Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-04-07
Irish Ship Sunk.

Wolf Rock, in the English Channel,
about Is miles south of Lands End,
Cornwall. Four members of the
crew were drowned. Twelve survi-
vors have reached Penzance.
Mine Destroys Austrian Boat.
Paris, April 4.-Thirty-five Of the
crew were drowned by the destruc-
ton of the unidentified Austrian
steamer which blew up in the Dan
ube on the night of March 80. after
striking mine near Ritopek, accord
ing to a Havas dispatch from Nish.
1t is believed the steamer was
loaded with large quantity Of muni-
tions and artillery supplies for Tur-
key. The wreck was carried by the
current within range Of the Serbian
artillery at Ritopek. Another ex-
plosion followed the bombardment of
the hulk and the wrecked vessel
sank
Before leaving Semlin the captain
is reported to have reminded the
members of his crew that they had
an important mission to fulfill and
each sailor received a bonus.
AustrianS Retreat.
Vienna, April 4.-Retreat Of the
Austrian forces in the Beskid region
OF the Carpathians, where some of
the heaviest fighting has aiken place
in the struggle for control Of the
mountain passes leading into Hun
gary, was announced to-day at army
headquarters. The statement reads:
THE presence Of large Russian
reinforcements arriving from Pre-
mysl compelled the Austrian army
to withdraw from the Beskid region.
I'm the Carpathians fighting on
both sides Of the LaBoreza valley
Yesterday we attacked
the eastern heights and dislodged the
enemy from several strong positions.
Russian attacks east of Virawa were
repulsed.
In yesterdays engagements we
captured 1000 prisoners.
"North Of Uzsok Pass the situa-
ton is unchanged. Renewed Rus
sian attacks mscarried after a short
fight"
Belgian Defeat.
Berlin, April 4.-The war office to-
day made the following announce
ment:
ION the User Canal, south Of Dix
nude, German troops occupied the
village of Drei Grachten, on the west
ern bank, which was held by the Bel
gians.
Several French charges in the
forest of lie Pretre were repulsed.
Russian attacks near Augustowo
were repulsed."
Guerilla Warfare.
Berlin, April A description Of
conditions under which desperate
fighting is being waged in the Car
pathians is contained in a dispatch to
the National Zeitung, which says that
not only is the terrain tremendously
difficult, but that it is so broken up
by the mountains and forests that the
conflict resembles guerilla warfare
on colossal scale.
Unable to see parts Of the terri
tory involved, combatants often find
it necessary to abandon a position
gained at heavy loss because its-view
is cut off from other sections of the
battle line. Although the Rus
slams are constantly bringing up
fresh troops and making terrible sac
riiices, the correspondent says, their
onslaught has bOen checked at Dukla
Pass.
Turk Cruiser ut Bottom.
London, April 4.-The sinking of
the Turkish armored cruiser Medji-
dieh is reported in Petrograd dis
patch. semi-official communica-
tion from Sebastopol to Petrograd
says that the Medjidieh struck a
mine near the Russian coast last
night and went down.
The Medjidiek was a member of
the Turkish Black Sea feet. which
has attacked Russian ports and sunk
RUSSIAN vessels. On January 8 Pc
troSrad announced that the Medii-
dieh, with the Turkish cruiser Mid
ril, formerly the German cruiser
BreSlau, had been discovered near
SAMSON, but escaped the Russian
fleet.
The Medjidieh was built in Phila-
delphia. She was a small vessel and
her armament was light. She was