Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-09-30
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English Loss at Sea

Sea when the cruisers AL ukir. s-
sy and Hogue were sunk 10y q, au
submarines, struck home - In .."
to-day when it was learned that only
511 survivors, officers and sailors,
had been accounted Cor. The miss
ing number is more than 1900, the
three ships having carried 2,10O sal
lors and 1S5 officers.
1t is believed that some OF the
missing have been rescued by ships
that will report later, but even the
most optimistic fear that the death
list will total at least 500.
A great throng besieged the Ad-
miralty during the night, seeking
news of fathers, brothers and sons
who were in the crews Of the three
cruisers. Weeping women we're
turned away by officials, themselves
almost on the verge Of tears, with
the statement that the news OF the
survivors had not yet been learned.
Cholera Attacks Wounded Soldiers.
Venice, via Paris, Sept. 23.-Nine
cases of ASiatiC cholera have been
discovered among wounded soldiers
in Hungary. according to an official
announcement by the Hungarian
minister of the INTERIOR The an
nounccment has excited great appre-
hension throughout the double
monarchy.
German Casualty List
Berlin, Sept. 23.-The casualty list
published to-day shows the death of
two German generals in the western
Arbou. Major Gen. Won Throtha is
also given as killed, his death having
occurred on August 80. Among the
slightly wounded are two lieutenant
generals, Won Wilson and Won
Kuehne. The total losses so far pub
lished aggregate 1O,OSf dead, 39,76O
wounded an 13,621 missing.
10000 Wounded Germans Go Home
Amsterdam, Holland, Sept. %.
The correspondent at Maestricht of
the Telegraph says that during the
last few days about $4,000 Germans,
wounded on French battlefields, have
passed through Liege on the way to
Germany.
Russians Prevent Junction.
London, Sept. 2i.-"All possibil-
ity OF the Austro German forces near
Przemvsl ofoctiNT iuucliou With
10 urher armies turthGI wes. has
naw been excluded, as thA.P %ans
have reached the river Wia,oI,Y gays
"a I,s-n-rA from petgog .ld The
message continues:
''To the south Of Przemysl the
Russian operations are now being di-
rected with a view to the capture Of
khyruv, a junction station 20 miles
south Of Przemysl, which will com
Dletely cut off the Austrians' last
Galician fortress from railway COM
munication in any direction and give
the Russians command of all routes
towards Cracow and the lines pass
ing into Hungary.
The position now held indicates
the rolling of the Austrian forces
right up to Cracow. 1t is believed
here now that the investment Of
Przemysl has been practically COM
pleted and that another week at least
will bring news Of the final crushing
of the Austro-German forces"
German Offensive Vigorous.
At the Battle Front, Sept. 24-The
German offensive was extremely Wig
orous to-day at the western end of
the long line stretching along the
Rivers Disc, Aisne and Woevre.
The allied troops, whose gaps had
been filed with freshly arrived rein
forcements, not only repeatedly
thrust back the German attack, but
eventually carried out a successful
counter aUIacK, Wnlcn resulted in
the gaining of considerable ground
and the definite capture of Peronne,
about which town the fiercest en-
gagement occurred.
German Citizens Want Peace.
London, Sept. 2I.-Despite the
watchfulness Of the German authori-
ties. says a dispatch from Copenha-
gen to the London News, posters pro-
claiming, 1--WE want peace; down
with the Kaiser!" are appearing on
the walls Of buildings in Berlin.
Travellers driving through the city
between railway stations are ordered
to Keep the blinds of their vehicles