Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-05-26
The European War Day by Day.

lighting in Flanders and Northern
France yesterday. We made little
progress at the Lorette Hills.
AT Ablain night advance at
tempted by the enemy was repulsed
after hand-to-hand fighting.
Between the Meuse and the Mo
selle artillery duels were especially
fierce. At daybreak the French
commenced an attack east Of ALLY
extending over wide front. but
were everywhere repulsed, in certain
sections after fierce hand-to-hand
fighting
"In eastern theater-We had no
/ engagement with the strong forces Of
on the line of Shadora-Fraudenbu
"Russian attacks on the Dubysa
were repulsed. Nine hundred pris-
oners and two machine guns remain
ed in our hands.
'Yesterday we attacked north of
Hodubis. We captured a hill and
took 800 more prisoners.
Russian forces advancing south
of the Niemen were completely de-
feated at Grycszkabuda, Symtwoty
and SZaki Remnants Of the enemy's
forces are fleeing in an easterly di-
rection into the forest. Minor divis-
ions still are holding Sutki.
The losses of the Russians in
killed were very heavy and the num-
Der OF prisoners for this reason in
creases by only 1000. Two hundred
and four more machine guns were
captured
"Our troops which penetrated
across the San north of Przemysl
again were attacked yesterday by the
Russians in a desperate assault
THE enemy everywhere was re-
pulsed with very considerable losses.
This morning we opened counter
attack on one Of his wings and
stormed the enemy's positions. He
is fleeing as quickly as possible"
100000 Refugees.
'ShSN q, u, may SO.-
There are nearly 100000 Ameri-
cans, Englishmen, Frenchmen, Rus
SLAMS, Italians and Serbians now in
Switzerland, who will receive protec-
tion from the Swiss government in
the event OF Italy's entrance into the
war. From military standpoint
all four Alpine-Swiss borders will be
closed. Although the government
has received formal guarantees that
Swiss neutrality Will not be violat-
ed, it has taken stringent measures
TO safeguard the frontiers.
There is no thought. however, Of
a general Swiss mobilization. The
most important question concerns
the food supply for more than 5,OOO,-
600 persons who soon may be sur
rounded by wall Of bayOncts. Hope
is expressed that the belligcrcnt gov
ornments will give their aid.
Germans Capture Riga
London, May 2l.--A dispatch from
Copenhagen says: 1T is stated that
The Germans have captured Riga, on
the Gulf of Riga in Northwest Rus
sia."
Riga is Russia's principal port on
the Baltic aside from P..rograd.
The town lies at the head OF ne Gulf
Of Riga, 312 miles southwest Of Pc
| trograd 1t is an important indus
| tri io1 o1 hoc
population Of about 800, 900, many
Of whom before the war were Ger
mans.
French TrawIer Sunk.
London, May 21.-The French
steam trawler st. Just, Of Arcachon,
was torpedoed and literally smashed
to pieces near Dartmouth yesterday
afternoon. Thirteen Of her crew
were drowned. The captain was
the only survivor
1t is stated that no warning was
given the vessel.
| Great Losses for the TeutOnS.
Petrograd, May 81 1.-Expenditure
of between two and three million
Austrian and German shells on the
comparatively short front north Of
Przemysl gives some idea OF the ex-
tremc violence Of the operations
along the San. Into this small area
the Germans are said to have crowd
ed 1000 field guns in the closest for
nation ever seen in battle-being
three times the normal number Of
guns for such an extent Of territory.