Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-07-12
AT DEATH GRAPPLE IN EUROPE,
Entente Allies Report Advances
Against Central Powers Everywhere.

tieateT Oh war is OYerShadOwfng the
western front from the spectacular
viewpoint.
Not only has Gen. Letchitzky. in
the south, occupied the railroad
junction at Delatyn, west Of Kolo-
mea, thus cutting Off Gen. Won Both
mer from his supply base, but Gen.
Brussiloff, in the north, is making
surprising advances on both sides of
the Kovel railway toward the Stok-
hod river.
German possession of Baranovichi
and Kovel are absolutely essential if
Germany Is to retain her hold over
the invaded parts Of Poland and Lii.
thuania. but it Is considered likely
that it is only matter of a few days
before the Russians will be In pos
session Of Kovel, which would COM
pei Won Linsingen' retirement from
the Lutsk salient.
Great Anxiety in Germany.
German official and unofficial dis
patches reflect anxiety over the Rus
sian advance as being greater than
over the Anglo-French offensive,
which the German military critics
contend will not interfere with the
operations against Verdun.
Major Moraht and other German
critics express surprise at the extent
and persistence OF the Russian Often
sive and the endless resources of am
munition.
1t is reported from Rome that at
recent council Of German and Aus
TRAN marshals, Won Hindenburg de-
clared that 1T would be impossible to
attempt new offensive on a large
scale without reinforcements of at
least quarter Of a million men.
Teutons Driven by Russians.
Petrograd, July g. Important
gains by the Russians are announced
in the war Office statement Of to-day.
The announcement follows:
Our offensive on the Lower Stok-
hod continues. The enemy is retir-
ing in great disorder.
South Of the Sarny-Kovel railway
the villages Of Goulevitchi and Ka-
choVa have been occupied after fight
ing. Further south there are fires
everywhere In the region of villages
or ArsenoVitchi, Janovka and Dou-
chtch
'1n southern Galicia Gen. Litchit-
Zky occupied Delatyn yesterday after
very violent fighting. Delatyn is
railway junction of great Importance.
Depots of war material, steel shields,
grenades, cartridges, iron and wire
abandoned by the enemy, have been
captured at many points.
Our cavalry charged enemy in
fantry and Hungarian Hussars in the
region Of the village of Noraya
Rouda, situated southwest of Les
IneVka, seven versts (about five
miles) from the Stokhod. and south
OF Troyanovka. They sabred num-
Inc md
mainder through the woods. This
morning our valiant troops captured
a fortified position east of the vii
1ages Of Ugly and Nayoz, between the
Styr and the Stokhod, north Of Sokul
They made numerous prisoners and
captured three mortars. Afterwards
some or our troops, pressing on the
enemy's heels, crossed the Stokhod
In the region Of the village of Ugly.
"According to an approximate esti-
mate during the lighting from July 5
to July between Styr and the Stok-
nod we took prisoner at least 800
off .ers, including two regimental
co .lmanders, and about $4,000 un-
wounded men. We also took not
less than As guns Of large and small
calibres, about As machine guns,
large quantity OF proiectiles. cart
ridges and arms, and stores of food
and forage.
'ln the sector east and northeast
Of Haranovichi very lively fighting
continued. The enemy is Offering
desperate resistance.
I'm the Caucasus on the night of
July 6-7, in the region south Of the
town OF Plattna, the Turks made at
tacks which were repulsed by our
fire. West Of the ErZerum line we
captured an entire line of fortified
positions, taking prisoner 67 officers,
two OF whom were regimental COM
manders. and one Of whom was
battery commander. We also cap
tured 100 men, seven machine guns
and one cannon"
French Also Report Successes.
Paris, July 9.--The French Off
cial statement follows:
North Of the Somme nothing Of
Importance occurred
South Of the Somme we took the
offensive during the day east Of Flau-
court on front of about four kilo-
meters. from the river to the north
of Bclloy~cn-Santerrc On the whole
line attacked our troops carried en-
emy positions to depth Of from one
to two kilometers. We carried by as
sault the village of Biaches, and have
established our position on a line
from this village to the environments
Of Barleux. In the course of these
actions we took 800 prisoners.
"On both banks Of the Meuse there
was spirited artillery action, notably
In the sectors OF Fleury and the