Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-06-23
British AiIsa is Sunk.

steamship Ailsa, of Leith, was sunk
by German submarine to-day off
the southeast coast Of Scotland. The
crew was saved.
The steamer Ailsa was Of 876
tons gross and built in 1884. She
was 200 feet long. 81 feet beam and
1873 feet deep,
Italians Make Progress.
Rome, June 19.-An army head
quarters statement, most of which is
devoted to the details of two days
struggle for the heights on the left
bank of the Isonzo river, near PLAYA.
says that the Italians took the last Of
these heights June II and that
while the Italian losses were heavy
the results attained were important.
The communication says that on the
lsonzo, which the Italians passed by
main force" the Austrian forts we're
taken one after another by assault.
Russians ut Last Ditch"
Petrograd, June 19.-Arrival of
the assembled Austrian German ar
mics before the Grodek positions
west of Lemberg and along the River
Tanew has brought the Galician cam
paign to definite crisis.
The Russian ability to retain Lem
berg and Eastern Galicia depends, it
generally is agreed here, on this last
strong line of defense
The Russian forces are strongly
fortified on the heights east of the
.Grodek Lakes, and the Austro- G err
man assault on these positions will
present greater difficulties than were
encountered in breaking down the
Russian defenses on the Dunaiec and
San rivers.
The German forces further north,
which crossed the Russian border,
are meeting with strong resistance.
Thus far they appear to have been
held at the Tanew river.
The Russian line in the Grodek re-
siOn, IS miles long, is of such great
strength by reason Of the character
of the country, that it is believed a
successful frontal attack would be
impossible. Further south, between
Komarno and the Dneister marshes,
the country allows an easier ap-
proach, but this passage is consider
ed too narrow to be practicable A
conflict, therefore, is expected in the
north, where the Germans are ad-
vanrino STRAIGHT FROM, tho caD TO-
ward . .owe2. ". m.ies l0~fnNr..
1r Laar,r%
Germans Ecp0rt Operations.
B"liu, luno io.--The Garpan var
-ol,ice announced to-day tnaL the VII
lage of Embermenil, about 80 miles
east of Nancy, had been captured by
fed the village. Omcial announce
ment says:
"A continuation OF the attacks on
our front north OF Arras resulted in
further defeats for the enemy. North
of La Bassee canal an English ad-
vance was repulsed with difficulty.
Several French attacks on the
Lorett9 Hills, on both sides of Neu-
Vile and northeast Of Arras, broke
down. We clearcd a few trench sec
tions, which we had previously lost,
Of all enemies.
''In the Argonne region a local ad-
vance Of the enemy was repulsed by
bayonet engagements:
North of Luneville the village Of
Embermenil, which had been fortified
and occupied by the French, was
captured, and after the destruction
of all the French defense works our
troops returned into their old posi-
tions, carrying about GO prisoners
French chasseurs-with them.
'ln the Vosges fighting still goes
on in a few places in the valley of
the Fecht. On Hilgen ridge we took
200 Frencnmen prisoners.
Eastern theater: "In the region
of Shawl, Dawina and Szlawata Rus
sian advances were repulsed. South
west OF Kalwarya we made progress
The village Of Wolkowizna was taken
by storm.
Southeastern theater: The Rus
slams have been driven back east of
the town OF Iapusczow as far as Ula-
now, and east Of that town as far as
the line Of TanowPauczka-Gr -Grodek,
which positions are being attacked.
Russian forces still standing south of
the Dniester river and between the