Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-05-19
Vienna Reports Russians Wavering.

The defeat Of the Russian Third
and Eighth army is increasing daily.
The Russian troops, with their
trains, are fleeing in disorder in the
direction of Jarolau, PrzemySl and
Chyrow.
Strong enemy forces fleeing from
the region of Sanok and Lisko east
ward are being attacked from the
south by our columns, which ad-
vanced by way Of Balligrod and Po-
lena.
"In further pursuit our victorious
troops have crossed the lower Wis
tula and captured .Brzozow. Dynow
Sanok and Lisko are in our hands.
Owing to the extraordinary sue
cess hitherto attained in West and
Central Galicia, the Russian Carpa-
THAN front, east of UZsok Pass, is
now also beginning to wavcr.
The Austro-German troops are
attacking along the entire front in
this section. The enemy in the re-
gion near Turka and in the Orawa
and Opor valleys is in retreat.
"North of the Vistula our troops
have advanced across the Nida. In
Galicia strong Russian
force has advanced across the Dnies-
ter in the direction Of Horodenka.
We had evacuated Zale Szczyky. The
fighting continues"
Russians Announce Successes.
Petrograd, May 12.-The war Of
fee communication tonight says:
I'm the Shawl region our troops
on Tuesday continued to press sue
ccssiU,iy on the heels of the retreat
ing Germans, who have been driven
back from the town of Shawl toward
the southwest.
"On the left bank Of the Niemen
and on the front Of the Narew there
is an almost general lull
"On the left bank Of the Vistula,
south of Sokhatchoff, our infantry
command having crossed the BZura
Tuesday night, captured, after a
bayonet fight, a group Of German
trenches and took several dozens Of
prisoners and an officer. German
attempts to attack our reconstruc-
tic. OF troops south Of Skierniewice
and Naya were repulsed.
In Western Galicia on Monday
our troops TO the north in the direc-
ton Of Lutowiska continued falling
back to positions previously chosen,
and the cnemy'S offensive was
checked by our counter-attack.
In the direction of the Uzsok
Pass and the Stry River, the Aus
trian attacks wero repulscd with
great losses to the enemy. Near
Roianka the enemy exploded a mine
close TO our trenches and followed
this up with an attack on our posi-
tiOns in that vicinity. They sue
ceeded in occupying part Of the era
ter made by the explosion, but our
men, in furious onslaught. dis
lodged the Austrians, who fled in
disorder. leaving several hundred
dead. We also captured many pris-
oners.
In the region OF the Javornik we
completed our successes by an ener-
setic offensive. During the last few
days the enemy at this point has
suffered heavy losses, leaving 1000
dead on the mountain slope.
In the trans-Dniester region on
the Czernowitz-Obertyh front for a
distance Of over 60 verts (4O milcs)
our troops have taken the offensive
and progressed with great success,
intlicting heavy losses on the enemy
and frustrating his numerous at
tempts to stop us by counter-attacks.
I'VE captured numerous prison.
ers, over 5000 on the 10th alone,
and six guns, eight machine guns
and large quantity of booty also
fell into our hands. The enemy.
falling back, hastily evacuated the
whole left bank Of the Dniester, and
was elected from the town of Kale-
sZcyki. 2G miles northeast of CZern-
OwitZ.
Yves I'In Report from Paris.
Paris, May l2-The following Off