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


agreement that none Of the three
would make peace without the con-
sent of all three nations.
Following Is the text Of the proto-
col signed to-day by representatives
OF Great Britain, France and Rus
sia:
The undersigned, duly authorized
thereto by their respective govern
ments, mutually engage not to con-
clude peace separately during the
present war
The three governments agree that
when the terms Of peace come to be
discussed, no one of the allies will
demand conditions Of peace without
the previous agreement of each of the
other allies.
''In faith whereof the undersigned
have signed this declaration and have
affixed thereto their seals.
Done at London, in triplicate, this
5th day Of September, 1914.
e. Grey, British Secretary for
Foreign Affairs.)
Paul Cambon, (French Ambassa-
dor to Great Britain.)
/ "Benckendorff, (Russian Ambas-
sador to Great Britain."D
Sea i'm English Grasp.
Washington, Sept. 5.-Britainy's
confidence that the main trade routes
of the North Atlantic have been
swept clear of German war craft was
demonstrated clearly to-day when the
State Department formally was noti-
fed by the British ambassador that
his government had decided to dis
arm British merchant craft plying be-
tween England and the United States.
The notification is construed to mean
that Britain no longer fears the ac-
tivities Of German naval reserve
steamers, designed to prey on the
commerce of the allies, and has sue
cessfully bottled up German and Aus
trian cruisers while her own cruiser
fleet is free to guard ocean lanes.
Opened the Dikcs.
Amsterdam, via London Sept. S.
- he Y ABtwefft cor . ardent ofs
Telegraph sends the following dis
, patch:
'Triday morning a strong German
force left Brussels in a northwesterly
direction, having probably been or
dered to cut communication between
Antwerp and the coast. They set fire
to several houses and the railway
station at Buggenhout, and cut the
telegraph wires. A German patrol
cut the communication between
Ghent and Antwerp by way of Den
dermonde.
The country surrounding Antwerp
now has a remarkable appearance as
the diSes to the southwest of Malines
were opened by the Belgians and the
entire district was flooded. This took
the Germans completely by surprise.
They worked heroically waist deep in
water under fire of the Antwerp forts
to eXtricate their guns and suffered
severe losses"
Kaiser at Front Again.
London, Sept. 1.-The Telegraph
says: Emperor William has ioined
the Grown Princes army and this is
the Emperor's fifth appearance in the
actual theatre Of operations.
The armies of the Duke of Wuerr-
temburg and Crown Prince Frederick
william have long been operating to
gain foothold on French soil. They
have now crossed the Meuse and have
come to grips with ten French army
corps"
Gen. Pau Claims Victory.
London, Sept. "a telegram has
been received from Gen. Pau an
nouncing a victory by the allied
forces under Field Marshal Sir John
French, commanding the British and
Gen. D'Ammade at Precy-Sur-Oise,
about 25 miles north Of Paris.
me allies were drawn across the
northern line with the center at
Precy. The English troops were on
the left and the French on the right.
The former had in front Of them the
Imperial Guard under Crown Prince
Frederick William.
On both wings, it is reported the
allies were successful.
'The German left was held bv tho
French and retired to the north.
The Imperial Guard, who were or
dered to surrender, were annihjIafed
by the British. 1t is reported that
the Crown Prince was in their midst
The British official bureau has ra-
ceived no confirmation Of this mes
sage.
Allies Holding Ground.
Paris, Sept. S.-The following
com mmunlcation, bearing on the fight
ing now in progress to the east of the
capital, was made public to-day:
The left wing Of the allied armies
comprising certain portions of the
forces now defending Paris. CON
tinues to make progress against the
enemy.
"The French advance reaches from
the banks of the river Ourco into the
Montmirail region (Mopfmirail "a
about 48 miles east of Paris).
me enemy Is retiring in the di-
rection OF the river Marne, between