Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-23
BITS or EUROPEAN WAR NEWS.
British Sink Two Turkish War Ves-
scls--Strikes Reported.


to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Paris to-day, which reports
100000 men quitting work In Vien-
ma and Neustadt, closing down all the
war factories. The strikers are de-
scribed as openly anti-German and
the movement Is both political and
econoimc, and especially aimed at
securing peace.
Public demonstrations, 1t is added,
have been held In many places at
which hostility was voiced toward
Berlin for trying to force the Aus
trians to continue the war.
Were Formerly German Vessels.
London, Jan. 2O.-In a naval ac-
ton between British and Turkish
forcns at the entrance to the Darda-
nelles, the Turkish cruiser Nfidullu,
formerly the German Breslau, was
sunk, and the Sultan Yawuz Selim,
formerly the German Goeben, was
beached. This announcement was
made by tho admiralty tonight.
Already Defeated, Says Stein.
Amsterdam, Jan. 20.--'I do not
know the Americans, nor do know
what they are capable of doing in
this war; said Gen. Won Stein, Prus-
in recent issue Of the Budapest
Hirlap. The general is quoted, how
ever, rs declaring that the central
powers were we'll prepared for meet
ing America.
The war minister said he did not
regard air fighting as a decisive fac
tor. He had heard Of extensive
American plans In this connection.
But" he said, much depends upon
what the American engineers can
do and still more depends upon whe-
ther efficient, experienced crews can
be obtained by them"
Speaking Of the present situation,
Gen, von Stein said:
"In reality a military decision has
already been obtained. When our
enemies recognize that they cannot
drive us out OF the occupied terri
tory they will thereby admit that
they have been defeated"
Russian Assembly Dissolved.
S5s Petrograd, Jan. 20;--The constit-
s6ent assembly has been dissolved by
the Bolshevik authorities, It was Of
ficially announced Saturday Sailors
guards closed the assembly at 4
o'clock Saturday morning and de-
cree OF dissolution Will be issued the
official statement says.
Cling to "Divine Right"
Washington, Jan 2O.-The right
Of the German Emperor to the exclu-
sive making of war or peace has
been reaffirmed in the Prussian
Chamber OF Lords in the adoption of
resolution presented by Berlin rep
resentatives, said a dispatch from
Rarna A n oh
the resolution said:
"The Chamber OF Lords firmly
hopes that when peace is concluded
the government will see that the
rights OF the Emperor OF Germany
are safeguarded. These rights are
conceded to him by the constitution,
and peace should be commensurate
with the sacrifices which have been
made for the political and economic
interests of the country"
Accompanying the resolution was
this commentary:
"The President of the United
States has asked IL the German ne
| gotiations at Brest-Litovsk are III
the name Of the majority Of the
| Reichstag or in the naine Of the
| military party. For our part we. af-
firm that it is the German Emperor
who, In the terms OF the constitution,
has the exclusive right to make war
and peace"
Austrian Troubles Continue.
London, Jan. 21-.The strike
movement is spreading throughout
Austria!Hungary, and 1t is associat-
ed with demand for immediate
peace, according to dispatches re-
ceived in London from Swiss and
Dutch sources. A general strike was
declared at Budapest Friday, when
the entire transport system came to
a standstill, while from all parts Of
the dual empire strikes and demon
strations are reported.
The food situation and the ques-
ton Of peace were the sole subjects
Of discussion at the sitting Of the
budget committee Of the Austrian
Chamber Of Deputies on Friday The
Socialists, according to the dis
patches, described the situation as
extremely serious and declared that
peace could not be postponed
The Socialist party Of Austria has
published "a declaration stating that
the workmen will only calm down
when the government can undertake
that it will not allow the negotiations
at Brest-Litovsk to break down on
the territorial question, and that the
System of food distribution will be
reorganized.
Prominent Russians Murdered.
Petrograd, Jan. 2t.-.I. +. Shin
garoff.. minister of finance In the Ke-
rensky cabinet, and Prof. r. q: Ko-
koshtne, State comptroller under Ke-
rensky, were murdered in their beds
last night In the marine hospital.
M. Shingaroff and Prof. Kokoshine
were removed recently to the hospi-