Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-06-30
Germany's Fearful Howitzers.

ment of Howitzers the Russians were
forced to evacuate the Notifications
wrecked by the enemy's fire.
Fighting between the Omulew and
Orzec rivers is growing intense.
In Southeast Galicia the Russians
are resisting all attempts of the Aus
trians to cross the Dniester.
Defend Gas Bombs.
Berlin, June 26.-In an official
statement the government defends
the use Of asphyXiating gas bombs.
The statement declares that the
French and English used them first.
and adds that the allies flooded the
German trenches. Bombs are not
more inhuman than high explosives.
Pushing Toward Warsaw.
Berlin, June 26.-The war office
announced to-day that the Germans
have launched violent attack on the
Russians north Of Warsaw. Wurtem-
burg troops stormed and captured the
Russian position at Oglenda, north OF
PrZemysl
Dutch Steamer TOrpcdoed.
Copenhagen, June 26.-The Dutch
steamer Cress, LOO tons, was mined
or tOrpedoed in the Gulf Of Bothni
The crew was landed on the Swedish
coast. The captain believes the
steamer was torpedoed. He says he
saw a submarine half an hour before
the explosion.
Russians Hold Dnicstcr Line.
Petrograd, June 26.-The Rus
slams are continuing successfully to
hold their lines along the Dniester
After siX-day battle the Austro-
Germans have been defeated at Ko-
zara and Rudzany, northeast Of Ha-
licz. At Martinove similar attempt
to gain fOothold on the Russian side
of the river failed, Grand Duke Mich
OlaS' troops capturing 40 officers and
LOO men.
At KoSmierjine the Austrians were
repulsed on June % and 23, after
having previously been defeated at
Snovidow, fighting a rear guard bat
tie and losing heavily.
These reverses have caused a Ger
man concentration in the vicinity of
Kosmieriine, and new and stubbornly
contested battles are imminent.
A German force attempting to CO.
operate in that region is descending
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GERS fighting with the Russian army
at Lemberg, committed har-kari
when the Galician capital fell, rather
than suffer what they considered the
dishonor of being made prisoners Of
war, according to official advces re-
ceived from Petrograd.
(Hari-kari is a Japanese method of
committing suicide, formerly widely
practiced by military officers. In the
days of the old Samurai system Off
GERS usually killed themselves when
it became necessary to surrender the
troops under them).
Russ War Minister Resigns.
London, June 26.-Gen. w. A.
Soukhomlinoff, the Russian minister
OF war, has resigned, according to a
dispatch from Petrograd. 1t is un-
derstood that Gen. Polivanoff, for
mer assistant minister Of war, will
succeed Cen SOukhOmlinOff
Germans Cross DnieStcr River.
Berlin, juno 27.-German troops,
after fierce fighting, have crossed the
Dniester river, between BukasZowice
and Chodorow, in Galicia, and have
taken by storm the hills on the north
ern bank, according to a headquar-
ters' statement to-day.
In France, the statement says,
French artillery stationed near the
Cathedral of Arras was bombarded
by German batteries. In the Argonne
the Germans stormed portion Of
French trench.
German troops have taken the hill
on the northern bank OF the Dniester
pe'"eeh buhdS"o"lce, northwest Ol
Palicz, and ChOdrOw, by storm alter
fierce struggles. During pursuit of
the enemy we reached the region
around Hrehorow, half way between
IuraWnO and ROhatyn.
The positions Of the enemy north
Of Rawa Ruska were taken by the
Hanoverian troops. We took $50
prisoners and several machine guns.