Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-15
Germans Gain on Dyina.

tually in a state Of deadlock for sew
eral days, has swung in favor of the
Germans. The war office announced
to-day that the Russians had been
elected from several positions on the
left bank Of the river. This battle
probably will decide the fate of
Riga. The statement issued from
the war office reads:
In the western theater the stu
alton is unchanged. A hostile aero
plane was shot down near COurtrai
and its occupants were taken pris-
oners.
"A second aeroplane was shot
down over the woods at Montfaucon,
northwest of Verdun. The occu-
pants were killed.
Eastern theater: On the left bank
Of Dvina, between Friedrichstadt
and Jacobstadt, the enemy has been
elected from several positions Far
ther south the enemy is avoiding an
engagement. The pursuing Ger
mans reached the road between Eek
Jacobstadt and Rakischki.
Between the road from kupic-
Xxi to Dunaburg (Dvinsk) and Wi
liza, below wilma, our advance is pro-
ceeding vigorously. Our troops have
reached the railway from Wilma to
Dunaburg and Petrograd at several
points
in the bend Of the Niemen east
OF Grodno our pursuit is proceeding.
"On the Lower Ielwianka several
strong enemy counter attacks were
repulsed. We captured yesterday
more than $500 prisoners and two
machine guns.
before the army group Of Prince
Leopold the enemy is retreating.
closely pursued by our troops. More
than 900 Russians were taken pris-
Oners.
Army group Of Gen. Won Macken-
sen: Along the entire front the Rus
sian resistance has been broken and
pursuit in the direction Of Pinsk is
proceeding.
Southeastern theater: Yesterday
German troops repulsed several
strong attacks by the Russians west
and southwest Of Tarnopol, captur-
ing several hundred prisoners Dur
ing the night we occupied a favora-
Bile position situated some kilome-
ters west OF our former position
'.r.1 .
"mE.
Nuns. tIc.,ph.nc Shot Down.
tOr.o. s"nf. /. --.Inc Eu@2tpus
iOs .u" Of heir s"1njaacs H. .no at-
tack by these craft on d small Ger
man cruiser off Windau, officially re-
ported yesterday. A statement issued
to-day tells of the attack by several
Russian aircraft on the cruiser and
Of their dropping eight bombs, all Of
which missed the mark, and adds:
"One hydroplane was shot down
and brought to Windau. Its occu-
pants, two Russian officers, were
made prisoners.
Austrians Also Active.
fetal statement says:
''The Russian attacks on the east
Galician front continue. On the Sc
reth strong hostile forces were re-
pulsed at several points. There has
been hand-to-hand fighting in the
trenches. Northwest OF Strusow
several Russian attacks broke down
under the cross fire OF our batteries;
others were repulsed with the bayo-
net.
During the night the allied troops
fighting near Tarnopol took up a po-
sition prepared east Of KoXlow and
JeZierna, which joined our front on
the east bank Of the Stripa--a move
not hindered by the enemy.
Near Nowo Alexiniec violent
fghting is proceeding. East of Dub
no orr troops have advanced to the
railway. In the region Of DeraZno
we repulsed the enemy at several
points the Vienna landwehr infantry
regiment distinguishing itself.
"rhe Austro- Hungarian forces in
Lithuania, during the storming Of
the village Of Szuraty on the 11th,
captured nine officers. one thousand
men and five machine guns"
This Mornings Dispatches
indicate but slight changes on any Of
the battle fronts in Europe, though