The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-24
TO ATTACK BRITISH.
LONDON LOOKS FaR GERMAN Of
FENsIVE In The VEST
RUSSIANS In PRUSSIA


Cross Frontier Of East Prussia ant
Take Several Villages-German
Declare Village homes Are Beins
DESTROYED and Threaten Reprisal
ON Scale OF Three Cor One.
London reports Friday: The ap
parent failure Of Field Marshal Vo1
Hindenberg's various attempts t
reach Warsaw, the reappearance o.
Russians over the East Prussian IRON
tier. near Tilsit, and the allied oQen
ave N the west has, according te
British observers, put Germany IN
position where she dare not shit an!
substantial force from either the eas'
or the west
Although there are rumors OF re-
snforcements being hurried from 20
land to France or Belgium to meet
the French and British thrusrs, n.n'
tary writer's in London hold to the
opinion that Germany must MAINTAIN
her present armies in both areas o,
ashting practically intact. This viii
secessitate the finding Of new forces
for both the east and the west II sne
would effectually meet the increasing
strength oe her enemies.
Il is pointed out that the plan &c
deliver crushing blow in one tnea-
tire and then rush across the country
to the other. has miscarried on ootn
fronts. This was seen first IN the
dash to Paris, second IN the rush foI
Calais, third, in the battle OF Ypres
and then repeatedly in the east as
Field Marshal Won Hindenbers
sought to break through the Russian
lines to. the Polish capital.
Considerable mystery surrounos
the next move Of the Germans, al
though the prevailing belief here is
that it will be big offensive in the
west. probably against the E'itish
front.
Champagne district, further French
attacks have failed. One OF these
was to the north Of IeMesnli and tne
other to the north Of Beause5our. we
took prisoner two French officers anc
10 soldiers. After heavy losses the
French retreated under our effective
Sre to thei7 former positions.
ITO the southeas. OF Verdun the
French have made several advances
In the plain Of the Woevre French
attacks have been repulsed, while on
the east side Of the heights OF the
Meuse the fighting continues.
s'The situation in the vicinity o,
Memel, in East Prussia, Is not YET
clear. It would appear that minor
Russian detachments have entered
Memel. Counter measures have been
taken.
"All the Russian attacks between
the river PISA and river Orzyc to
the northeast of Prasznysz have been
repuIsed. In some Of these engage
ments the enemy lost heavily.
''Ths situation south OF the VIstuia
shows no change"
London reports Friday: A Star
dispatch from Copenhagen says sta
ttstics furnished by the president OF
the province Of East Prussia show
$4,000 houses have been destroyed in
East Prussia BY Russian troops
Three hundred thousand refugees
esid to be unable to return to East
Prussia because they have no means
Of livelihood.
A Berlin dispatch Thursday night
described these $4,000 houses as pri.
yate apartments and said they had
been completely pillaged and their
furniture removed to Russia.
In Northern Poland isolated &C
tions are being fought from the Me
men river to Przasnysz, the big battle
which was expected having apparent
" been called OF or postponed, says
a London dispatch, by Field Marsha
Won Hindenberg, who is thought tc
have attained his object when he ex'
treated his forces from the forest o.
Augustowo.
Meanwhile the Russians have once
more invaded the East Prussian from
tier in two places. The German ON
ciaI communication mentions that II
the extreme north Russians attacked
LaugsZargen, which is German soil
A Petrograd dispatch reports that the
largest German force in the nortr
has been followed in its retreat acros:
the frontier below the middle grouI
OF the Mazurian lakes.
Petrograd reports: In Russian
Poland, on the front between the
Rivers Skwa and Orzyo, in the re
gion Of the villages Of Serafln, Tar
tax, Wack and Ziomek, and also II
the region north Of Przasnysz, fight
ing continues. We have seized sew
eral villages and taken five guns
forty-two machine guns, many caii
sons and several hundreds Of prison
ers.
"on the right bank Of the Niemel
battles have been fought near Tau
roggen and on German territory OF
the roads leading from Gorzda tt
Memel. We captured here two guns
four machine guns, two automobile
loaded with ammunition and mum
Der Of prisoners"
Berlin reports: Russian attack
on German positions between tn
PISA and Orzyc rivers in northern
Poland as we'll as northeast Of Przas
nysz continued with success. Yves
Of the Skwa river we took 900 pris
oners Of war, and east Of the Skwa
1000 prisoners and four machin
guns.
"Hordes Of the Russian imperia
militia gained a cheap victory by in
vading the most northern corner 0
east Prussia in the direction OF Mem
Ell. They pillaged and burned village
and estate. AS q retaliatory measur
Russian towns occupied by US vii
be compelled to pay large sums.
''For every village burned down b
these Russian hordes on German tel
ri.ory, and for each estate destroye
three villages or estates on Russia
territory occupied by Us, will be sac
rificed to the flames. All damag
caused by fire in Memel will be ar
swered By the destruction by ire c
Russian government buildings at 81
walki and other provincial capital
in German hands"