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


are said to have lost 5000 more men
at Dukla Pass. Melting snow at
| Uzek Pass revealed the bodies of
| 1000 Austrinns and Russians.
The AuStrians are reported to have
launched a number Of futile attacks
| at Duhova, in which they lost heav-
| lily The RM&3i&H3 captured at Grow
mix a transport wagon with the regi-
mental safe containing $4,000.
Second Week for Wasps.
| London, Feb. 25.-The second
/ week OF Germany's submarine cam
! paign opened to-day with the loss OF
| two British ships. The Deptford,
/ small steamer, was sunk off the Eng
! lish coast by a mine or a torpedo.
The small British coasting steamer
! Western Coast was also sunk by
mine or torpedOed in the English
! Channel. Previously ten vessels,
| seven of them British, had been sent
to the bottom.
Germany apparently is preparing
to extend the field of these opera
| tions, for three submarines have
, been sent to Pola, presumably for
use in the Adriatic and Mediterra-
mean.
Awarding Prizes.
Paris, Feb. 25.-French marine
assurance companies have turned
over 81 1000 to Minister Of Marine
/ 4 tn In Ui,
of the ship of the second light squad
| ron which sunk a German submarine
at Boulogne Tuesday.
The Marquis Of Ornanc has offered
prize of 81, 900 for the next Zeppe-
lin brought down in France.
Forts of DardancllcS Bombarded.
London, FCb. 25.-All the forts at
the entrance OF the Dardanelles have
been reduced by the allied fleet. This
announcement was made officially to-
night. The announcement Of the
secretary Of the admiralty follows:
"The weather moderating, the
| bombardment Of the outer forts of
| the Dardanelles was renewed at 8
o'clock this morning (February 25.)
After a period of long-range fire
the squadron of battleships attacked
| at close range. All the forts at the
entrance of the straits were success
fully reduced and the operations are
continuing"
French Destroyer Sinks.
London, Feb. 26.-Two additions
to the long list OF disasters at sea
during the war were made known to-
day. The French destroyer Dague
struck mine in the Adriatic and
went down with the probable loss Of
3S lives. The Swedish merchantmen
Svarton was damaged badly by a
mine or torpedo in the North Sea,
but was able to reach a Dutch port
From ConstantinOple is announced
a victory by the Turks over Russian
forces in the trans-Caucasus. 1t is
said that after battle Of several
days the Russians were put to flight,
! having suffered heavy losses.
So far as official statements show
there have been no important
! changes on the main battlcfields Of
the West or the East. The opinion
is growing here that the Germans
are soon to make a great general at
tack in France, remaining on the de-
fensive in Poland. Petrograd, on the
other hand, fully expects another
German drive at Warsaw, this time
| from the North.
Three WarShips Reported Damaged.
Three warships of the Anglo
French fleet which bombarded the
Dardanelles are said by Turkish au-
thorities to have been DANA ged
The Constantinople statement
does not refute specifically the Brit
ish claim that al' of the outer forts
of the Dardane.ies W ce reduced, but
conveys a contrary idea, asserting
that the fleet withdrew after a bonn
bardment Of seven and a half hours.
Austhians Repulscd.
Fighting between Austria and
| Montenegro, almost at a standstin
during the mid-winter months, has
been resumed. dispatch from
French sources says an Austrian
force which attacked Montencgrin
column in the Austrian province Of
Bocnia was repulsed after a violent
fight
Eight Days Record.
A British admiralty statement
says that since February 18th.