The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-03-31
London Reports Furry In Turkish
GreIes-Dardanelle Forts Fired
Upon by Queen Elizabeth and Aga
msmnon-FaM Of Przemysl Pro-
6uces War Fever in Roumania.

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demands that the German ambassa
DOR did not submit it to the Italiar
government
In the Balkans there are increas
ing signs of unrest. A Bucharest dis
patch says the fall Of Przemysl has
Increased the popular demand in Rou
mania for Intervention on the side o!
tho allies. The relations between
Turkey and Bulgaria also have be
come uncertain. Field Marshal Tor
der Goltz has left Constantinople fol
Sofia and Gen. Won Sanders has gone
TO Adrianople, near which defenses
are being erected to guard against q
possible attack by Bulgaria.
Although severe weather continues
at the Dardanelles efforts to clear the
straits OF mines continue. Turkish
forts fred on mine SweeperS Wednes-
day, but ceased the attack after two
British battleships opened on them.
No confirmation has come from
Austrian sources Of the Russian claim
to 8 great victory in the Carpathians.
According to the Petrograd announce
ment the Russian forces have definite
" obtained the advntage in the battle
which has been going on for several
weeks.
Rome reports via Paris on Friday
that efforts Of Prince Won Buelow,
the German ambassador, toward an
agreement between ITALY and Aust
tria. regarding the cession Of terri
tory. have definitely failed, according
to the AGENT Rationale. The paper
says It is informed that when the last
courier from Vienna brought to the
ambassador Austria's final terms,
they were Of such nature that he
did not consider It worth while to
submit them to the Italian foreign
ONCE. It is reported he then resign
Cd the role Of mediator.
- Paris reports Friday that the fall
Of Przemysl has caused sensation
IN Bucharest and resulted in increas-
ed popular clamor that Roumania en-
ter the war on the side Of the allies,
according to dispatch from the cor
respondent Of the Petit Parisien.
London reports Friday that the Ex-
change Telegraph company has re-
ceived dispatch from Athens saying
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who has been IN Constantinople for
some few months past representing
German military interests. has left
the Turkish capital for Sofia, Bull
garia. At the same tina Gen. Liman
von Sanders, the commander OF Turk
ish forces in Europe. has left Con
stantinople for Adrianople.
Field Marshal Won der Goltz was
the first military governor Of Bel
GUM. He was sent to ConstantinopIe
from Belgium late in 1914 to advise
in the conduct Of Turkish campaigns
Gen. Won Sanders has been identified
with the Turkish army for several
years.
The departure Of these two officers
from Constantinople. one for Sofia,
the capital OF Bulgaria. and the other
for Adrianople. the second most i'm
portant city in European Turkey. and
not far from the; Bulgarian frontier.
apparently indicates some sudden de-
Yeiopment in the Balkan situation,
which is causing Turkey concern.
An Athens dispatch dated March
"a said the Turks we're fortifyins
Lule Burgas. IS miles southeast Of
Adrianople and other places in the
fear Of possible attack by Bulgaria.
4 Turkish army at Lule Bursas Is
being trained by German officers.
London reports that the Evening
Chronicle published dispatch from
Bucharest. Roumania, saying Turkey
recently decided to surrender Con-
stantinople and the Dardanelles TO
the attacking feet. The surrender
was all but arranged, The Chronicle
says. when at the last moment 1t was
blocked by Germany.
"The peace party forced a vote az
a recent cabinet meeting to send
emissaries, one Of whom was the
American ambassador. Henry Nor
ganthau, to the Dardanelles to nego-
tiate with the commander Of the al
lied feet for the surrender Of the
straits and Of Constantinople." says
the Chronicle. "Just as everything
seemed settled the German general.
Liman Won Sanders. heard Of the
plan snd nipped it with the threat OF
court martial for all concerned"
London reports Friday that the
British battieships Queen Elizabeth
and Agamemnon and the cruiser
Cornwall entered the Dardane'les
straits "Wednesday night to protect
mine sweepers. according to Reuter-
dispatch from the Island Of Tenedos.
At 10 O'Clock Turkish artillery at
Erenkui fred FIVE shells and the forts
at Kid Bahr also fred. The British
vessel replied with twenty. To this
the Turks made no reply morfmid-
the Turks made no reply from mid
night until morning the mine sweep
ers continued their work without dis
tuTbance, the CORRESPONDENT says and
with story satisfactory results
London reports Friday that as was
predicted by military observers since
the fall Of Przemysl. Russia now is
directing her chief offensive against
the Austrian front on the Carpa'
thians. In the north between the Me.
men and the Vistula. Russian forces
are making little effort to advance
evidently being content to hold Field
Marshal Won Hindenberg in check
Desperate fighting IS taking place II
the Carpathians where the Russian:
are thrusting back the Austrian:
along the Dukla and Nzsok line
Unofficial reports via Buchares
credit Russia with a great victory a
Uzsok, while Petrograd officiall!
claims an importar: success in thu
CAPTURE Of fortified positions near th'
Lupkow pass. These formidable po
sitions were taken by storm. the Aus
trians losing machine guns and mor'
than 5000 prisoners.
Unofficial reports also credit tn
Russian army with further successe
in Bukowina. Vienna admits the i'm
portance Of the Russian offensive il
the mountain passes, but declares tn