Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-06-02
British to Use Gases &?

So'ol huuShI is preparing 10 meet the
use of asphyXiating gases by Ger
mans by employment of the same
methods. Two years ago an Eng
lish inventor devised a scheme for
the use of such gases in warfare, but
received no encouragement
When the first news of the use of
gas by the Germans appeared this
man went to the war Office again and
his plans were readily accepted. He
declined to accept a penny, turning
over the chemical formula and the
mechanical device without remun-
GRAFTON.
Two large factories, it is said,
are now preparing the necessary
chemicals and other parts.
Ethiope is Sunk.
Liverpool May 29.-The Elder
Dempster Line steamer Ethiope has
been torpedoed and sunk. She was
bound from Hull to Liverpool, and
was sunk by German submarine
U-24.
The chief officer and 16 men Of
the Ethiope have been picked up.
The rest Of the crew is supposed to
be in boats.
The Ethiope, PATS tons and $40
feet long, was owned in Liverpool.
She last was reported arriving at
Hull, England, April %, from Lagos.
Second prynmyCI En,rf,,I
London, May 3O.-Around the
great fortress Of Przemysl a mighty
battle is still raging. The Austro-
German armies are making su-
preme effort to cut off the strong
hold and free three armies for ope-
rations against Italy and the allies
in the west
Although great human sacrifices
are being made, progress latterly has
been extremely slow, as the Russians
have had time to bring up large re-
Inducements.
North Of Przemysl the Russians
appear to be more than holding their
own, but to the southeast the Aus
trians and Germans claim further
headway, and now command with
their artillery the railway between
PrZemysl and Grodek, which runs
just south Of the main line between
Przemysl and Lemberg. From Lem
berg the Russians draw large por-
tion OF their reinforcements and
supplies.
The battle is still undecided and
hopes run high in the allied camps
that the Russians can hold their
lines until the advance of the Itai-
ians and the strengthening Of the
Anglo-French armies compel the
Germans to withdraw part Of their
armies from Galicia
In the West there has been consid-
cradle fighting along the User Ca
nal, where the French report the oc-
cupation Of German trenches, and
in the vicinity Of Neuville st. Vaast,
where the French advanced about
quarter of a mile.
The German official statement says
that after ten-hour artillery attack
east OF the User Canal the allies
were repulsed.
Steamer Sunk, Liner Chased.
The steamer TullochmoOr has been
sunk by a German submarine, while
considerable alarm was caused to-
day by a report that the White Star
liner Megantic, bound from Liver
pool for Montreal with many passen-
gers aboard, was being chased. The
liner, however, escaped.
The Tullochmoor, 1920 tons,
was shelled and sunk by a German
submarine Friday night The crew
escaped and was landed at Barry,
Wales The TullochmOor was in
ballast from Genoa for South
Shields. The Tullochmoor was built
in 1899 and was owned by the Moore
Line, Limited, of Newcastle, Eng.
Steamer Glenlcc Sunk.
London, May 30.-A dispatch to
Lloyd's from Ushant, Northern
France, says the French vessel Dixie
has passed there for Brest having on
board the crew Of the British steamer
Glenlee, bound from Cardiff for
Alden, which was sunk by a German
submarine.
The Glenlee was a steamer of
$3.50 tons, owned by the Western
Steamship Company Of Glasgow.
COnstantinople, May 30.-The fol-