The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-01-13
CAMP PAIGNS GO ON
RUSSIAN LAUNCH new ARMY At
EAST PRUSSIAN Line
Fighting IS fierce

Battles in South Poland-Coustan
tinople Tells Of Captive Russian.
But Ignores Defeat In Caucasus.
Although severe fighting has beer
going on in France during the past
day or two it has been discounted By
the Russian successes against the
Turks in the Caucasus and against
the Austrians in the Carpathians.
In both eastern and western var
theatres the Germans have been ex.
ceedingly active. Steady progress is
noted in their official statements re
garding operations in Poland and the
French Official bulletins report vio-
lent German attacks in the ArgonCe
in the region of Verdun and around
Stein bach, in Alsace.
Details, as usual, are lacking, as
the long drawn out battle are re-
ferred to briefly, seemingly as q mat
ter Of routine, unless something OF
an extraordinary nature occurs. Re-
garding the operations in the west
as whole, British eyewitness, who
has been the regular chronicler of
events, says that really marked pro-
gress has been achieved by the AL
lies" He adds, however, that 1.-The
German defensive is an active one" "
and that it must not be inferred that
progress has been other than slow
and laborious or that the final result
in within immediate reach.
Petrograd reports: "On the left
bank Of the Vistula on January g.,
there was an almost general lull
along the front of Sochaneczew-Boli-
NOW, where only desultory fighting
took place.
"The Germans, with view Of ap-
preaching our positions, are endeav-
oring to apply the processes of siege
warfare. In certain places they ad-
vanced by sapping and are resorting
to steel shields in protecting them
selves.
I'm the region Of the village of
Sochaczew the G rmans who on the
night Of the 9Th captured part Of our
trenches, were forced out Of them in
the morning by bayonet attacks In
the course of this fighting We captur-
ed five quick-frers and number Of
prisoners.
Berlin reports: Military officials
say tie great battle in western Call
cia again has resolved itself into
struggle for certain definite positions
in which both sides are we'll intrench-
ed. They assert that the Austrians
are fitting eXcellently in their pre-
pared positions, and that Russian at
tempts north Of Gorlice to push for
ward In the direction Of Cracow and
OF the south Of Neu Sandek have fail
ed"
London reports: "The Russians,
with all their other fronts to cover,
have found another army with which
to take the offensive against the Ger
man position at Mlawa, on the east
ern lPrussian frontier, and Wednes-
day night report the capture Of a VIII
lage on the road to that town.
"The Germans still are hammering
at the Russian line drawn directly
across the roads to Warsaw from the
west, but, it Is reported, with less
force behind them. In West Galicia,
however, where they have reinforced
the Austrians, they have held up the
Russian advance near Gorlice.
I'm southern Poland rain has stop
pei the fighting. Neither side Is able
to move there, owing to the high
water and the mud.
"The Russians continue to drive
the Austrians through the snow-cov-
cred passes Of tho Carpathians and
out of Bukowina, and simultaneously
are dealing in detail with the rem
nants of the Turkish armies in Trans
caucasia, which are reported either
to have been routed or surrounded. y
Neither Turkey nor Germany has
conceded the defeat Of Turkish
armies in the Caucasus as claimed
officially in Petrograd. The latest
official communication from Turkey
altogether ignores the fighting in the
Caucasus and dwells upon the strug-
gle which has spread over the Per-
sian frontier to Urumia, an 1mpor-
tant town where the Turks say that,
aided by Pensions, they have defeated
the Russians.
Berlin reports: Reports from
Constantinople say more than fifteen
thousand Russian prisoners captured
in the Caucasus are being conveyed
to the Turkish interior"
Vienna reports the battles in the
Carpathian forest district, which now
have lasted several months with alter
nate successes continue. These are
battles of minor Importance and often
take placve in lovely valleys widely
separated from each other.
Paris reports: Reports were re-
ceived Wednesday evening of violent
German attacks in the region of Las
signy, in the Argonne, at the cross
ing of the road from LIE Four de Paris
to Varennes, and that from La Haute
Chevauchee, in the region Of Verdun,
and on the ridge which dominates
steinbach. All these attacks have
been repulsed."
"In the region of Lille we repulsed
with success a violent German at
tack on one Of our trenches. This
trench, in the beginning lost by US,
was recaptured with great brilliancy
and by the exploding Of mines we
demolished a portion Of the German
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