Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-07-11

IMPERIALIsTTC ARMS DEMAND
Both AnncX,ltions and Indennities-
Notes from War.

Berne, Switzerland, July 1O.--Ac-
cording to Berlin newspapers tho
German chancellor, DR.. Won Beth
mann-Hollweg, said to the members
or the Reichstag: 81 repeat that the
formula of peace without annexations
Is unacceptable to us. We cannot de-
clare our terms Of peace. We must
light and conquer"
The chancellor made a strong at
tack on Matthias Drzberger, leader of
the Catholic center, who assailed the
pan-Germans in his address before
the main committee last week and
advocated peace without annexation
or lndemnities. Dr.. Won Bethmann-
Hollweg said Herr Erzberger's atti-
tude was unpatriotic.
According to the summary OF the
| chancellor's speech before tho main
committee, published in the Lokal
Anzeiger Of Berlin, he said:
I'VE must continue the war with
| our whole energies. do not deny
that we have great difficulties to
overcome, but so have our enemies.
we shall see whether their difficult
ties or ours are greater. l am sure
we can win If we hold out.
Nothing was further from my in
tention than to cling to my post. but
now 1t Is question o. protecting the
Fatherland from injury, and for this
reason | consider 1t necessary to re-
tain my post
Russians Still at Work.
New York, July 10.---Several VIII
lagos captured and more than 1000
additional prisoners and three field
guns taken attest the success Of tho
second days attack by Gen. Korni-
loft In Easter Galicia.
Already this branch Of the Russian
offensive movement has resulted in a
deep wedge being driven into the
|Austro-German line between Stanis-
lau and Halicz, southeast OF Lem
berg. 1t took the throwing in of
strong German reserves and the
launching Of heavy counter attacks
even to slow up the rush Of Korni-
lofts men.
The strategic position in this Sec
tor Is now clearly in favor of the
Russians. The long-established
Teutonic line has been definitely bro
ken and the continuance OF the Rus
| sian pressure points to the probable
| speedy fall Of Halicz opening up the
way to Lemberg along two-frst class
railway lines. A dangerous salient
already has been created around
HalicZ
Tcutons Retreat Before Russians.
Petrograd's official statement, be-
sides announcing retreat OF the
Ieutons to the LOmnica river and re-
porting the penetration Of the enemy
lines to depth Of 6 2-3 miles I'm the
two days fighting In the Stanislau
sector, gives Indications that the Of
fensive further north in Galicia is
soon to be resumed. Intense artil-
lery activity south Of Brzezany, an
important bridgehead point which
the Russians are closely pressing, Is
now iencrted.
PellIn admits the Austro-G German
retirement in the Stanislau sector
behind the Lomnica. The headquar-
ters report contains the additional in.
terestfng statement of Increased ac-
tivity on the Northern Russian front,
at Riga, Dvinsk and Smorgon.
French Raid Krupp Works.
Amsterdam, July 1O.-Les Nouyel-
les Of Maestricht, Holland, reports
that Dutch workmen who were latd
off at the Krupp works on account OF
the destruction Of the buildings In
the recent French air raid, ASSERT that
quarter Of the Essen plant was de-
stroyed. The material damage is
placed at millions OF francs and 1t is
said that one hundred employees
were killed and hundreds Of others,
including 45 French prisoners,
wounded.
Zone and probably two French air.
planes dropped bombs on Essen last
Friday. The official German report
of the raid said only two bomb holes