have to report that this morning
Flight Sub-Lieutenant Frank G.. An
drea carried out a successful air at
tack on the German submarines
which are being constructed at Hobo
ken, near Antwerp, dropping four
bombs.
Fight Lieutenent John P. Wilson,
whilst accommodating over Zeebrugge,
observed two submarines lying along
side the Mole and attacked them,
dropping four bombs with, it is be-
lieyed, successful results.
"These officers started in the moon
light this morning. Both pilots re-
turned safely"
The Germans have added two more
steamers to the long list Of merchant
ment sunk off Beachy Head. The vic
tins this time were the French
steamer Emma, torpedoed wednesday
with a loss of nineteen Of her crew,
and the British steamer Seven Seas
sent to the bottom Thursday with
eleven Of her crew.
The British losses already reported
for the we k ending March 81 were
FIVE steamers. A sixth vessel torpe'
doed reached port. During the week.
however, 1859 vessels entered and
sailed from British ports. So, except
for loss Of life, the damage was not
considered excessive.
On the other hand, the British
have no means of ascertaining the
nature of the damage done by bombs
dropped at Hoboken and Zeebrugge,
although it is believed two subna-
rines ct the Mole Of Zeebrugee were
damaged.
Beyond these attacks official re-
ports contain little news. In the west
there has been nothing that ap-
rpoached the proportions Of battle
In the east the armies stand about
as they were. Fighting in northern
Poland has been Of desultory char
acter, both sides apparently having
given up any idea an immediate
advance. In centraf Poland, however
the Russians are showing a certain
iveliness.
German official reports for the last
two days have noted Russian at,
tempts to resume the offensive on the
Fawka River, while Vienna Thursday
night reports Russian attack neaI
the Pilica river, which they claim tc
have repulsed.
These movements doubtless have
been undertaken to prevent the Aus
trians and Germans from reinforcing
| the armies trying to hold the Carpa
THAN passes against the onslaughts
Of the Russians, who daily report the
capture Of large number Of prison
ers but who apparently are making
slow headway in the operation:
against Lupkow and Uzsok passes
The Russians also are slowly pushing
the Turks back in the Caucasus.
Belgrade again has been lombard
ed by Austrian guns, while Austrian
airmen have dropped bombs on Get
inje, the Montenegrin capital.
Operations in the Dardanelles are
still in a state Of abeyance.