Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-05-12

| vice dCIOSS luS lIoullSI anu OF the
suppression Of many passenger
trains.
"All German and Austrian jour.
nalists have left Italy"
German Air Raid Near London.
London, May 10.-An aerial raid
within 40 miles of London was made
early to-day.
Incoming passengers on trains
from South End, a seaside resort in
Essex, reported an air raid there in
which serious property damage was
done, and which caused some loss of
life.
Two Zeppelin airships are report
ed to have dropped bombs on West
i, i,Cliff-on-Sea, near South End, but no
fatalities have been reported.
Warning of the approach of hos
tile air craft was given South End at
2.52 this morning. Several ma
chimes took part in the raid.
Bombs struck houses in various
|
wife were badly burned in a fire
started by an incendiary bomb.
1T is reported several shops were
burned at Leigh, near South End.
Four zeppelins are said to have
dropped 40 or so bombs there.
Sixty bombs were dropped at
South End, but most of them eX-
ploded harmiessly. A British aero
plane drove the hostile aircraft out
TO sea.
A report from Runford says a Yep
pelin had been seen in that neighbor-
hood, apparently in difficulty, but
whether in consequence of an una
voidable wind or of having been hit,
was unknown.
Allies Start New Advance.
London, May 10.-Since the battle
of Neuve Chappelle and the German
reply to it on the Ypres Canal, there
has been no such important move
ment by the British and French ar
war as now is in progress. Accord
ing to official communications from
both Gen. Joffre and Sir John
French, the allies are meeting with
success.
obviously the British have been
able to throw great reinforcements
into the field, and in conjunction
with the French they are attacking
along a 26-mle front.
In the Carpathians, though the
Russians admit reverses, they con-
cede no such serious defeats as are
indicated by the statements from
Berlin and Vienna, and assert that
the Teutonic allies are now being
checked.
The German adventure in the Bal
tic provinces Of Russia was reported
to Copenhagen to have been checked
Strong Russian forces operating from
Mitau were credited with having
compelled the retreat Of Germans
who penetrated 100 miles or more
into Russian territory. No mention
was made Of the fate Of Libau, cap
ture Of which the German war Of
fees announced on Saturday.
Progress Made by French.
Paris, May 10.-To-night's war
Office statement said:
''To the north OF Arras, in spite
OF several German counter attacks,
we have maintained all our gain OF
yesterday, and we have enlarged it
at certain points, notably between
Carcncy and Sauchez.
"Our success is developing. The
total number of prisoners at 3
o'clock to-day exceeded 1000.
Among these were about 40 officers,
including a colonel.
1--WE have captured in the last two
days more than 10 cannon and so
machine guns.
AT Berry-au-Bac, a German at
tack has been repulsed, as well as
one in the forest of lie Petre."
The statement issued in the after
noon follows:
Three new German attacks north
of Lombaertzyde were repulsed yes
terday. East Of ST. Georges our ma
rine fusilliers took possession of the
Union farm, very strongly fortified
by the Germans, and also of a posi-
ton further east. They made about
80 prisoners.
I'm the region to the north Of Ar