Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-07-18

ziany region, southwest Of Kalusz in
Eastern Galicia, resulted in the Aus
trians losing their positions, 1000
men in prisoners and number Of
guns, the war Office announced to-
day. Elsewhere the Russians held
their ground against attacks and
took more than 600 additional prison
ers.
French Take Trenches.
Paris, July ia strongly or
ganized network Of German trenches
on front of more than 500 yards
and 300 yards tn depth, north OF
Mont Haut and northwest of the Te-
ton In the Champagne, was captured
by the French In a brilliant attack
last night with $50 prisoners, the
war office announced to-day.
The Germans made heavy attack
on the salient west Of Cerny on the
Aisne front and penetrated to a sup
port trench, but after an all-night
battle they we're elected from some
front line elements on front of
about 500 yards.
Gains Claimed by Germans.
Berlin, July 15.-Capture from the
French OF important positions on the
observation-disclosures on the Aisne
'front.'. southeast Of Courtecon, along
front Of 1900 metres and 800 me-
tres deep Is announced by army
headquarters to-day. Three hun
dred and fifty prisoners were taken.
The substantial repulse OF French
attack In the Champagne, southeast
of Moronvilliers, also is reported.
Russ Drive Continues.
T,,1,,
movement OF the Russian infantry
engaged in Gen. Korniloff's big offen-
s1ve In Eastern Galicia is being ham,
pered by the weather, the Cossacks
apparently have been able to keen uu
their dashing tactics. This is indi-
Gated by report from Petrograd
through Rome to-day that the town
of Dolina has been occupied by Rus
sian forces.
If this announcement proves accu-
rate 1t means an advance of more
than 80 miles for the Russians since
the opening of the drive south of the
Dniester, a week ago. The official re-
ports have placed them nearly two
thirds OF this distance from their
starting point, as Kalusz, taken by
Korniloff's troops last week, is some
~ miles from Stanislau, which virtu-
ally was their place Of departure.
British Fail, Germans Claim.
Berlin, July 16.-Three attempts
made by the British yesterday morn
ing to recapture the positions won by
the Germans at Lombaertzyde, on the
belgian front, says an official state
ment issued to-day by the German
war department, were repulsed with
heavy losses to the attackers.
U-Boats Reported Sunk.
London, July 16.-Four of the lar
gest and most modern German sub
marines were destroyed by American
warships which were conveying the
first installment Of American troops
TO france, according to a report from
German sources as contained in a
Berne dispatch to Rome news
agency and forwarded from Rome by
the Central News.
TWO Steamers Sunk.
New York, July 16.-Word Of the
sinking by German U-boats Of the
Leyland line freighter Sylvanian, a
steamship Of 4,858 tons gross, bound
In ballast from Liverpool to this port,
and OF the steamer Kioto, 6,182 tons
gross, of the White Star line, former
ly In the Manchester service, was re-
ceiyed here to-day in marine insur-
ance circles. The sinkings were re-
ported to have occurred last week.
American Ship Sunk; Three Killed,
Washington, July 16-The sinking
or the American steamer Grace and
the killing Of three men, one of them
an American, and the injury Of two
members Of the naval armed guard,
was announced to-day by the State
Department
The steamer was owned by the
Standard Commercial Steamship Cor
poration, Of New York. She was
sunk by torpedo from submarine
Those killed were e. ]. Farrell, Of
New Jersey, and two aliens named
VanWyke and Anderson. Five men
were injured by fire from an explo-
sion of petroleum cargo. Three we're
Aliens. The two naval sailors hurt
were Hugh Donnelly and George Will
son. All survivors have been landed
and the injured taken to a hospital.
British After Shipping.
London, July 17.-The admiralty
announced the capture OF four Ger
man steamers by British destroyers
In the North Sea. The captured
steamers are all small, the largest be-
Ing the Brietzeig, Of 1896 tons
gross, owned in Hamburg. The Pell-
worm, 1870 tons gross, also was
owned In Hamburg. The Marie
Horn, 1893 tons, Is from Schleswig,
and the Heinz Blumberg, 1926 tons,
is registered from Hamburg.
TWO other German steamers were
with the four captured when the
group was signalled by the British
war craft. All six made for the
Dutch coast and two OF them reached