The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-09-17

Sis OoIn the ierC ShC FlSht wings
are pressing forward and
driving 6sss!sse Germans, while in
the centre west Of the dangerous
angle in the line at Verdun the
French are holding fast against the
furioSss onslaught OF the Germans,
who have concentrated great
force 70 pierce the French lines and
split the army in two. On the ex-
treme right the French have pushed
eastward into upper Alsace and re-
occupied Muelhausen, the scene Of
one of their first victories and later
Of great repulse.
The German war machine is not
moving so smoothly. Its lines of
communication are threatened in
Belgium. The Russians are advanc-
ing toward Berlin and Vienna, with
fresh troops continuously pouring
to the front of their armies, the
SeIsians have assumed the offen-
sive, and the Servlans and Monte
nesrins are achieving fresh vic
tories.
The Kaiser is threatened with the
loss of his only ally, it being pre-
dieted that Austria will soon sue
for peace, while it is believed that
it is now only short time before
Italy will enter the war.
London.-A careful analysis of all
the late dispatches from countries
concerned in the great European war
brings OUT the following saliant
facts:
FRANCE. = The War Office an
nounces that the Germans are still
retreating after heavy losses and
that the British troops have crossed
the Marne in a northerly direction.
Gen. French reports the capture Of
an entire battery Of German field
artillery and $50 prisoners. From
Paris comes the announcement that
the Allies are forcing the enemy
back at every point along the line.
French forces are reported to be
reoccupying Upper Alsace. the Ger
mans having withdrawn their
troops there to REINFORCE their
centre and right. A despatch from
Nancy announces that the Germans
have evacuated Luneyille and that
German troops have been with
drawn from the territory eastward
Of Belfort The German line, &C.
cording to the last reports, has, been
driven back thirty-seven miles.
notwithstanding to a despatch
from Vienna, Austria was plunged
into gloom when official admission
was made that the operations
against the Russians had cost the
Austrians one-fourth Of the first line
Of effective fighting men. The total
loss in killed, wounded and miss
ing is reported at 125,0O0 men. For
the first time it became known that
the operations in GaIicia and Rus,
sian Poland had been under the
personal direction Of the Archduke
Francis Frederick. The hospitals,
hotels and public buildings OF
Vienna are filed with wounded,
who are arriving in great numbers
In special trains from Poland and
Galicia.
RUSSIA. The latest development
along the Russian frontier is that
the Austrians have begun tbs
evacuation Of Cracow. It is also
reported that Przemysl is being be-
sieged by heavy Russian force.
The Russians have apparently not
yet succeeded in capturing Godek,
near Lemberg. The hardest fight
ing, according to a late report, is
on a line extending from the
Dniester River to Tomaslow. An
other report says that the Russians
are advancing into Silesia and that
their present movements are threat
ening Breslau
TURkEY.-The Turkish Ambassador
at Washington was advised by the
Ottoman Government that all con-
Ventlons between the Powers and
Turkey which conferred special
privileges or restricted the SOW
ereisnty Of the Porte have been
abrogated.
BELGIUM German force of 5000
men has been reported near Ghent
and large bodies of German troops
are on the way from Brussels to
the French frontier The Belgians
have recaptured Aerschot. the Bel
gian sharpshooters, according TO
report. having dashed into the place
and routed the German garrison.
GREAT BRITAIN.-Premier Asouith
asked Parliament to authorize a
new call for 100000 more volun.
lee.s. The War Bureau admitted
that the British cruiser Pathfinder
which was sunk off the cost of Scot.