New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-30
SALONICA SAFE,
ALLIES BELIEVE
Montenegrins Drive Back
Austrians on Tara
River.
SERBIANS REFORM
ARMY AT SCUTARl
Greek Crowds Pay Tribute to
Observation-Disclosures Mass
Near Varna.

London. Dec. 29.-By all accounts
Salonica is now safe. Certainly the
Central Powers show no haste to at
tack the Allies position. Seventy
five thousand Serbians have reformed
at scutari and FL Bsssan, in Albania
and the Montenegrin army, which here
toforc has been debarred geographical
ly from taking any large part IN the
war. is now throwing itself energet-
ieallv into the contest against the Aus
trisns.
Reports that the Austrians are ~
lacking Scutsri are suthoritativeIy de-
MED. According to the latest advices
tho Austrians were ut Dielooplje, where
they we're recently repulsed by the
Nontenegrins. and cannot reach Seu-
tari without crossing the Albanian Alps
and the flooded river Drin.
The Athens PATHS announces that
General Stephanovitch's Serbian army
has made good It's retreat into Albania
1. was 10000 strong at the beginning
Of the Bulgarian attack. and has oeen
continuously engaged. disputing the
ground inch by inch. It has saved
almost all the material belonging TO II
and has caused the Bulgarians loss
five times greater than it suffered IT
self. 1t is now complete army OF
10000 men.
General Radomir Putnik. chief OF the
General staff Of the Serbian army has
given up his position temporarily by
order of his doctors, according 70
Stsnstcb from Scutari II is stated that
General Michitch, commander OF the
First Serbian Army, will take General
putnik's place during the lstters ap-
sence. ,.,,.,.;.- .,,.h "a
landing grounds and a mountainous
country. French aviators have succeed,
cd according 70 an official note issued
in Paris. in carrying on Teconnoisances
about ninety-three miles into inc III
terror Of the Bulgarian lines.
In the month of November alone
there were no less than fifty-four recon
noisances. during which observations
and numerous photographs useIul IN
strategic movements were taken AVA
tors bombarded environments at OsKupl
Istip. Kara, Hodzali, Strumnitza and
Petric. These bombardments were very
effective.
The statement says that, thanks to
wireless dispatches. the French OBJ
servers we're able 70 regulate their ar
tillery fire. II adds that well-per-
fected aerologic service has been or
..anized 70 aid aviators.
4 Havas dispatch from Athens, dated
rcdncsday, says:
According to information received
tom a Bulgarian source the Third bul-
--rian army corps Is now between
qrna ION the Black Sea COAST and
Rustchuk on the Danube), while
turkish army Of 10000 is AZ Burgss
20 the south OF Narna). A German
army corps passed Uskub Monday going
south"
Another dispatch says that Italian
troops which disembarked AZ Avlona,
Albania. have reached the vicinity OF
the northern frontier of Eplrus IN
some places, according 70 reports from
voyagers arriving from SantI Quar-
anita. Italian troops also have been
seen near Tepeleni Southern Albania b.
thousands OF NTeeHS VI al NidSseS
began fling past the residence Of
Eleutherios Venizelos ex-Premier OF
Greece, this morning. on the occasion
of his saints day, and gave him an
extraordinary greeting, according to
Athens dispatches.
There were workmer in blouses. SOL
diers in uniform, statesmen, former
Cabinet ministers, politicians and men
Of every social rank in the procession,
who pushed their way through the
dense crowd that remained i'm front of
NJ Venizelos's house all dav. The apart
ments of VI. Nenizelos were banked
with flowers. and thousands of tele-
graphic greeting were received from
Greeks throughout Europe and Amer
ics. The Entente ministers called on
the former Premier and were loudly
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