Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-03-17

cording to the story Of the British
eyewitness" issued tonight. The
British guns, including heavy howit-
zers, opened the way for an advance
| by the British Indian troops, which
carried them to and beyond the viii
lage Of Neuve Chapelle, while air
men, by dropping bombs on the rail
ways, prevented the Germans from
bringing up reinforcements.
The artillery fro is described as
the fiercest that has yet been heard
in the war and confirms what hereto
fore had officially been rumored--
that the British and French have
brought up since the battle Of Ypres
an enormous number of guns Of all
calibres. The German trenches on
which the artillery fire was directed
are completely wrecked, so that eX-
cept in one or two places, which had
virtually been converted into for
tresses, the infantry were able to ad-
vance without much difficulty.
The success has greatly heartened
the British troops, who have spent
the winter in the trenches, and gives
them hope that when the great gene
ral movement is decided on they will
be able to carry all before them.
Germany Reinforcing.
The Germans, according to reports.
are already sending large numbers of
! troops to Flanders in the belief that
general offensive by the allies has
| been begun.
The impression here, however, is
that the British thrust was only part
Of the allied strategy, which aims at
keeping the Germans busy on both
fronts, thus preventing them from
concentrating at any one point.
Concurently the French continue
their offensive in Champagne and the
! Nosges, and are Strengthening the
! ground which they have won in re-
/ cent battles.
In the east the German offensive
| against Przasnysz is not developing
, as fast as anticipated. The Russians
! are Offering stubborn resistance to
| their advance along parallel roads,
! and have thus far had the advantage
! in the preliminary fighting. The
| Germans are said to have withdrawn
their front to the north of Przasnysz.
British Collier Torpedoed.
The admiralty announced tonight
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.Hi lDn su1k. al the ,row .av,.a
. The admiralty aunouuayweDr says
! that since the IOtn OF March seven
British merchant ships had been
torpedoed by submarines, two of
these, it is stated, were sunk, and of
| two others it is said that the sink
ing is not confirmed" Three were
not sunk.
Three Torpedoed, One Sunk.
Penzance, March 13.-Thn British
/ steamers Indian City, Headlands and
Andalusian were torpedoed off the
Sicily Islands Friday morning by the
| German submarine U-29. The In
! dian City was sunk, but no lives
were lost.
Swedish Ship to Bottom.
Hull, March 13.-Fourteen survi-
vorS Of the crew of the Swedish
! steamer Hanna, torpedoed by n sub
marine off Scarborough, on the east
| coast Of England, early to-day, were
landed here tonight by steamer
which picked them up. Six Of the
crew were either drowned or killed
| by the explosion.
The second mate, on the bridge at
the time Of the attack, said tonight
he did not see the submarine, which
gave no notice Of her intentions. He
saw the torpedo approaching, but it
was too late to manoeuvre the ship
SO as to 2vcid It. The explosion
caused the forepart of the deck to
! fall in, imprisoning several Of the
crew in the fOreca-;tle.
Terrible Battle i'm Alsacc.
Geneva. Paris, March 1.-THE bat
| tie for possession Of the heights
| Reich Ackerkopf stamp it as OF
the most sanginary of the war al Al
SAGE, according to reports reaching
| here. Gen. Demling personally di-
rected three German counterIattacks
against the crest of hill captured
| by French chasseurs and Alpine
| troops.
| .Acnnrd inc to rnnnrtc No ma rt el.