Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-07-03
FIGHTING SHOWS INCREASE.
Activities Reported OH French, Flun-
dcrS and Italian Fronts.

Paris, June 3O.-French troops
late last night attacked the German
lines northwest Of Chateau Thierry,
on the Marne front, and captured the
crest of the ridge between 'Mosloy
and PaSsy-en-V -Valois. The war Office
statement announces that the French
advanced their lines for a distance Of
500 yards on Il front Of nearly two
miles. Prisoners to the number Of
265 were taken.
Other facts officially reported show
ed that on June 2S-29 our chasing
planes brought down Is German
machines and destroyed two captive
balloons. Nineteen other enemy air.
planes were damaged.
Our bombing planes in the course
Of the same period carried out day
and night expeditions in which Al
tons Of projectiles were dropped with
success upon aviation grounds in the
Somme sector, on bivouacs in tho re-
gion Of Rozieres and Braye. in the
Valley Of the Avre and on the rail-
road stations of Soissons and Fcre-
en-Tardeners. In addition five tons
Of explosives were dropped June %
on German troops which were pre-
pairing il counter attack in the region
Of Cutry
South Of the Aisne we improved
our positions In tho neighhurHood of
st. Pierre Aigle. capturing about 100
prison ers.
Germans Shell British.
London, June 30.-German gun
ners showed great activity this
morning against the new British po-
sitions east Of Nieppe Forest, on the
Flanders front. Hostile artillery also
bombarded British positions in the
a British post near Merris to-day was
captured few prisoners during the
night in patrol encounters on differ
ent parts Of the front.
Fighting Brisk, Germans Say.
Berlin, June 3O.-The official COM
munication from general headquart-
ers to-day says:
"The lighting in the sectors north
of the Lys and south Of the Aisne In
creased; artillery activity continued
throughout the day. In the evening
itareVived on the remainder of the
front between the User and Marne.
'"Nhere were small infantry en-
gagements during strong enemy
thrusts south Of the Ourcq, and as a
result OF a successful operation by
our troops at Hartmannsweiler-Ko
we captured prisoners"
Austrians Driven by Italians.
Rome, June 30--Italian forces,
supported by allied troops, attacked
Hungarian positions on the
Italian mountain front Saturday and
captured Monte di Valbella after a
bitter struggle. The Italian war Of
flee announces that more than 500
Austro-Hungarians were taken pris-
oner.
Strong enemy counter attacks
throughout the day and night we're
repulsed by the fire of the Italian
infantry, artillery and machine guns.
Twenty-one enemy officers and 1856
soldiers Of other ranks, belonging 10
four different divisions, were made
prisoner. Cannon, trench mortars
and numerous machine guns were
captured.
Further east, between the Fren-
Zela valley and the Brenta river, one
of our parties took by assault we'll
fortified observation point on the
southern slopes of Sasso Rosso, cap
turing two officers and 81 men.
On the remainder Of our front our
artillery carried out effective and
harassing bombardments. At Capo
Sile patrol operations brought us
some prisoners. In the Lagarina and
Sugana enemy railway establish
ments were bomba "ded by our air.
men.