Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1914-12-02
The European War Day by Day.
Sultan ProcIaims "Holy War"

matlOn or Holy war; which first
was announced about ten days ago,
was published here to-day. 1t is
signed by the Sultan and 2S Moslem
priests, and calls upon every Moslem
in the world to participate in
"holy war" against England, Russia
and France.
Russians Officially Claim Advantage.
London, Nov. 29.-Latest official
Russian announcements still claim
advantage in the fighting in North
ern Poland, but deprecate exagger-
ated reports of their successes. Ger
many declares officially that the Rus
sian attacks have been repulsed and
that German counter-attacks have
been successful.
The German Emperor has joined
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg in the
east to offer his advice and to encour-
age his troops.
Enormous losses have been inflict-
ed on the Germans, according to the
is made Of he '..pture Of German
divisions, so fire. ly claimed by the
Petrograd correspondent Of London
and Paris papers.
Germans Fight to Escape Trap.
Some days must elapse before this
battle, which promises to prove the
nc
ed So far, all that is definitely
known is that the German advance
has been stopped. Some Of the Ger
man troops have been partly or Who'll
ly surrounded, but they still are
fighting stubbornly to break their
way through the Russian linee, ap-
parently to the northwurd, where
they hope 80 join reinforcements
from Thorn.
In the battle before Cracow the
Russians claim decisive success. Dur
ing the last week they took 10000
prisoners in that region, which is
taken in Petrograd to mean that
Cracow will not bar the Russian ad-
vance in Silesia from the south.
Nip and Tuck i'm West.
In the west the Germans, although
making an occasional infantry at
tack, seem content at present to
lombard the allied positions with
somewhat lighter guns than they
have been using. This may mean
either that they are sending troops
and artillery to the east or that they
are preparing a new attack against
the allies.
That the enterprise that failed in
Flanders will not be repeated for the
present seems probable, as the allies
have been allowed to capture some
points Of autage around Ypres, pre-
viously cons. 3ered necessary to the
German plal. There has been a
minor and insignificant attack near
Arras.
An interesting report from Field
Marshal Sir John French, covering
the period of the battle in Flanders
and the days Immediately preceding
it, shows that this battle was
brought about, first by the allies at
tempts to outhank the Germans, who
countered, and then by their plans to
move to the northeast to Ghent and
Bruges, which also failed. After this
the GermGD IS offensive began, with
the French coast ports as the object
i've, but this movement, like those Of
the allies, met with failure.
Says German Losses Treble.
Field Marshal French gives it as
his opinion that the German losses
have been thrice as great as those Of
the allies. and speaks optimistically
Of the future.
To BE Taken With Salt.
London, Nov. 29.-Reuter's Petro-
grad correspondent sends an official
statement which warns the public to
observe caution in accepting rumors
Of a crushing Russian victory.
The statement says the retreating
Germans are offering desperate re-
sistance and the battle has not been
finished.
The statement was issued by the
Russian headquarters staff and deals
with various rumors circulating on
the scope of an alleged Russian VIC
tory between the Vistula and the
Warta rivers.
War Resume November 30.
London, Nov. 30.-Germany ac-