New Britain herald., 1915-12-06
M0NTENEGRINS AND SERBS DRIVEN BACK Russian Offensive Breaks Down With Heavy Loses for Czar's Men VENIZELOS ISSUES MANIFESTO Imperial Ukasc Issued at Petrograd
 Orders Enrolment of the Russian
 Army Class of 1917 Next Year-Two British Aeroplanes Destroyed.
VENIZELOS ISSUES MANIFESTO


 The pursuit of the retreating Ser bians and the offensive movement against the obstinately resisting Mon tenegrins apparently are being vigor- ously pressed. Berlin reports the driving back of Serbian and Monte negrin divisions near Sienica, in Ser bia near the Montenegrin border, and Ipek, in eastern Montenegro.
 In the Riga district, the Russians initiated an offensive near Lake Babit. but Berlin declares the attack broke down with heavy losses to the Rus' sians.
 British AerOplaneS Hit.
 Only artillery engagements, mining and hand grenades war fare and aero- plane combats are reported from the Franco-Belgian front. The German report chronicles that shooting down of two British aeroplanes the occu- pants being killed.
 Field Marshal Won Hindenburg is quoted in an interview as expressing the view that Germanys foes need further battering, in view of their evil dent lack of desire for peace at this time.
 Escapes German Submarine.
 London announces the escape of the British steamer Japanese Prince, with many passengers on board, from 8 German submarine. Although shelled for five and a half hours, the ship was so we'll unanswered by her master that she succeeded in escaping and reached port without casualty.
 Enrolment of the Russian army class of 1917 next year, a year in ad- vance of ordinary time, is ordered in an imperial ukase issued in Petrograd.
 Serbians With French.
 Serbians retiring from Monastir have arrived at Gievgli to join the French troops under Gen. Sarrail, ac- cording to a despatch from Athens
 M. Venizelos, former premier of Greece, issued a manifesto on No- vember 21, advising the national lib eral party, which he heads, to ab- stain from voting in the coming. elec- tions and charging virtual suppression of the constitutional regime in the dis solution of the chamber and the or dering of new elections. Paris has just received the manifesto by mail, the Greek government not having al- lowed it to be telegra phed.
 French Terms of Peace.
 France will insist on restoration of Alsace and Lorraine and Teutonic withdrawal from Belgium and Serbia as requisites of peace, declares Albert Thomas, French under secretary of war. Another requisite is the putting of German imperialism and Prussian beyond the possibility of 
 This statement, says a Paris des- patch. attraction wide attention, com ing as it does from a responsible cab inet official.
 Teutons Defeat Serbs.
 Berlin, Dec. 6, by Wireless to Say columns pursuing their operations against the Serbians across the Montenegrin border have | defeated Serbian attachments south of l sienica and northeast of Ipek, in east ern Montenegro, German army head 1uarters announced today.
 On the western front there were artillery, hand grenade and mine. en- sagements at several points. Near 3apaume, two British aeroplanes were shot down by the Germans, the oc- of the machines being killed, he official statement says.
 Russian Attack Fails.
 The only activity reported on the eastern front was in the vicinity of Riga. A Russian attack southwest ,f Lake Babit, west of Riga, broke town in front of the German lines with heavy losses to the Russians. it S declared.
 Russian artillery hit German aero- olane which descended near Mark srafen, on the Courland coast. The however, was rescued by German troops, according to the of icial report.
 Serbs to Join French.
 Paris, Dec. 6, 9:3O a. m.-The Ath- ms correspondent of the Havas AeencN sends the following finder