Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-08-01
ALLIES DRIVE IN THE WEST.
Push Forward Against Teutons,
While Russians Push Backward.

New York, July 31.-Attacking
early to-day on a 2O-mile front in
Belgium from the River Lys to with
in about 10 miles OF the coast, Gen.
Haig's troops, in conjunction with
French forces, swept rapidly over
many points reached the Teutonic
second line. They took numerous
prisoners as they advanced.
Dispatches from the front which
reached London in midafternoon de-
scribed the situation as entirely sat-
isfactory from the entente viewpoint,
with the drive still continuing, sup
ported by the artillery which was be-
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mendous volume Of she'll poured up-
on a position under attack than that
which assailed the German line for
days past. This marvellous cOncen-
tration OF gunflre manifested itself
also In supplementary fashion after
the drive started In what is reported
to have been the weightiest barrage
IN the annals of warfare
The field Of attack, beginning near
Warneton, south Of the Messlnes
area, which the British won in their
attack last month, takes in that area
and the westerly bend In the line
north Of Ypres and extends at least
as far north as Dixmude.
Germans Surprised by Drive.
The launching Of the drive was
seemingly a surprise to the Germans,
| who only yesterday were boasting
that the intensity of their reply to
| the British bombardment had caused
the British gunners to lessen the vio-
lence of their fire. 1t comes, more
| over, after the failure OF the tremen-
dous efforts the German crown prince
has been putting forth to break the
French front in the Aisne region. The
French reserve force evidently Is
great enough not only to withstand
such a powerful hammering success
fully, but to allow of cooperation
| with the British in stroke at ano-
ther portion Of the line.
In addition Gen. Petain last night
| made a successful attack on his own
account on the Aisne front, carrying
German positions 800 yards wide
on the -des-Dames at La
Royere and west of Epine de Chev-
regny, breaking a German counter
attack and capturing more than 100
prisoners.
On the Russian Side.
New York, July 31.-On the east
ern front, while the Russians are evil
IDENTIFY now making n determined
stand against the advancing Austro-
German forces at most points, the
latter are still pressing forward.
| Russian anxiety to protect the hold
ings Of Terrian in Bukowina is par
ticularly evident, but even here Ber-
lin reports a defeat for the Russians,
who were forced after a battle to
abandon their line along the Chere-
mosh, in the western part OF the
crown land. The breaking Of Rus
sian resistance in the wooded Carpa-
+ thians and Teutonic advances near
the Galician east frontier also are re-
ported.
In all, more than two million Rus
sian troops are said to be engaged In
the great retreat. Conditions with
the seventh army, in which the trail
torous developments which caused
the Russian line to break were most
manifest, are reported to be notably
| improving as the result OF summary
execution OF deserters, spies and agi-
| tators.