Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-01-06
The European War Day by Day.
Armies Gain and Lose.

communication issued from general
headquarters tonight follows:
During January 3 no important
change took place on the left bank Of
the Vistula. In many sections there
have been the usual artillery engage
ments and secondary action.
More desperate fighting took
place on the night of January 2-3 in
the region Of Bolimow, where the
Germans, after an energetic attack,
forced one Of our trenches, but were
Immediately dislodged from it by our
counter-attack, abandoning six ma
chine guns and a number of prison.
-ers.
in West Galicia, on January Q,
we made progress again, taking more
than a thousand Austrian prisoners
and several cannon and machine
guns. In the region Of Uzsok Pass
we took an equal number Of prison.
ers and captured several guns and
rapid tirers. In this action an en-
tire Austrian battalion, with eleven
officers, surrendered. In this region
the staff Of a column Of the enemy,
with the chief wounded, and all doc
uments, fell into our hands.
''On OUT extreme left wing our
troops passing through the whole Of
Bukowina, have occupied the town Of
tSucZawa. one vert (two-thirds of a
mile) distant from the Austro-Ru-
manian frontier"
Submarine Sank Formidable.
Berlin, Jan. Am official an
nouncement made public through the
official press bureau to-day, says:
"A German submarine boat reports
by wireless to the admiralty in Ber-
lin that it has torpedoed and sunk,
in the English Channel, off Plym-
outh, the British battleship Formid-
able.
'"rhe submarine was pursued by
British destroyers, but escaped un-
damaged"
French Lose, then Regain.
Paris, Jan. 1.-The following Off
cial communication was issued by the
war office tonight:
'"The only reports which have been
received up to the present have ref
erence to upper Alsace, where en-
gagcments of a very violent nature
continue in the region OF Cernay
(SennhCim.)
Last night our troops lost, then
regained the territory around the
,,W"oU ar .ai. bach. h.# mrnng
rAry occupied t"@ vuiin. yiNi.s
"'.Nc German wor}-e to 'h, Vest Of
Ie.ma. noar3,,j by ut yrs'crta =.
We're lost fo' & brief .g.IUu Iu!.u.,u!s
a very violent counter attack, but the
Germans were not able to maintain
it, and this position remains in our
hands"
Austlia-IIungary Claims Victory.
Vienna, Jan. 4.-The following Of
fetal communication was issued this
evening:
'In severe battles in the district
south vi Gorlice, fought under the
worst weather conditions, our brave
troops assured themselves through
getting possession of a high line of
hills, base for further operations.
"In the Carpathians there has been
no change.
"In the Upper ing valley there
have been only small engagements.
During the battles in the north
ern theater at Christmas time we cap
tured 81 officers and 1868 men,
Claims i'm Sharp Contrast.
London, Jan. 4.-Claims of the
theater are utterly irreconcilable. In
the west unprecedented wet weather
preCludes operations which could
give decided advantage to either side.
Activities Of the Turks in the Cau-
casus seem to he assuming an increas-
ing importance, judging from the at
tention the Petrograd official COM
municatiOns are devotins to that re-
gion. Although not admitting that
the Turks have been victorious, it is
conceded they are fighting with great
valor and stubbornness near the for
tilted town of Sari Kamysh The
Turks claim to have taken that posi-
ton. Russia, however, does not ad-
nit it and says the Turks have suf-
fered enormous losses.