Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-09-16
Germans Rapidly Retreating.

troops.
The official communication says:
ION our left wing the Germans
have begun general retreating
movement between the Ooise and the
Marne.
Yesterday their front lay between
Soissons, Braine and Fismes and the
mountain Of Reims.
Their cavalry seems to be ex-
hausted. The Anglo-French forces
which pursued them encountered on
September IL only feeble resistance.
"At the center on our right wing
the Germans have evacuated Vitry-
Le-Francois, where they had fortified
themselves, and also they have evac-
uated the valley OF the Saul river.
Attacked at Sermaize and at Revigny,
they abandoned large quantity of
war material.
"The German forces which have
been occupying the Argonne region
have begun to give way. They are
retreating to the north through the
forest Of Bellenone.
.. 'In Lorraine we have made slight
progress. We occupy the eastern
boundary of the forest of Champe-
uoux, Rehainvillers and Gerbonvil-
lerS.
"The Germans have evacuated
Saint Die.
''In Belgium the Belgian army is
acting vigorously against the Ger
man troops who are before the for
titled position Of Antwerp.
"In the Servian field Of operations
the Servians have occupied Semlin,
Austria"
Austrians Retreat.
London, Sept. l3.-The British
war information bureaus version Of
the Austrian defeat in South Poland
follows:
THE Austrian invasion of SOu
Poland, which penetrated as far as
Opole and Krasnostav and Zamosc,
was protected on its right by an army
operating east Of Lemberg. This lat
ter army was completely defeated by
the Russians on September l near
Lemberg.
From the moment it became evil
dent that if the Russian right flank
could continue stubborn resistance
the retreat of the main Austrian
army from South Poland would be
imperiled. BY the capture Of To-
maszow on September 10, it is prob
able the Russians drove a wedge
through the Austrian line. To-day a
brilliant Russian victory is reported
in which 10000 prisoners and seve-
raj hundred guns were taken. This
is probably the immediate result of
the TomasZow action"
A dispatch from Paris says:
The Matin learns from Petrograd
that the first Austrian army under
Gen. Won Auffenberg has lost 800 Off
GERS. $4,000 sO'tir"c and 400 guns
and that the second Austrian army
has lost as prisoners 500 officers and
10000 men The Russian victory is
considered to Dc absolutely decisive"
German Retreat Confirmed.
Paris, Sept. 14.-It was officially
announced this afternoon that the
Germans are still retiring every
where. They are abandoning all the
positions which they erected to cover
a possible retreat.
The official statement follows:
ION our left wing the enemy had
prepared, to the north Of AiSne, be-
tween Compeigne and Soissons, a line
OF defense which 1t was forced to
abandon. Some detachments which
it had held at Amiens now have re-
tired upon Perrone and ST. Orontin.
ION the center also the Germans
had taken up defensivL position be-
hind Rheims, but wee unable to
hold it. In the ArgGnne region they
turned back towart the north be-
yond the forest Of Lelnoue and be-
yond Triaucourt.
ON the right wing tie retreating
movement Of the Germans H. general
from Nancy to Vosges. Yes, arday
evening French territory in this vi
cinity had been completely evacu-
ated."
In the opinion Of the best military
observers here, the German army un-
der command of Crown Prince Fred
erick William is in a critical position.
The French have driven the Ger
mans from their positions north Of
Rheims and threaten his line Of re-
treat to the west of the Argonne re-
gion, and it is felt that he is liable
to be surrounded and forced to capit-
ulate. This would result in break
ing the German host in two. The
alternative before the Crown Prince
would be to try to force his way
through south of Verdun, a desperate
eXpedient in view Of the imposing
array OF forts at this point.
Pursuing Germans ReIentlcssly.
Paris, Sept. 14.-Pursuit of the
retreating German armies by the
British and French forces continued
to-day with vigor, according to the
French view.
Despite their great numbers, the
German Withdrawing movement is
being carried out with rapidity and
cleverness. The main body appears
to be approaching the Belgian from
tier, while the German left wing
seemingly is gaining shelter in Ger