New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-25
AUSTRIANS LOSE
TO MONTENEGRNS
Driven Back After Fierce
Attack, Cettinje
Reports.
VENIZELOS SEES
POLICY UPHELD
Calls Election Result Greater
Triumph than Last
Spring.

London, Dec PA repulse OF the
Austrians, upon whom large losses are
declared TO have been inflicted, IS re-
ported in the. official Montenegro state
ment received here tonight.
The Austrians attacked at Touriak
after heavy bombsrdment. says the
announcement, but were unable &"
withstand the Montenegrin FIRE.
The Montenegrin Consulate here
dsy received the following deia.
message regarding the fighting IN NO
tenegTo:
"The enemy on the 18th attacked o.
position near the village Of LlPoN'
All of his attacks were repulsed, ana
we took fifty prisoners and some ma
chine gums. In the direction OF BetaAa
and Rozai We took the offensive, anu
drove the Austrians back almost 10
Rozaj, taking certain NUMBER %
prisoners. ,,..oao,;,
against the Entente Powers is raPloiY
Increasing, according TO reports Iescn.
ing here from Berlin, which assert ma
10 An0lo-French commanders TOT
str.+ecicsl reasons ordered the evacua-
,ion OF twenty prospering towns ne
within forty-eight hours
The Greek population attempted 10
,.sis+ the order. the "Frenhurter
zs;tune" correspondent says, and asked
Dor bsip 81 Athens, but the representa-
lives there of the Entente Powers de-
elsrsd that force would be used II the
towns were not Immediately evacuated.
Colonel Phallis, Of the Greek army,
rsturned 70 Athens from Salonlca sew
syaI times and conferred with King
Constantine and the chief OF the Cen
.rsl staff, the correspondent says, ana
ne adds that 80 is known In the OreeS
capital that no accord can be ootaineo
between Colonel Phalis and the En-
tente stats in Salonica.
The battle fronts OF both sides IN
the conflict IN the Serbian theatre OF
war are given in n dispatch from the
gslonica correspondent of the echo de
Paris" coooo
The correspondent states that $1,000
Germans are massed around Monastlr'
with the Bulgars concentrated IN the
centre of the Vardar Valley and two
Turkish divisions taking position on
the left of the BulCars. The Frencn
are ranged in a semi-clrcie around
Salonica. with their left on the Nsrdar
centre. facing the Greek frontier near
Dorian. and their right connecting with
the British troops defending ChalcidlCe'
The Athens correspondent oil me
Paris Figaro" sends an interview
secured from VI, Nenizelos, eX-Greek
Premier, concerning the recent rama
mentary elections IN Greece ii N Wnlch
he adherents Of NJ. Gounaris, MINIS
ter of the Interior, were successful
and In which the Venizelos party alb
stained In most cases from going 10
The pols. The correspondent quotes d.
Venizelos as follows: .
"The elections were a brilliant t11-
umph Of my policy and ideas. great
majority OF the voters abstained from
voting. 7 am entitled to say that the
verdict was still more categorical than /
that OF last May. II is IN vain that
nv opponents attempt to explain the
sbstentions by the mobilization. IL
must not be forgotten that we had
hundred thousand men with the eolors /
last Nay and that the army yotea IN /
the present elections at several centres
and that the part Of the army which |
could not vote contained a large num-
Der Of my party. In certain polling
stations only three votes were re-
corded"
Counaris Denies Intimidation.
The correspondent says that he was
also received by NJ. Gounaris and the
other ministers. who maintained that
the elections we're conducted in free
and open manner and that the number
Of abstentions was normal.
The Havss correspondent at Athens
has the following to say concerning
the political situation in Greece:
when Parliament reassembles
states Of siege probably will be voted
in order 70 stop the merclless attacks
upon the governments policy NJ.
GounEris insists that the present Cab
met remain. but unless the situation
changes through the Kings interyen-
ton q reconstruction OF the Caolnet
probably will occur"
n Is Announced In Paris that Gen
srsl ], F. L. Pisrron de Mondesir has
visited King Peter Of Serbia and pre-
tented him with the War Cross, con-
erred upon him by France. The Gen
eral also handed 70 the King letter
from President Poincare.
King Peter, moved BY this evidence
Of friendship, il is stated, kissed the
War Cross Before it was pinned to his
breast
Overseas News Agency, state that on
Sunday last 1900 French and British
Their condition" say adviees,
caused a general feeling Of compass
sion, as they appeared half starved,
and most Of them insufficiently clad
FOR projection against the bitter cold.
Many were without overcoats and 9TH
ers even without shoes.
"The non-commissioned officer IN
command Of the detachment said that
in Radomir Serbian prisoners askea
nermjssion 20 see the Anglo-French
prisoners in order, as they ironically
declared. they might for once see their