Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-07-07
The European War Day by Day.
Russians Report Naval Victory.

an official statement issued to-day by
the admiralty, ION the morning of
July 2, along the parallel Of the Oes-
tegarn lighthouse, on the east coast
of the Island Of Gothland, cruisers
encountered in fog two enemys
light cruisers and some torpedo
boats and engaged them in battle.
AT 9 o'clock in the morning a
German cruiser, badly damaged low
cred her flag and ran ashore. The
other cruiser and the torpedo boats
fled
AT 10 O'Clock our squadron en-
countered the armored cruiser Room,
one light cruiser and one torpedo
boat and renewed the battle.
"At 1890 o'clock the enemy be-
gan to retire toward the south Dur
ing the retreat the enemy was Joined
by another light cruiser. This YES
sci was attacked by our cruisers and
fled. At 11.3O O'Clock the pursuit
ceased.
After the battle our squadron
was unsuccessfully attacked by sub
marines.
''The damage to our cruisers was
quite insignificant"
Berlin Account Differs.
Berlin, July 4.-The pluckv fight
of the German mine layer Albatross
against four Russian cruisers of the
armored class, and what is charged
by German naval officers as a Rus
sian violation Of Swedish neutrality,
claimed public attention in Berlin to-
day.
According to Sv ndiSh and Danish
reports, the Albatvoss, in a dense
fog, los; sight Of accompanying small
cruisers and suddeuly was attacked
by four big ships. The mine layer
fought desperately for several hours,
but was driven toward the Swedish
waters. The captain ran the ship
aground near Henviker.
The Russians, it is said, continued
firing long after the Albatross en-
tered Sw edisn territory. The Oeste-
garn lighthouse was hit and the
keeper was compelled 10 flee.
The Albatross was hit about 80
times. Lieut.. Loewenberg and 27
men were killed and many others
were wounded One shell entered
the ship hospital, killing ten wound
ed men and fatally wounding a doc
tor.
The Swedish government, these
advices say, immediately ordered the
Swedish minister at Petrograd to
protest vigorously against the viola
ton Of Swedens neutrality.
The Russian cruisers, after the ac-
tion. with the Albatross, were en-
gagged by one large warship and sew
orO small German cruisers off the
"oast and disappeared, hotly pur-
au,d by the Germans.
Also Active I'm the Black.
petrograd. July 3.-The Russian
admiralty to-day makes public the
following statement:
"A Russian submarine in the Black
Sea to-day torpedied and sank
steamer Of 1900 tons. 1t then set
fire to and sank a sailing ship Of
800 tons. Subsequently a small
steamer was sent to the bottom. The
three vessels were in the neighb IL
hood Of Kesken, and were laden with
coal and provisions.
l.,
ther steamer anchored in the river,
and several coal laden barges and a
tug were driven ashore.
Near the mouth OF the Bosphorns
the submarine came into action with
an armored schooner. After an eX-
change if shots this vessel, with two
others of a similar type, were run
ashore"
Germans Active, Both Fronts.
Berlin, July 4.-Gen. Won Linsing-
gems army is in full pursuit OF the
Russian forces who are retiring to-
ward the Zlota Lipa river in Galirta
and has forced them to evacuate
their positions in the regions of Mi
asto and Krylow, says the German
official statement issued to-day.
In the West the Germans, contin-
uing their offensive in the Argonne,
captured 2,556 officers and men and
took 25 machine guns and 72 mine
throWers. They also claim to have
captured a part of the forest north
Of Fey-en-IIaye.
Attacks Repulsed, Says Paris.