The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-01-06
STOPS OFFENSIVE
ALLIES GIVE Up GtNERAL ATTACK
In FRANCE and BfLGION
AUSTRIANS FALL BACK

| HU0 MaAlSJ l ALL DAUB
Developments in Poland Have Ceased
Since Cars Troops Pushed Ad-
vancing Austrians Through Carpa-
THAN Passes-New Year Find no
Prospect Of Immediate Big Victory.
There are Increasing indications,
British observers think, says a Lon
don dispatch, that serious allied Of
fensiye movement against the whole
German line in the west will be post
poned until larger contingents OF
Lord Kitchener's new army take the
field. Losses Of the Allies in tenta-
tive thrusts forward here and there
have been heavy in proportion to the
gains achieved, and it Is understood
the various leaders unite in the opin-
ion that the sacrifices entailed by a
general advance at this time would
be too great.
| London reports: 1.-THE New Year
finds belligerent Europe, after FIVE
months of war, fighting as sternly as
at the beginning, but seemingly with
out prospects of immediate big VIC
tories.
1.-THE Austrians have again been
driven out of the greater part Of Ga
licia, and, according to Vienna
statement, the Russians have crossed
| the Carpathians for the third time,
but in Poland, where more impor-
tant battle is in progress, the armies
! OF the Russian and German emper-
ors still are fighting for the banks Of
the rivers, which intersect the coun-
try between the upper Vistula and
Pilica rivers.
s.sIn Flanders end France there has
been a lull in the fighting on most Of
the front, disturbed occasionally,
he lever, by artillery fire, infantry
attacks and counter attacks.
with the defeat Of the Austrians
in Galicia end South Poland and the
retirement Of the Germans across the
Bbura, Petrograd believes the turn
ing point has been reached in the
battle Of the Polish rivers. The chief
fighting now Is taking place on the
Pilicia, where the Germans still are
on the offensive and have brought up
big guns.
| 'Losses in these battles Lave reach
| ed enormous figures in dead, wound
ed and prisoners, and must have been
largely increased by disease, for the
men fought under dreadful climatic
conditions and in mud, for which Po-
land is notorious"
Petrograd reports the Russian view
Of recent developments in Poland is
that definite check has boen admin
istered to the Germans.
"At tremendous loss the Germans
esta ablishcd a foothold in Mistrze-
vice, on the east bank Of tho BCura,
but three weeks OF persistent attacks
failed to pepetrate the Russian line
before Warsaw. When it became
evident the Austrian advance from
the Carpathian mountains had failed
tire Germans evacuated the village.
The Austrian Carpathian operations
evidently formed an integral part Of
the general German plan for the War
saw campaign.
Heavy artillery is being brought
up by the Germans along their cen
ter between Skierneiwice and the Pill
icia river, but this is regarded as
purely defensive move to prevent
! breaking of the German line by Rus
sian infantry operating there under
| the cover of artillery.
"In Galicia the Russians have TAX
en- the important town Of Gorlice,
fifteen miles south Of Tuchow, where
the West Galician Austrian army re-
Gently was halted and prevented from
Joining that of Cen. Boehm-Ermolli,
advancing from Sanck-Lisko.
"Gorlice Is the Junction point or
several railroads running through the
Carpathian district. Pursuit Of the
retreating Austri: armies In the
Sanck-Lisko district has been car
ried as far as|Yaslisk, on the extreme
Austrian Left. Yaslisk, now il pos
session Of the Russians, comamnds
the most important highway into
Hungary.
"Takirg the offensive from Boil
now. the Germans, under heavy in
tense fire from our guns, made an as
sault on Bourgrade, BorjimoW and
our trenches near Goumine (Gomoln)
but our troops by an impetuous coun-
ter attack slaughtered with their bay
onets all of the eremy except fe"
who were made prisiners.
"In West Galic:a our troops are
advancing victoriously. East OF Zak-
liczyn We stormed several fortified
works of the enemy, making prisoners
of A officers and 1900 soldiers and
capturing eight machine guns.
Vienna reports: I'm the Carpa-
thians our troops delivered an attack
north Of Uzsok Pass and occupied
several heights. Our counter attacks
to the north of Lupkow Pass Cali
cia) have brought to standstill the
Russian advance.
Further west the enemy attacked
some of the passes with small forces
North of Gorlice (Galicia) northeast
OF Zaklicyn and on the lower course
OF the Nida the region to the east
and southeast Of Tomaszow (Poland)
we and our allies have made pro-
gress."
Berlin reports: "Christiania re,
ports that the American protest
against British oppression to neutra
trade has made q deep impression
and has met with general approva
in the northern countries"
Berlin reports via London: "Mair
headquarters reports Friday night
fThursday) that our troops fghtlns
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