Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-07-28
Gains Claimed by Germans.

are approaching the Bug river.
These two advances in Russian Po-
land are announced in to-day's Ger
man official statement. rhe move
ment indicates that the Germans are
heading for the Warsaw-Petrograd
railway, which runs parallel with the
Bug, twelve miles to the southeast.
Gen. Buelow's army is engaged in
rear guard actions during his for
ward movements on the Jesia river.
South OF Kovno and in the region Of
DemboWo, six miles northeast of Sill
walki, several Russian trenches were
captured.
The Narew river has been crossed
on the whole front from south of
Ostrolenka to Pultusk. Southeast of
Pultusk we are approaching the Bug
river. Southwest of Pultusk, despite
firm resistance, the line of Nasielsk-
Gzowo has been reached.
Southwest Of Blonie several enemy
positions have been captured, while
south Of Warsaw the villages of Sta
nowghiska and Jazgarew have been
taken by storm (Jazgarew is ten and
a half miles directly south of War
saw.
The situation Of the German troops
in the southeast is unchanged.
French Storm German Dcfenscs.
Paris, July 25.-The French Off
cial communication says:
"The night was without incident
except artillery actions in Artois,
near Souchez, between the Aisne and
the Disc, in the plateau Of Quenne-
vieres and in the forest Of lie Petre,
where the cannonade was accompa-
MED by lively rifle fusillade.
'1n the Vosges at Ban-de-Sapt we
attained a new success. We seized
last night powerful German defen-
sive organizations which extended be-
tween the heights Of La Fontelle Con
the side Of Hill G27) and the village
Of LaunoiS, anN we occupied the
southern part Of the village We
made more than 700 unwounded
prisoners belonging to four different
battalions, and a machine gun COM
pany."
A statement issued tonight said:
"1n Artois and between the Disc
and the Aisne, there have been con-
tinual artillery actions.
'On the north bank of the Aisne.
in the raoion Trovor &C v.ou a= IN
7ho oh,m9-als. on Lhu porthya-
Ro@use,ou" front. nnlog operation.
"o". u.f...ad tu Die. aIr@u.aa~.
80 3. N.rv HorNYr raluUuaLiug
has Deen intermittent. In the Vos-
ges our troops, Notwithstanding the
bombardment, have organized posi-
tions conquered yesterday at Ban-de-
Sapt.
The number of German prisoners
has increased to II officers and S25
men, of whom only 70 were wound
ed. number Of bodies were found
in the trenches.
ION our side only two battalions
OF one regiment Of the regular in
fantry were engaged. Six machine
guns already have been recovered
from the conquered trenches"
100000 Russian Prisoners.
Berlin, July 25.-Russian war
prisoners in the hands of Germany
and Austria-Hungary since the be-
ginning Of the war number more than
100000 officers and men, it is an
nounced.
Six Sunk by Submarines.
London, July 25.-The British
steamer Firth of "orth bound from
France for Firth VI Forth, was tor
Iedoed to-day by submarine in the
North Sea. Four of the crew were
drowned by the explosion. The YES
sci was Of 406 tons.
The Grimsby trawler Perseus was
destroyed to-day by a mine. Her
crew of ten were killed.
The French steamship Danae, Liv-
erpool for Archangel, was sunk off
Cape Wrath, Scotland. The trawlers
Henry, Charles, Kathleen, Activity and
Prosper were sent to the bottom in
the North Sea. The chews of all
these vessels were saved. The Da-
nae was attacked by two submarines
Crews Of the trawlers declare one
underwater craft was sunk by bombs
and guns fired from the trawlers.
The Danae was a vessel of 1,5O5
gross tonnage, and was 257 feet long,
35 feet beam and drew Il feet Of