Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-13

! Scarpe, and at the same time deliver
ed four counter attacks against the
positions recently conquered by the
French near Souchez. They were re-
pulsed at all points.
| In the Champagne last evening the
Germans delivered a series Of stub
born attacks against the positions
lost by them to the French on the
north of Tahure. These attacks
everywhere failed and the Germans
suffered heavy losses.
At Eparges the French exploded
| Two mines, causing serious damage
| to German works, and in the Lor-
raine district a strong reconnoiter-
| ing party OF the enemy endeavored
to occupy our trenches in the vicinity
Of Athienneville. This advance was
| checked in front of our barbed wire
entanglements and repulsed by
combined curtain Of fire and the fir
| ing Of our infantry.
German Progress at Dvinsk.
Berlin, Oct. 7.-Renewed fighting
of great severity in the Champagne
was reported to-day in the announce
ment from headquarters. Six massed
nfantry attacks by the French north
vest of Souain broke down, the war
office states, with very heavy losses 20
the attackers.
Announcement also was made that
| German troops which have been at
tempting to capture the important
Russian city Of Dvinsk have penetrat-
ed Russian positions before the city
over a width Of about three miles.
ScrbianS RrpulSe Attacks.
Nish, Serbia, Oct. 7.-The war Of
flee issued this statement October 6:
"A lively artillery duel occurred
on the Save front, where on October
3, a battery of the enemy advancing
from Beljaia heights was driven
back. Artillery engagements were
intensified on October f. A heavy
bombardment by the enemy Of Serb
ian positions, on the Danube front
was ineffective.
Twenty aeroplanes dropped
without casualties.
During the night Of October 4-5
gunboat and machine guns of the
enemy bombarded the fortress Of Bel
grade without results.
"Serbians repulsed an attempt of
| the Austrians to cross the Save op-
| posite Ranovo."
British Land at SaIoniki.
Athens, Oct. 7.-British troops be-
gan to land yesterday at Saloniki
French troops are discriminating
: a mile and half from the town, and
are being concentrated in a camp To-
Gated on ground conceded to Serbia
after 1913 upon which to build ware
houses. From this point they are en-
trained as quickly as possible for
! Gievgel, OF the Serbian frontier.
Bulgarians have evacuated all
/ buildings on the coast near Dedeag-
/ hatch, while the forts in that city are
! being armed with lOng-rangc guns
/ and mine layers are placing a double
| line of mines across the port. Dede-
! agpatch is reported to be full Of
! troops Officered by Germans from
! Constantinople.
French Repulscd.
Berlin, oct. S. German army
headquarters to-day issued the fol-
| lowing:
"After fruitlcss attempts on Octo-
ber and 6, made by the French to
penetrate our lines, comparative
quiet reigned yesterday in the Cham
pagne.
"The trench section to the east Of
| Navarin farm, which the French still
| held, was cleared in the morning of
| the enemy by counter attack. Some
! prisoners and two machine guns fell
into our hands. Towards evening
the enemy artillery fire again grew
| intense. During the night there were
| infantry attacks at certain points.
All were repulsed.
During our successful advance
| against an advanced enemy position
| to the south Of st. Marie-a-Py, we
captured six officers and $50 men.
ITO the east OF the Argonne, near
MalancOurt, we destroyed several
enemy mine positions by explosions" ."
Heavy Fighting on Russ Front.
Petrograd, Oct &.-There is re-
newed military activity on the north
| ern end Of the Russian front, from