Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
The European War Day by Day.

the county of Ung, which is about So
miles south of the Carpathians, and
! the county Of Zemplin, so miles south
! OF these mountains. The troops
which invaded ing, according to this
report, have been driven back to the
frontier, while action is being taken
against those in Zemplin
Petrograd Reports Progress.
Petrograd, Nov. 26.-Semi-official
advices received from Poland show a
German defeat at Lodz eliminating
in the capture of a German army
corps as the result of a Russian man
oeuVre by which the Germans were
led into an ineXtricable trap The
Russian left wing, resting on the
river Warta, and the Russian right
wing on the Vistula, both lying along
the "arsawKalisZ railroad, moved
forward in unison in the last two
days.
simultaneously the Russian center
gave ground and the Germans fol-
lowed, apparently relying upon a
German column from Wielun to re-
pulse the Russian left wing and to
form juncture with the main Ger
man forces.
The German plan failed as a result
Of the battle on November 25, when
tie German force from Wielun was
repulsed. Thereafter the Russian
wings advanced and closed the gap
through which the German center
had passed.
Thousands of Germans Taken.
In the meantime, Russian reserves
had come up and they surrounded
the Germans, thousands of whom
surrendered. Others fought their
way north in an effort to join the
German left in the vicinity Of Lo-
wicz, town Al miles southwest Of
Warsaw.
The following official communica-
ton from general Headquarters was
issued to-day
In the battle Of Lodz, which con-
'ii'"SS W NNNSiop, lDc duNdHlJSS re-
mains with our troops.
'The Germans are making strenu-
Gus efforts to facilitate the retreat of
their troops, which, having pene-
trated in the direction Of Brzezicy,
are now retiring to the region of
Strykow under conditions very un-
favorable for them.
ION the Austrian front our action
continues with success. In the
| lighting of November 25 we took as
many as 5000 prisoners, including
two regiments with their command
ers and other officers"
Two British Steamers Junk.
London, Nov. 27.-lt was reported
! by Lloyd's to-day that two British
steamers were sunk off Havre YES
t"rday by German submarines.
The steamers were the Malachite
and the Primo. Their crews were
rescued. Those from the Malachitc
were landed at Southampton and
those from the Primo at Fecamp.
France, on the English Channel.
Lloyd's report indicates that Ger
many's submarines have made one of
their most daring feats. This is the
first occasion when their activities
have been reported on these waters.
Apparently they made their way
through the Straits Of Dover to a
point more than $50 miles from their
nearest base.
The Malachite was a small steamer
Of us tons gross. She was built in
Glasgow in 1902. The gross tonnage
OF the Primo was 1856. She was
laid down in Stockton in 1898.
No Confirmation of Russ Victory.
While the belief grows hourly
that the Russians in Northern Poland
| have won the greatest battle Of the
war, actual details of the operations
in this locality are withheld, and the
whole incident is beginning to take
| on the aspects Of mystery
From Petrograd comes a report
that the patience of the Russian peo-
pie, awaiting official confirmation of
the reported victory, is approaching
the breaking point, and the same
thing may be said of the public in
London. German reports, without
| entering into any such details as
dates, describe successful operations
| in the region of this great battle, but
| admit that the German army has
not succeeded in bringing the strug-