The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-01-06
BATTLE GOES ON
RUSSIANS REPORT SUCCESSES
AGAINST AUSTRIAN TROOPS.

RUSSIANS REPORT SUCCESSES
AGAINST AUSTRIAN TROOPS.
Nd RESULTS IN The west
Christmas Season Finds Huge armies
Still Engaged In Their Work Of
Slaughter-Ninor Successes Claim
ed by All Armies-Germans Cease
Attack on Bzura River.
Petrograd reports: South Of this
Vistula, in the region of Tarnow
(Galicia) on December 25 we drove
back the Austrians from the Tuchow-
Olpiny line. The enemy abandoned
ten rapid frers and We took forty
three officers and more than $500
soldiers prisoners. The next day we
continued the pursuit OF the Aus
trians who retreated in disorder. We
captured eight more machine guns
and about thousand prisoners. We
occupied the heights near Siediska on
the left bank of the Biala River.
''In the direction Of Dukia (Car-
pathians) there were engagements on
December 25 and the 26th, and the
Austrians driven from the Zmigorod-
Dukla line, are in full retreat. In the
latest encounters in this region tt.e
Austrians suffered enormous losses
and left in our hands as prisoners
more than 10000 men,"
Berlin reports: while the Ger
mans are reported to be advancing
on the Bzura and along the Pilioe
Rivers the Austrians appear to be
having a hard struggle to maintain
their positions east of the Dunalec
River. They seem to be holding their
own, however, on the lower reaches
and also to be gaining ground stead
lily in the Carpathians.
Perograd reports: Between the
lower courses of the Vistula and the
Pilica the fighting on December 25
was of a desperate character, with the
exception of that region bordering On
the Pilica, where, throughout the
night and day, violent combats con-
tinued. Likewise fighting of a des-
perate nature with the Austrians has
been going on along the lower
courses of the Nida River. On De
cember "a, in that region, we took
prisoner sxty-eight officers and about
1000 soldiers.
Vienna reports: "After four days
of heroic fighting our troops on De-
cember 25 took Usjok Pass. In Cali
cia the Russians continued the offen-
sive, which began some days ago, and
recaptured with superior forces Kros-
no and Jaslo."
Berlin reports: Russian attacks
in the vicinity of Lotzen have been
repulsed and we took one thousand
prisoners. In North Poland to the
east of the Vistula the situation re-
mains unchanged. We have been re-
pulsed and we took one thousand
prisoners. In North Poland to the
east of the Vistula the situation re-
mains unchanged. We have ceased
our attacks on the Bzura river. On
the right bank Of the Pilica to the
southeast of Tomaszow our offensive
has been successful. Further to the
south the situation remains unchang.
ed"
Petrograd reports: "On the Bzura
Riy.r near the chateau Of Tuchow,
five miles below Sochaczew, our
troops on the night Of December %
utterly routed the strong German
forces which had crossed to the right
bank Of the Bzura.
"a German regiment was almost
completely annihilated and in addi-
tion lost i've machine guns. We cap
tured FIVE officers and SIS soldiers.
ION the twenty-second and twenty
third violent fighting took place all
along the front on the Nida River.
It was especially stubborn on the
lower Nida between Wislica and No
wemas to korchZyn.
During these two days were cap
tured to the north of Pinczow 81 OF.
hcers and more ri.an 5000 soldiers.
To :he south Of Vistula we Main
tanned cur successes Of the previous
LAY. Here we took 1900 prisoners
Vienna reports: ''In the upper
ing Valley our attack has gained
ground for US and near the UrZoker
Pass $50 prisoners were. taken.
ION the lower Drina over 1000
prisoners were taken December %.
Between December II and 20,
100000 Russians were captured.
There are now in the Monarchy 200,-
900 prisoners Of war"
Berlin reports: 1--WE have repulsed
the Russians after several days fight
ing at Mlawa (Northern Poland) and
the enemy's positions at Mlawa again
are in our hands. More than 1000
prisoners were taken in these battles.
At the confluence Of the Bzura and
Rawka Rivers fierce bayonet attacks
took place"
Paris reports: "The French forces
have pressed forward in German ter
ritory to within eight miles Of Muel-
hausen in their drive against the up
per Rhine Notifications.
ITO the north of Mesnil we took
possession Of a forest strongly pre-
pared by the enemy and to the east
of trenches captured by US December
%. To the northwest of Mesnil and
to the east Of Perthes we have driven
the enemy from the fragments Of
trenches whic- he reoccupied aid we
now are masters of all his first line
Of Defence
1.-THE progress made through our
attacks between the Meuse and the
forest of the Argonne has been al
most entirely maintained. According
to the latest news our front in this
region has reached the barbed wire
entanglements of the enemy at the
salient angle southwest Of thu wood
of Forgeu.
There has been a perceptible ad-
vance by our troops in the forest of
LaGrusie against front Of trenches
400 yards wide and running not less
than 950 wards deem We blew I'D