The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-07-21
AIMING At WARSAW
GERMAN TROOPS ON OFFENSIVE
FROM EAST PRUSSIA
TURKS LOST GROUND
British Authorities Appear Satisfied
With Progress Made Against Con-
stantinopIe-Teuton Rush From
North Against Polish Capital Be-
gins Viii Success.

Further Teutonic advances are re-
ported Friday in Poland, north Of
Warsaw, the German official state
ment recording progress southeast OF
Kolno and south of PrZasnasz, where
their troops are reported fighting
victoriously. The latest Russian
statement declares Germcn attacks
in that region were repulsed.
Apps rently abandoning for the
time their attempt to outflank War
saw from the south, the Germans,
probably under Field Marshal Won
Hindenberg, who is reported to have
said a few days ago that he shortly
would astonish the world, have re-
newed their attack on the Polish cap
ital from the north.
They not only have captured many
prisoners south of Kotno, according
to Berlin, but have occupied Przas-
nysz, a fortified town fifty miles
north of Warsaw, which was taken
by Won Hindenberg last winter, but
retaken by the Russians in their
counter offensive This claim is part
" confirmed by the Russian official
report, which stated that the Rus
slams, in the face Of strong German
forces, withdrew to their second line
of entrenchments.
This move on the part of the Ger
mans has taken the military critics
completely by surprise. 1t was gen.
orally supposed that Gen. Won Mack
ensen would, after being strengthen
ed, continue his attempt to reach the
Lublin-C -Cholm railway, forcing the
evacuation of Warsaw. But, as IN all
their operations, the Germans have
done the unexpected.
The new offensive probably will be
general and extend from the Baltic
around the East Prussian border to
the Vistula, west of Warsaw, for all
the Russian troops in this section
must be kept busy to prevent them
from concentrating at the point where
the Germans hope to break through:
This is the second time Field Marshal
Won Hindenberg has tried this. His
last effort very nearly involved the
Germans in disaster owing to the
muddy ground. Now, however. there
are only bad roads, or lack OF roads,
to contend with, but it is possible
that the Germans have built railroads
to their northern front, as they have
done in Central Poland.
Success Against Turks.
London reports that confirmation
was received Thursday night from
Con Sir ian Hamilton of the success
which the allies were reported to
have achieved on the Gallipoli pen
insula. According to this report two
lines of Turkish trenches and four
hundred prisoners were captured.
The Turks, however, clcim to nave
repulsed the allies attacks.
British militcry authorities express
satisfaction with the slow progress
against the Turks, relying on break
ing their morale and on the exhaus-
ton of their ammunition supply.
Germany's eagerness to have Ruma-
MIA allow the passage of ammunition
through that country to Turkey is
taken to mean that the supply is
running short.
Two strongly held Turkish lines
defending the Dardaneiles have been
captured by the Anglo-French forces
on the Gallipoli peninsula, said an
announcement Thursday evening by
the British official press bureau.