The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1915-06-10
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European War


fierce battle Is reported to be
raging along the eastern battle front
In Galicia between the Russians and
Austro. Germans. The Muscovites are
said to be in retreat
Submarines are reported to have
sunk seven shipping vessels belonging
TO English. Danish, Norwegian and
Portuguese concerns.
Portugal Is quite exercised over the
war situation and the Lisbon press
Is urging severing relations with the
German government.
Hard fighting is reported along the
western war front and Berlin asserts
the British have been badly beaten at
Givenchy, q village on the French
frontier.
An Amsterdam dispatch says Amer
leans In Berlin have received warning
to leave Germany Immediately, as all
relations between the imperial govern
ment and the United States may be
severed without further parley.
Fierce struggles are still reported
In eastern Austria along the Russian
border in the desperate attempts Of
the Teutonic forces to retake
Przemysl.
Vienna dispatches disclaim the Ital
ian successes reported from Rome
Despite the invasion of Austrian ter
ritory, the Vienna war office says the
enemy has made little headway and
has wasted much ammunition.
An agreement has been reached be-
tween Roumania and Bulgaria, it is
reported by correspondents from Bu-
charest, and 1t is expected that the
two Balkan nations will soon enter the
war, Roumania against Austria and
Bulgaria against Turkey
The Constantin0ple war office as.
serts that all reports of the progress
OF the allies in the Dardanelles are
unfounded
An American woman, Mrs. Isabelle
Wade of Chicago, has been arrested
In Milan on the charge Of being an
accomplice Of Bavaran officers who
are accused Of espionage
Parliament has conferred a long list
OF honors on many Of the men prom
inent in the present management Of
the war for England, among whom Is
Lord Kitchener, who received the
knighthood Of the Garter Several 9th.
ers have been raised to the peerage
J The Turkish soldiers are reported
to lave repulsed the allied land fore
[ es on the Gallipoli peninsula. The
| Moslems were highly praised for their
valor by the French war office.
Despite the claim that the Austro.
German forces are reported to have
been repulsed in their attack to re.
capture Przemysl, advices state that
the Teutons are pressing with great
force on the fortress recently taken
by the Russians.
Roumania now breaks into the war
game with threats to Austria, demand.
ing certain territory for remaining
neutral.
Berlin adyices say it is unofficially
reported that Germany does not in.
tend to recede in any particular in
the argument with the United States,
and that America has been accused
In signed newspaper communications
OF taking the defensive In President
Wilson's recent note
0peeCneS Dltter with lnVeCtiVe have
been uttered in the reichstag denounc.
Ing Italy as traitor among nations.
San Marino. a tiny independent
state on the Adriatic within the gen.
.eral boundary line of Italy, is soon
expected to declare itself at war
with Austria as an ally of the ltal-
ian kingdom.
The German imperial admiralty has
officially told American Ambassador
Gerard that the American merchant.
man, Gulflight, sunk in the English
channel, May l, was accidentally tor.
pedoed as the German commander,
who fired the shot did not notice the
American flag until after the unfor.
tunate order was given.
Commenting upon Germany's reply
to the United States, the British press
states the kaiser's government is only
running bluff.
Germany has sent her reply to the
United States which is expected to
precipitate trouble between the two
nations. The German government
contends it was justified in sinking
the Lusitania inasmuch as the boat
conveyed Canadian troops and war
munitions.
BY imperial decree Germans are be.
Ing deported from Japan, a Pacific
steamship recently sailing with
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