Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-10-27
Scrbia in Grave Danger.

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whelmed by the armies OF her neigh
Dor. No less than eight Bulgarian
forces have crossed into Serbian ter
ritOry.
The Austro- German forces are ad-
| vancing slowly but steadily, their
latest claim being that junction has
J been effected to the west of Semen
dria. The railroad between NiSh
and SalOniki has been cut by the Bull
garians, sweeping over the frontier
in superior numbers. No news has
been received of the movements of
the Anglo o-French army, though it is
arrival of French wounded at Salo-
| niki has been reported.
Serbia's desperately resisting
forces continue to be forced back by
the relentless pressure of the Austro-
! German invaders. To-aay's oIirviai
! statement from Berlin records The
| unforced retreat Of Scrbians
south Of Lucia and Noze vac, the lat
/ w I'i"NC DtllIS dDoul les SOUll
| east OF Hozarevao and some 20 miles
4 south Of the Danube. Bulgarian
troops have captured Sultan Tepe
and have taken 1000 Serbian prison.
ers and - cannon. The Austrans
/ also have made progress in moving
( on Shahatz, on the Tave river, west
. Of BELGRADE
! French troops have succeeded in
! protecting the lower end OF the Nish-
I Saloniki line and large additions to
their forces are on the way to Sa-
loniki. a dispatch from that city
states. The general movement of
+ the allies from Saloniki is said to be
awaiting the concentration there Of
sufficient forces for their operation
Saloniki advices state that the Serb
ian capital has been transferred from
Nish to Prizrend. close to the Alban-
ian frontier in Western Serbia.
Turks to Aid Bulgars.
Turkish forces are to cooperate
energetically with the Bulgarians in
opposing the allied operations in the
Balkans, Athens advices state. Turk
ish troops. it is reported, are being
concentrated near Dedeaghatch. Bull
garia. on the Aegean Sea. The land
ing OF an allied force at Enos. near
Dedea ghatch, was reported recently.
Bulgarian troops are being con-
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. ROumania and Greece. according to
a Saloniki dispatch to Paris. Three
divisions are being gathered near the
Greek border
Russians Claim Gains.
PetrOSrad. Oct. 20.-Thc war Of
flee made public the following official
communication:
In the region Of Riga there is
stubborn fighting along nearly the
entire line.
"On the River Aa. below AHtau.
the Germans have succeeded in Occu-
pying the village OF Kich. On the
Mituu road northwest OF Mitau the
lighting continues. The artillery fire
has noticeably increased on this
front. In the wooded region north
OF the Mitau-Neugut railway the
Germans have succeeded in advanc-
, ing to the north. Everywhere in this
region terrific fighting is going on.
The successes reported in the re-
/ lion OF the middle Styr river have
: been brilliantly developed by our
/ troops. In the fighting near the
/ Ialiadine farm. north OF Rafalovka,
many machine guns. The town Of
CzartOrysk was taken by our sudden
! attack in force.
'Turning simultaneously both
! hanks OF the Germans operating in
/ this ditrict, we took as prisoners
more than 700 soldiers OF the First
/ KrOnprinz Grenadier regiment. with
2S officers, among whom was the
! commandant OF the Third battalion.
! We also took nine cannon and bomb
! throwers.
"Owing TO the eXasperation caused
! among our men by an almost general
use OF explosive bullets by the Ger
mans, a large number OF men from
the above regiment were bayOnctted.
Fighting and pursuit OF the enemy
continue.
"On the Styr above CZartorysk the
Germans and AustrIans have been