Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-12-20

LATE WAR NEWS
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THE HAGUE, Dec. l6.--There are
unee rirmed reports here that the
Dulgarians nave invaded Greece west
OF Giegvali.
BEKLlN Dec 49, Sofia dispatch
es indicate that the Bulgarians may
pursue the allies into Greece. The
dispatch said the Bulgarians had
Temporarily halted at the border
The Austro- German residents of
Salonika are preparing to depart.
The city is virtually under siege, and
the population is panicky.
PARIS, Dec l6.-Fhat Italian
troops and munitions are landing in
Albania to go to the aid Of the Serbs
is indicated in dispatch from Rome
which stated that destroyer and
transport had been sunk by floating
mines in the Adriatic.
EoIty-three persisted.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 16.-
The Turkish artillery sank n British
monitor IN the rigTis river and fore
ed another to flee.
The Turks have stor,ned and cap
tured the houses formerly held by
the British on the outskirts of Kut-
El-Amara.
ZURICH. Switzerland, Dec. 16.-
The retreat of the allies from Serbia
has killed the prospects of Rumania
joining them, according to a report
from Bucharest.
On the contrary, some of the states
men and people of that country are
urging that now is the time for Ru-
mania to join the Teutons and in
wade Bessarabia.
1t is reported that this is the rea-
son Russia has concentrated her
troops on the Rumanian frontier.
ROME. Dec. 16.-The king of Italy
is preparing to receive King Peter
of Serbia at the Royal villa. King
Peter arrives from Scutaria soon.
The king will also prepare place
for King Nicholas of Montenegro if
the Austrans overrun that country
TOXIC, Dec. 16.-Japan today
sent an unofficial note to Picking,
warning Emperor Yuan Shi kai that
the Japanese government would watch
the affairs OF the Chinese Empire
vigilently, following the change in the
form OF government.
Emperor Yuan is planning to name
princes, dukes and marquises.
AMSTERDAM Dec. lit is re-
ported that the Bulgarians lost 49,
900 in the recent fighting at Cerna.
The Bulgarians are resting two
miles from the Greek frontier and are
showing no intention of invading that
county.
The Greek commander in withdraw
ing from Salonika notified the French
commander that the Greek army
had been ordered to retire and leave
the ground free for the belligerent
armies.
Indications are that the Teutons
viii attack Saonika at once.
PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE Austrians
are pursuing the invasion of Monte
negro, they are already nearly three
miles inside the border, and are adj
vancing along a 70-mile front.
All inhabitants of the country in
the path of the invaders are flee
ing.
The Montenegrians are resisting the
invasion fiercely, but lack heavy guns
and ammunition.
The Bulgarians have resumed the
pursuit of the Serbs in Albania.
The Italians who landed in Albania
did not go to the aid of the Serb
ians.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 1.-THE Rus
slams have occupied the important
Persian city of Mammalian.
LONDON Dec. 1.-THE Italian
liner Porto is reported TO have been
summarized and sunk, presumably in
the Mediterranean.
No details are given.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17-An English
staff officer who arrived at the Bit
more yesterday from Ottowa said that
the allies were in a tight corner at
the present time in the Balkans
but the situation would improve with
in the next two weeks. He added
that the people in England are not so
pessimistic now, because the govern
ment had eased up little on the
censorship and were starting to give
out good news as well as the I'M
favorable reports.
"At the present time" the officer
continued, ''the government is build
ing six aerial battleships which will
be each of 1000 horsepower, with
four engines and speed of ninety
miles. They will carry five men and
$50 tons of explosives, in addition
10 sufficient fuel to carry the machin-
es for 1000 miles, which will put am
munition depots of the enemy, like
Essen within easy reach.
Several Zeppelin raids have been
made on England which have not
DeeI reported Dtcduae tHs Hhacuihes
We're driven back across the North
sea before they flew over the land.
Even when two of the Zeppelins were
destroyed in October, the admiralty
would not allow the matter to be
made public"
The same officer said that the Ger
man submarines were being taken
care of and that up to November 20
more than 100 of them had been
sunk or captured by the British pa
troll fleet. In addition to the nets of
the Channel, which are being shifted
constantly, the admiralty had sub
merged RATS from which are sus-
pended steel rails and chain spikes
hung under the water from ons light
ship to another. Torpedo boat des-
troyers with speed of 80 to 40 knots
tow big spiked chaines between them
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