The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-10-22
ANOTHER BRITISH
CRUISER IS SUNK
German Submarine TOrpedoed British
Cruiser In North Sea- Estimated
400 Men Lost
UPRISING IN SOUTH africa
Against Great Britain Believed To Be
Under ControI-Ensland Fears
German invasion

There were no important develop.
ments in the European war during the
past week. While there was great
deal of activity in the two theaters
Of war no desisive victories were won
or even any definite advantage gained.
A German submarine succeeded in
sinking another British cruiser with
400 men on board For time the up
rising in British South Africa against
Great Britain took on serious aspect,
but General Botha, the British leader,
now believes he has the situation well
in hand.
The progress Of the allies against
the Germans in the north Of France
along the Belgian border has been
necessarily slow, but recent dispatches
from London and Paris state that ad-
vances have been made. In some
places along the great battle line,
which extends more than one hundred
and fifty miles, tie allies have push
ed the Germans ac;oss the Belgian
border In the campaign between the
Germans and the Russians in the east
there has been much fighting, but the
reports coming from Berlin, Vienna
and from Petrograd have been so con-
ficting that definite knowledge Of the
results is impossible.
At the present time England her
SELF is proving the center Of attraction.
Following the fall of Antwerp, the Ger
man forces pushed on towards Ostend
on the Belgian coast. AS Ostend is
only IS miles from Dover and lis
miles from London, England is alarm
ed over the possibility Of German in
vasion. However, it appears that the
problem Of extending his lines before
the allies to the coast in order that
there would be no flank for the al
lied troops to run is worrying the kai-
ser a great deal more at the present
time than a possible invasion Of Eng
land.
The Belgians who have suffered un-
told hardships since the great armies
of German began pushing their way ,,
through the little country, are now
fleeing from their native land to Hol-
land and England. For weeks the
women and children and men who
VICE not able to fight have been driv-
en- from place to place. Their homes
hs been destroyed and thousands
OF EN- faced starvation. From Liege
tn fed to Brussels and from Brus-
sell to Antwerp. Here it was thought
they have surely found safe haven
of refuge, but the powerful siege guns
OF the Germans battered down the |
walls of the forts and once more the
popuIace fed, this time to Ostend. |
Hardly had they arrived at the coast
city than they were terrorized with |
the news that the Germans were COM
ing. There was nothing for them to |
do but fee to England and Holland.
King Albert and his Belgian army
has been lost sight Of following the
fall Of Antwerp and their present
is mystery 1t has been
announced that the government of the !
Belgians has been moved to Havre,
France, where the entire royal court !
Of Belgium Is now comfortably quar-
tered. Recent reports state that the
Belgian queen is sharing the hardships
Of her husband at the head Of the
army, but the dispatch fails to say
where the army is at the present time.
In China there appears to have been
a lull in the fighting between the Ger
mans and the Japs at Kiao-Chow.
There has been little news received
from this theater Of war. Italy remains
neutral and a recent announcement
from Rome states that Italy will make
no hostile move unless they are COM
PEELED to do so to protect their country
from an enemy. Turkey is still brist-
ling, but has failed to declare war.
Persistent reports that Portugal has
declared war against Germany have
been received through Rome, but no
official announcement to this effect
has been given out