Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-09-23


marines, are not comfortably at home
in a North Sea storm.
Great Battle Continues.
Paris, Sept. 17.-The official report
issued in Paris this afternoon on the
progress of the lighting northeast OF
the capital shows that the great bat
! tie is continuing with undecisivc re-
suits,
The resistance Of the Germans has
not been broken, although at certain
points they are described as giving
back slightly. At other points they
continue to fortfy themselves.
The French have repulsed some of
their counter attacks.
Germans Resist Allied Advance.
cation is as follows:
ION our left wing the resistance of
the enemy on the heights to the
north of the River Aisne has con-
: uhued, in spite of the fact that the
enemy gave back slightly at certain
points.
"On the center, between Berry-Au-
BaC. on the river Aisne, and the Ar
gonnc, the situation shows no change.
The enemy continues to fOrtify. Be-
tween the Argonne and the Meuse
the Germans are entrenching them
selves in the vicinity of Mont FaucOn
In the Wocvre district we have come
in contact with several detachmen1s
of the enemy between Etant and
Thiaucourt.
"On our right wing, in Lorraine
and the Vosges, there has been no
change"
Battle Rages on Entire Front.
Summing up, the battle is being
: continued along the entire front be-
, tween the River Disc and the river
) Meuse. The Germans occupy posi-
tions organized for defense and arm
, ed with heavy artillery.
"Our progress is Of necessity slow
; but our troops are animated by a
, spirit of offensive action and they are
: giving evidence of vigor and enthu.
siasm. They have repulsed Will
: success the counter attacks under
: taken by the enemy both during the
J day and at night. The morale of the
: French soldiers is excellent
.'rhr Austrian armies ryacuatirg
| .rf "a, ts,Il
in killed, wounded and prisoners ar,
! / estimated 5l several hundred thoa
nI.. men. Inc German army corps
which went to their succor are re,
treating. -
Austrian Retreat.
London, Sept. lin summing NJ
) recent Russian operations, the Petro-
grad correspondent OF the Exchange
Telegraph Company says:
"The Russians have been success
ful in the fighting with the retreat
ing Austrians along the whole front,
and news is continuously coming in
Of the capture Of more prisoners and
guns. On the left bank of the river
San the Russians have successfully
attacked the Austrians, who are re-
treating.
in Eastern Prussia all German eff
forts to surround a portion of the
Russians have failed"
Germans Abandon Licgc.
London, Sept. IA Rome dis
patch states that it is officially ad-
mitted in Berlin that the Germans
have abandoned Liege.
Five British Steamers Reported Sunk
Toxic, Sept. fit is reported
here that the German cruiser Emden
has sunk five British steamers off
the coast Of India. Passengers are
said to have been saved.
German Casualty List.
Berlin, Sept. I7.-An official cas-
ualty list published to-day contains
4,563 names.
Mention is made Of the hard fight
| ing by German-Polish regiments in
East Prussia. Three companies of
| the 59th infantry lost 356 men. The
Attn infantry at Posen suffered 26S
| casualties.
A battalion OF the 42d infantry re-
ported the loss OF ten officers and
249 men.
The total Of published casualties to
date are 35,7S6 killed, wounded or
| miSSinN