Evening star., 1915-12-16
WAR OFFICIALLY REPORTED
GERMAN STATEMENT.

In the western theater: An Engiisn
steamer which ran ashore December
13 OF La Came was attacked yester-
day by our aviators with visible suc-
cess.
The enemy. who dispatched several
aeroplane squadrons to Bapanme and
Peronne, to Lorraine and to Null
helm, in Baden, lost in aerial en-
gagements and under the nre OF our
anti-aircraft guns four aeroplanes,
including one high-power aeropiane
with two motors.
In the eastern theater: There Is noth-
Ing to report.
In the Balkan theater: To the south
west of Plevlje the enemy was driven
back across the Tara river Farther to
the east he was driven across the
Grab-Brodarevo line. Several hun
dred men were taken prisoners
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.
PETROGRAD. via London. December
10.
Western (Russian) front: Near Uxkull
an enemy aeroplane dropped bombs.
In the region of Jacobstadt the ar
tillery duel has increased in violence.
In the Riga district our artillery at
several points dispersed Germans en-
gagged In fortifying their positions.
On the Dniester. in the district OF Usi-
eczka north of Czalesziki, scouts or
one of our cavalry regiments encoun-
tered enemy scouts wearing Russian
tunics and caps. On being hailed by
our scouts the enemy opened IRE, to
which our scouts replied partly ex-
| terminating and dispensing the dis
guised AustrfanS.
! Caucasus front: On the Hamadan road
| our troops continue the pursuit OF
the Turco-German force. A delega-
| tion of the inhabitants of Hamadan
and influential khans have come from
| Hamadan to ask our troops for pro-
lection against the rebels.
AUSTRIAN STATEMENT.
VIENNA, December Is. via London. De-
cember 10;
| In the Russian and italian theaters
there is nothing to report.
| Balkan theater: The Austro German
forces of Gen. Koevess yesterday cap
tured Montenegrin positions south of
| Vranagora. One pursuing column
/ penetrated Para pass and scattered
| an enemy battalion near Clbacs.
Other troops advanced to Grab.
On the plateau east of Berane Moham-
| medans and Albanians are fighting
| alongside of our troops against the
| Montenegrins. Here $40 soldiers and
| $50 men liable for military service
| were taken prisoners.
ITALIAN STATEMENT.
ROME. December IS. via London, De-
| cember 16,
| In the Concei valley the batteries on
/ Lardano fired on the positions on
Monte veis. recently captured by us
and already strongly fortified. They
did no damage.
The enemy artillery continues its sys-
tematic aim of destroying the coun-
tries. Yesterday it was maintained
against Loppio. in the valley of the
| Vameras rivulet in Adige, against
towns and villages inclosed by the
| slopes of Carso. and in Gorilla from
| Gradisca to Monfalcone. Our artfl-
lery replied with equal intensity.
hitting columns of troops with their
baggage, who were on the march.
| Yesterday one of our air f1otillas made
| a raid on the valley of Ciapovano, in
Idria, dropping bombs and darts on
| the enemys camps and barracks.
Our daring aviators, flying low, In
| spite of the anti-aircraft artillery.
fired quick-firing guns on the camps.
causing a panic. Our alrmen re.
turned uninjured.
BRITISH STATEMENT.
LONDON, December Ie wednesday,
report).
Last night the enemy exploded a mine
to the southeast of Ypres. The era
ter was, however. occupied by our
bombers. who drove off an attack.
South of Messines We sized en-
emy barricade. with trifiing loss
Today our artillery has been active and
has done considerable damage to the
hostile trenches. The hostile artil-
lery has been active about fpres
Our aeroplanes raided the Hervilly
aerodrome successfully. There have
been ten combats in the air, in the
course of which an enemy battle
plane was driven dow by one of our
reconnaissance machines one OF our
| machines was forced down within our
lines.
MoNTENEGRIN STATEMENT.
PARIS, December Is:
The official communication issued by
the Montenegrin war office reaus:
The enemy energetically attacked De-
cember 13 the entire front of the
army at Sanjak. using big guns.
4 These attacks were particularly vio-
lent in the direction of Plevlje, kra-
lievo and Grab. but were repulsed By
our troops infiicting heavy loss ON
| the enemy.
TURKISH STATEMENT.
lCONsTANTlNoPLE, December Is. via
| London, December 16;
Mesopotamian theater: The farthest
houses of Kut-el-Amara, situated on
the right bank of the Tigris, were
| taken by storm December 13. One of
the hostile monitors was sunk.
Caucasus front: Nothing of Importance
| has occurred.
DardanelIes front: There have been ar
tillery engagements and conflicts with
bombs and aerial torpedoes.
BULGARIAN STATEMENT.
BERLIN, December 16. by wireless to
SaySille:
The official report of the Bulgarian
headquarters staff. dated December
/ 10. as received here today, the Over
! seas News Agency announces, is as
| follows:
Bulgarian troops have temporarily
stopped, at the Greek frontier. their
| pursuit of the enemy.
| The Bulgarians took prisoners 1,234
| soldiers, among whom were Is OFF,
| GERS. They also captured IA cannon,
81 ammunition cars and much war
1 material.