Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-06


tally. One OF Gen. Cremers thighs
was broken and he was badly burned,
while his companions suffered less
serious injuries.
Bulgaria to Enter 18th.
Paris, Sept. 29.-"Bulgaria and
the central powers have concluded a
precise agreement, according to au-
thoritative information" says the
correspondent at SalOniki, Greece. of
The Temps "Under this agreement
Bulgaria will enter the war on Octo-
Der 18TH"
"CloSing In," Says Officer.
Athens, Sept. 29.-"I believe we
are on the eve Of the most important
operations of the war, namely, the
landing of troops in Macedonia to
begin the march not so much on Con-
stantinople as on Berlin" said an
officer attached TO the general staff
Of the British army on the Gallipoli
Peninsula who has come to Athens
from the Dardanel front.
The two offensiv. Iorces are grad
ually closing in," he added.
Mohammedan Engineers Treachcdy?
Berlin, Sept. 29.-The sinking Of a
British transport with the loss of all
except a few members Of the crew
is reported in a dispatch from Con-
Stantinople to the Overseas News
Agency.
"A special dispatch from Constan-
tinople gives reports about Moham-
mcdan troubles in India" says the
news agency. 1T says that British
transport was sunk by a Mohamme-
dan engineer, who died with the
troops. Only a few members Of the
crew escaped"
Austrians Report Activity.
Vienna, Sent. 29.-To-night's off,
cial communicated reads:
"The situation in east Galicia and
along the Ikwa river is unchanged
Our fire dispersed an enemy detach-
ment which attempted an attack
against our ENHANCEMENT west OF
Tarnopol.
"In the Volhynian fortress distric;
our troops dislOdged the enemy from
all his rearguard positions organized
west of Putilowka. More to the
north they stormed the stubbornly
defended village Of Boguslaw. In
Lthunia the day was quiet.
"In Italian war theater: In the
Stilfser Joch region our artillery fire
destroyed several enemy guns. An
Italian attack against the plateau OF
Nielgcreuth, north of Monte CostOm,
collapsed after a short fire.
In the afternoon a very violent
gun fire started against Mozlivrh and
Tolmino bridgehcad. In the evening
an attack followed against tn
mountain and Dole. Both attack 5
were repulsed before our eEtangle-
mcnts. Near Dole our troops imme-
diatcly elected the enemy who had
penetrated the entanglcmcnts at
spots which they had destroyed by
their fire. We firmly hold all our po-
Sitions thcre."
pu~hing Sack the Turks.
London, Sept. 29.-The British
have won an important success in
Mesopotamia. The Turks are in full
retreat toward Bagdad, and British
troops are pursuing the retreating
Turks.
Announcement to this effect was
made in the House Of Commons to-
day by Austen Chamberlain, Secre-
tary OF State for India.
Mr.. Chamberlain read kilograms
from Gen. Nixon, commanding the
forces in MeSopotamia, relating the
outcome Of the recent fighting. Gen.
Nixon reported that one position
carried by the British constituted a
long line Of defenses astride the Ii
girls River. At point seven miles
east OF Kut-El-Amara two brigades
crossed the river from the right
bank, and by forced march reached
the left wing Of the Turkish position,
carrying it by assault. BY nightfall
the whole position had been carried.
The Turkish losses in dead are de-
scribed as very severe.
The Turks clung TO their trenches
with the greatest tenacity and they
were filled with corpses when the
ber Of guns, many rifles, several hun
drcd prisoners and a quantity Of am
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