Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-09-29

ne SlTSnSln Oh the army Is eStl-
mated at 233 500 men, with 1850
cannon, says the dispatch.
Denies Hostile Intentions.
Washington, Sept. PA state
| ment cabled to the Bulgarian lega-
ton here to-day by Premier Radios
| lavoff announces that Bulgaria does
| not intend aggressive action against
| any of her neighbors and that her
| mobilization is not to be construed
as indicating that she is about 10 en-
| ter the war.
Germans Claim More Progress.
Berlin, Sept 24.-Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg has made further
| progress in his efforts to capture the
| Russian fortified city Of Dvinsk The
| taking by storm of additional Rus
sian positions defending the city
northeast of Semilna, is officially re-
ported.
Before Dvinsk, northeast Of Sc
milna, further Russian positions were
captured by storm and about 1000
| prisoners were taken. Our forces on
the flank Of the retreating Russians
at Wilejka are engaged in a stub
born battle. The advance which is
| closely pressing on the heels Of the
retreating enemy has crossed the
SOlyolschany- Trabyiwje- Novo- Gro
dek line.
'Further south in an engagement
with enemy rear guards 100 pris-
oners and some machine guns fell
| into our hands.
"Adyanced divisions northeast and
east of Logischin were withdrawn be-
| hind the Oginskio canal and the ia
siolda river before an encircling Rus
sian attack. They carried two Off
GERS and 100 men with them as pris-
oners"
| Local Russian Successes.
| Petrograd, Sept. 24.-The follow
ing official statement was issued at
the Russian war office:
"A German aeroplane shelled
Shlck (west Of Riga). When she'll
ed by the Russians the machine hur-
riedly descended beyond the German
| trenches.
'Fighting at Stounga, on the Elk
au river resulted in the flight of the
! Germans. who abandoned a number
of hand grenaues, cartridges and
| utensils. Stubborn fighting COM
| mence at Atkala, in the Neugub re-
3.n", ,he village rUr'i,g4it rhau.
I llS hauis IA 10, ,rzttu Of rriusa
/ tharr mas bcnn no .hu1a- Daring
: oaScpos uGA' w.,' sd rNc..s Ia..
{ owe "'Nso" 10" ... ami ONE nuen.r
, atn HrIn ray.rsu In thu SIu!u!..
region, in the course Of desperate
hand-to-hand fighting, two machine
guns and over 200 men were cap
tured. One height changed hands
| repeatedly.
In the region OF SmOrgon, on the
front southeast Of Villa, and also in
| the region of Gawia, east of Lida, en-
! gagements occurred, some Of which
were OF extreme violence. Between
| the right bank Of the Molchad and
| the left atluent OF the Nemen, and
the fords Of its upper course, as well
as in the region of the Oginski canal,
| there were several serious bayonet
| encounters, which increased in inten-
sity.
'Northwest of DubnO, in spite Of
! the enemy's efforts to check the Rus
sian offensive by counter attacks, the
| Russians occupied Woinitsy, on the
left bank of the Ikwa, capturing 2S
officers, 1,400 men and three ma
| chine guns.
I'm the region Of Dvorets, south
west Of KremenetZ, during the occu-
| patton Of one height, two officers and
100 men fell into our hands.
''ln the region north Of Zale Szczy-
ky (Galicia) the enemy was repulsed
from WOrwolintse and Chinkowtoe.
| The cavalry pursued and defeated the
enemy. the Au,trians being partly
killed and partly taken prisoners.
Continuing their work, the cavalry
pushed on to Broussy, southwest OF
| Tluste, and in the course Of subse-
quent fighting more prisoners were
| taken. together with quantity of
| weapons"
Sink Turkish Transports.
Paris, Sept. 24.-Three Turkish
transports have been sunk in the