Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-01-20
Germans Make Notable Gains.

| LONDON, Jan. 15.-In the west the
German success in regaining in a few
days from the French the ground
near SOissons which soldiers of Cen
JoHre, commander-in-chief Of the
French forces, spent a fortnight in
capturing, remains the outstanding
feature, although ii. has been some
what offset by the reported British
| success near La Bassee and the can
ture by Zouaves of German trenches
in the region Of Arras. There have
been attacks and counter attacks at
other points, but generally it has
been the artillery which has been
kept busy.
French Losses Heavy.
Berlin, Jan. 15.-The German
main army headquarters announces
that as a result Of the three days'
lighting northeast Of scissors about
$500 prisoners, Ia guns, six machine
guns and some revolver guns were
captured
lhe 1urther announcement is made
that the French suffered heavy losses.
from 1000 to 5000 dead French SOL
diers being found on the battlefield.
Russia Making Monster Move.
. London, Jan. l5.-Omcial reports
f.om the Russian general staff dis
. close new Russian operation which
hn 70 oh;
Starting on their new year, the
Russian cavalry commenced a for
ward movement in Northern Poland
on the right bank Of the Lower Wis
tula river and nave reached the Skr-
wa river, 40 miles east o. the Ger
man fortress Of Thorn, West Prus-
sia, driving before them a small
force Of German cavalry and in
fantry. 1t is believed that Grand
Duke Nicholas, the Russian COM
mander-in-chief, intends to use in
this region an entirely new army
consisting, according to Petrograd
dispatches, Of from 100000 to L.
ton with an army advancing in East
Prussia. This army would place the
German troops at Mlawa IL wise
and threaten the rear Of the Ger
mans in front of Warsaw. The lat
ter still are attacking the Russian
line, and, according to Berlin re-
port, have taken Russian vantage
point northeast Of the Rawka river.
Along the rest of the eastern front
nothing of importance has happened.
French Gain &00 YHr3.
PauE, BAN. -. .|ua |rp..h u"-
h,.1j statement gwen Out ,n's after
n9ln report. gain uf 200 yards by
French troops in the region of Nieu-
port and Lombaertzyde and says
that French artillery forced the
Germans to evacuate trenches in
what is known as the Great Dune.
The statement speaks of vigorous
lighting at Blangy, where the
French recaptured a foundry from
the Germans; the demolition of'the
enemy's trenches near La Boisselle.
the repulse of German attacks at
Troyon and Baulme, progress in the
region of Perthes and Beausejour,
also to the west of Orbey, in the
NosgeS, and the repulse of a Ger
man onslaught in the woods of lie
Pretre.
Russians Continue Progress.
Petrograd, Jan. 17.-The follow
ing report has been received from
Tiliis: "The army of the Caucasus
has covered its flags with glory by a
fresh heroic exploit, having COM
pletely annihilated the 18th Turkish
corps, with the exception OF several
insignificant elements, which are
fleeing in disorder. We have cap
tured all the artillery of this corps"
Claim Further Success.
The following official statement
was issued from general headquart-
ers to-night:
ON the right bank of the Lower
Nistula we are still making success
full progress. On January 1G our
advance parties dislodged the enemy
from the village Of Budy Sulkowskia
"On the right bank Of the Vistula
the same day the enemy delivered a
series Of fierce attacks against our
lines in tho region Of GCumine The
German forces included six regi-
ments. After seven successive at
tackS and q desnerate bovonet on