Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-06-09
The European War Day by Day.

A Hull trawler has also been
sunk by a submarine The crews of
all the trawlers were saved.
Prussian Losses Over Million.
Amsterdam, Holland, June 4-The
Telegraph says German consular lists
show that Prussian losses alone have
reached a total of 1,3SS,OOO.
Recent casualty lists name Sc air
men, Of whom eleven are dead, 35
wounded and 10 missing.
British Losses Heavy.
London, June 6.-The casualty
lists for the weekend are the heav-
lest issued since the war began. They
include so officers and $500 men, of
whom 1,674 were killed. This brings
the total British losses during the
last week to 900 officers and 10000
men.
Emperor Visits Vienna.
London, June 7.-The real object
of the German Emperor's visit to vi
emma Friday, according to the cor
respondent Of the Daily Press, was to
arrange a better plan Of campaign
against Italy, as the German general
staff complains Of the lack of success
on the part of the Austrians.
Russians in Retreat
Berlin, June 6.-Advices from the
Galician front continue extremely
favorable to the Austro-Germans. Ac-
cording to a dispatch from Austrian
headquarters, the Russians are being
manoeuvred out of one position after
another and already are in full re-
treat from Medicka, east Of Przemysl.
and it is considered doubtful if they
can make stand at Mosciska.
Turkish Front Bends to Blows.
Paris, June 6.-An attack over the
whole Turkish front at the Darda-
nelles and a gain of considerable
ground was announced to-day at the
war office. The statement follows:
ION June 4 the allied troops at
tackled the whole Of the front, with
the object Of seizing cert, IN points of
support of the enemy. The British
centre occupied two lines of Turkish
trenches over a depth of 400 metres.
The first French division took the
first line of the enemy.
During the operation the allied
fleet gave eilicacious support. The
enemy losses were high. Several hun
dred soldiers and ten officers were
captured. Among the prisoners are
six German sailors.
The enemy's artillery has been
dominated constantly during the
fight by ours.
1.-Two Turkish counter attacks dur
ing the night Of June As were re-
pulsed easily"
Germans Admit French Gains.
Berlin, June 6.-The war office is
sued to-day the following statement: ::
ATTACKS on the eastern slopes of
Lorette Heights were repulsed with
heavy losses to the enemy. Fighting
is in progress in only some small por-
tions Of the trenches. The remain
der of the sugar refinery at Souchez
is in possession Of the French. In
Neuyille we lost two groups of
houses. Mines of the enemy ex-
ploded in Champagne were quite in
effective"
Successes on Other Front.
East Of Przemysl German and
Austrian troops have driven back the
| enemy as far as the district north
east and southeast of Mosciska (25
miles east OF PrzemysD. So far we
have taken 10000 prisoners, six
cannon and fourteen machine guns.
"Our offensive in the region of
Rawdyniki, where the southern and
northern forces have joined, gained
us ground toward the east. The num-
ber Of prisoners was increased to 8,
$50. Farther south, near Uglany, an
attack made by a Russian division
was repulsed. South of the Me
man German troops are driving back
divisions Of the enemy to the Sopot-
| n-WilOwiszky line"
British Progress in Turkey.
London, June 6.-The allies, in
| their offensive on the Gallipoli Pc
| ninsula on June 4. captured and held
two lines of Turkish trenches along
front of nearly three miles. In
| Mesopotamia the British forces have
| received from the Turks the surren-
der of Amara and taken more than
1000 prisoners, 13 guns, a gunboat,
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