Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-06-16

1t is understood that Japan has now
resumed shipments.
Three Sunk on 18th.
Liverpool, June 12.-The British
steamship Leuctra was torpedoed and
! sunk by German submarine off Var
mouth to-day. Advices here to-day
also said three trawlers had been
sent to the bottom. All the crews re-
ported saved.
PetrOgrad Claims Success.
Petrograd, June 12.-Additional
Russian successes are chronicled in
an official statement, as follows:
ION the night of the 10th, and the
following day, the Germans, after a
furious bombardment, renewed de-
termined attacks from the west of
Shawl, on the front of Koujilice, Ra-
kievo and Einoraitzy. Several times
during the night they reached our
barbed wire entanglements, but each
time were thrown back, leaving piles
Of killed and wounded.
"On the left bank of the Bubysza
from Shavliany to Betignola We as
sumed the offensive, and on the
morning Of the tenth gained an i'm
| portant success, taking by vigorous
! attack over 500 prisoners, with guns,
mitrailleuses and other booty.
"On the right bank Of the Dnies-
| ter we continued on the 9th and 10th
| to press the enemy on the front be-
| tween the rivers Tismenica and
| Ewica, capturing many prisoners,
| Quick-frers and other booty. In this
region the enemy, to cover his re-
! treat, dispatched a train of five ar
/ mored automobiles, supported by in
fantry, toward Stry and Mikolaiow,
! but the accurate fire Of our guns COM
PEELED the train TO beat a rapid re-
treat. In this action the head of our
infantry column developed an ener-
getic offensive, and made prisoners
the entire 5th company Of the 10Th
! Austrian regiment.
"On the left bank Of the Dniester,
on the front OF Olohowice and Bukas-
zowice, Novochine, Yyschnuve and
! kozara, terminating in the complete
defeat Of the enemy, who was thrown
across the Dniester. The enemy here
: suffered especially severe losses on a
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Attacks by the enemy on the yln
on the bridge head near Halicz were
repulsed. The deployment of our
troops on the line of the Dniester
above Halicz, rendered Necessary a
corresponding modification of the
front of troops occupying the Pruth
line. In executing this manoeuvre
our troops evacuated Stanislau with
out fighting. Near Podlougie we re-
| PEELED German attack. Further
south in the direction of Otynia we
captured LOO prisoners during a
:
Germans Say French Checked.
Berlin, June 12.-Army head
! quarters to-day gave out this report:
"Western arena: Attacks Of the
enemy yesterday in the dunes north
east Of Ypres and near Mirneskens-
we're, on the eastern ridge OF the Lo-
rette Heights and in the Souchez dis
trict were repulsed.
''In the close range of the fighting
to the north of Ecurie the French
twice brought up fresh troops. In the
afternoon we succeeded completely in
driving the enemy out Of our posi-
tions. An advance made by the
French during the evening broke
down under our infantry fire, and the
! retreating enemy suffered very heavy
losses. Near Sorre, to the southeast
OF Hebuterne, we are again advanc-
ing from our positions.
Eastern arena: On the Dubysa
river, in the Zoginie and Betingola
districts. Russian advances failed
North Of Przasnysz our troops yester-
day stormed Russian position
where they took $50 prisoners and
some machine guns and mine throw.
ers.
"On the Rakwa river, between
Bolimow and SOcheczew, we pene.
trated position Of the enemy. Ur
10 the present time 500 Russians
have been taken prisoner.
southeastern arena: East OF
Przemysl the situation remains un