The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-02-03

EAST SEES BIG BATTLE
ACSTRIANS MAKE SOME HEAD
WAY AGAINST RUSSIANS.

WAY AGAINST RUSSIANS.
Campaign in the West Appears to be
Developing Into Preparations for
Another Great Contest.
London reports Thursday: cal
though no big battles, as battles go IN
this war. have been fought OF late
there have been engagements in all
the arenas from Asiatic Turkey to the
English channel, in which the losses
in men and material probably have
been greater in the aggregate than IN
many of the battles of history.
According to French reports, Ger
man attacks against the allied lines
to Flanders, France and Alsace on the
first three days of the week cost them
10000 men, to which must be added
the losses suffered in repeated attacks
on the Russian entertainments in Gen.
trail Poland.
eat attacks in the west, the Allies
announcements say, failed except
near Craonne, where it is admitted
the French lost 500 men, largely be-
cause OF the collapse of an old quarry.
The Germans, on the other hand, as
serted that they inflicted a severe de-
feat on the French at Craonne and
that they repulsed all French attacks
in the Vosges and upper Alsace with
heavy losses.
t:While it is evident these attacks
and counterattacks cost both sides
heavily, they made no great difference
in the relative positions Of the oppos-
ing forces. They convey intimation,
however, that the Germans by no
means have given up the idea of de-
livering smashing blow at the allied
armies.
with the approach of dry weather
and the consequent hardening of the
ground they brought up new troops
with the intention of getting in their
blow before the full strength of the
Anglo-French forces was ready to
meet them.
Thus far they have made little, if
any, headway, but, undismayed, are
sending still more troops through
Belgium to Ypres and La Bassee,
where earlier in the winter they at
tempted to break their way through
to the coast. Knowing IS they must
that the Anglo-French armies have
been greatly strengthened since then,
they themselves must have increased
their striking power
The Eastern Fight.
A great battle has developed in Ga
licia along a 100-mile front skirting
the Carpathians. This struggle, which
is in pursuance of the new Austro-
German plan Of shifting the weight of
attack, from central Poland to the
south, may mark turning point in
the eastern campaign and both the
Russians and Teutons attach the
highest importance to the outcome.
The Austro-German armies, if sue
cessful, would effectually cripple Rus
sia's drive at northern Hungary. Thus
far there are no indications as to the
result Of the fighting in this battle,
which probably is still in its prelimi-
nary stage.
To the eastward in Bukowina,
there is in progress fighting which is
another phase OF the Austro-German
movement to drive back the Russians
to their own territory. Apparently
the Russian sweep across Bukowina
has been halted.
London reports: "In the Carpa-
thians big force of Austro-G Germans
has been concentrated and is fighting
not only to stem the invasion of Hun
gary, but if possible to cut off the
Russian forces occupying Bukowina
to the south. Both Vienna and Pet
rograd emphasize the Importance Of
the Austrian operations in the Car
pathians. The Austrians claim the
recapture of certain mountain passes,
and Petrograd comedies that the Aus
trians have thrown fresh men into
this region and are evincing activity
along the entire Galician front"
Petrograd reports: "In Galicia the
activity of the enemy has increased
on the front between Gasdisk, Quick,
Nijnevertsk and Maidanks, where the
enemy, in addition to artillery fire,
made other endeavors to operate on
the offensive He was, however, every
where driven back. We took prison
er three officers and about 800 SOL
diers.
''The engagements are developing
on large scale. The front extends
from Mount Dukla to Mount Wszkow.
On the right wing of this front We
have captured 100 prisoners and two
machine guns.
s'In Bukowina on January %, in
the vicinity of Waleputia. to the
southwest of Kimpolung, there was
az artillery engagement"
Vienna reports: s'In the valleys Of
ing, Latorcza and Nagy-Szamos the
enemy has been forced to evacaute
some important heights after repeat
ed and fruitless counterattacks which
cost the enemy heavy losses.
Tuesday evening the Russians had
been driven back in the upper ing
valley from their positions on both
sides Of Nzsok Pass.
''This is one Of the most important
Of the Carpathian passes, for the pos
session of which during the course of
the war many violent engagements
have been fought. Since January
it has been occupied by the Russians.
1t was strongly entrenched and stub
bornly defended in several good posi-
tions, one behind the other. 1t is
now again in our possession after
three days of fighting.
ITO the northwest of UZsok Pass
and in the natorza and Nagyas VAL
leys fighting continues
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ACREAGE LAW REPEALED.