Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-10-28
The European War Day by Day.
A Zine on German Objective.


military correspondent of the Tage-
blatt, says the German object is to
remove obstacles to an advance N
DunkIrk, Calais and Boulogne. 7
allies artillery and the English mou-
itors are unable to check this ad-
vancS but, the writer adds, Gun
doubt alyl special counter measures"
will belitaken SO as to paralyze this
attackgon the sea.
While the enemy is unwilling to
admitGerman successes the allies ev-
identity are gravely concerned for
the safety Of Calais, showing what
they expect further southward and
westward. At Lille the Germans are
compelling the allies to concentrate
an attack on them, thereby prevent
ing the latter from participating in
fighting along the coast.
In Siiwalki the Russians are trying
to check the German advance, but
they have been repulsed. 1t is eSti-
matedsthat the Germans and Aus
trainssalready have taken 800 can
non aud machine guns and hundreds
Of thousands Of rifles.
Cam Persius, naval specialist Of
the yf5sebiatt, says that Vice Admiral
katOj fcommanding the attack on
Tsing4rau, was trained in the Ger
mansnRyy.
Chinese Protest Against Japs.
Peking, Oct. 24.-Hostile incidents
between the Chinese and Japanese
continnea China is protesting against
the presence Of Japanese forces in
China butsrestrains it's soldiers from
overt acts.
The latest protest concerns the
Japan Sc seizure Of the German tor
pedo boat destroyer 500, which sank
the J8ilanese cruiser Takachiho and
then WIS run up on the Chinese coast
south f Tsing-Tau. ThesChinese au-
thorities took possession of her, but
the tJapanese drove the Chinese away.
Loss and Gains About Offset.
Lbnabn,Oct. "a The immense
.armtee 4lle belligerent powers con-
tinue nam plef each other cease less
ly ohs es ktendi ms from he North
Sea 81 y
aflsSsfss,ygt y ie ssea tS rfe % 81 Ga
thians in the east. The net resf,it,
however, SO far as can be Judged
from official reports issued tonight,
is that they gain little here only to
lose a little elsewhere.
A commander-in-c chief is the only
one to admit reverses in the western
war theatre, and he does so only in
cryptic sentences. 1t is difficult to
judge, therefore, how the battles in
France and Belgium are progressing,
but it is certain that up to this even
ing none of the armies have succeed
ed in pushing its offensive far enough
to bring appreciably near the end Of
engagements that have been going on
for weeks.
Germans on Offensive.
The Germans have taken the Often
sive against both the right wing of
the allied army, which rests on the
sea, and that part Of the French army
defending the line of Notifications be-
tween Yerdun aid Toul. iii the for
mer operations, in which every Ger
man soldier at the command Of the
officers in Belgium is taking part, the
French report admits that the Ger
mans have made progress at some
points, but declares that at others the
allies have been just as successful.
1t is evident that along the coast
the Germans have found it difficult to
advance in face of the force drawn
along the User Canal, aided by the
British and French ships, which are
bombarding them from the sea. 1t
probably Is the most picturesque bat
tie ever fought. On shore the troops
of five nations are fighting-the Aus
trians and Germans on one side and
the French, Belgians and British on
the other.
At sea British monitors, gunboats,
destrOyers and submarines are fight
ing side by side with French war
ships, while at the same time they
are being subjected to attack by Ger
man submarines and airships.
Warships Have Advantage.
Thus far the warships have had the
better OF it, for while they are report
ed to have inflicted terrible losses on
the Germans trying to advance along
the coast, they themselves have suf-
fered little or no damage, and have
warded off submarine attacks.
Around Lille, which the Germans
hold, there have been fluctuations, the
French gaining in one area and the
Germans in another not far distant.
There has been so much fighting here,
as well as farther south, towards Ar
ras ana Roye, that even the accounts
OF trainloads Of wounded being taken
daily to. the hospitals are not exag-
gerated.
The same can be said Of the dis
trict between the fortresses of Ver-
dun ana Toul, where two armies have
been battling for many weeks with
gains and losses amounting to virtu-
ally nothing as far as distance is con-
cerned.
General Allied Advance.
London, Oct. 26.--"Advices from
the front this morning" telegraphs a