Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1915-12-02

LONDON. Dec. 1.-10:20 p. m.)-
Emperor Williams visit to Vienna,
which coincided with the resignation
OF three Of the Austrian cabinet min
listers, is the cause of much specula-
tion. The two events are variously
assumed to be connected with the re-
ported effort of Germany to force Aus
tria into German zollverein, that is
q trade or customs alliance, a desire
Of Emperor Francis Joseph to secure
. separate peace through the inter-
yention of Pope Benedict, and rum
ored dispute between Austria and Bull
garia over the division of Serbian ter
ritory.
There naturally is no authoritative
basis for any of the reports, beyond
statements in the German newspapers
that Emperor Williams visit was one
OF the highest Importance.
Meantime the operations in the
Balkans and the movements Of the
armies of the central powers continue
with unabated energy. Like Ger
many, Bulgaria announces that with
the capture of Prizrend her campaign
against Serbia has come to an end,
which seems to support the sugges-
ton that to ayoid dispute with
Greece, King Ferdinand of Bulgaria.
has decided against the occupation of
Monastir, the only town Of Importance
gemaining in Serbian hands. Monas-
tir still was in the hands of the Ser
bians late Monday night and no Of
ficial news that there mas been any
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Austria, with the assistance of Ger
man troops, continues her operations
against Montenegro, the frontier of
which has been crossed but not with
Out considerable opposition from the
Montenegrins Who are masters in
mountain warfare and who have been
Joined by those portions of the Ser
bian armies which succeeded in es-
Gaping from the invaders of their
country.
Battles are now being fought in that
part of the Sanjak of Novipazar, which
was taken by Montenegro after the
Balkan war. The Austro-Germans are
advancing south from Sienica and
across the frontier from Priepolje. In
the north the Montenegrins claim to
have defeated the Austrians in the re-
gion of Fotcha, Bosnia. 1t is expect
ed, however. that the Austro-G Germans
have provided sufficient forces to
make sure of a successful campaign,
as they did in the case of Serbia.
In Southeastern Serbia, where the
British, French and Serbians hold
strong positions. the snow still pre-
vents, any movements Of importance.
No news has been received of the
Austrians and Germans who proceed
ed to. Rustchuk on the Danube river
to cooperate with the Bulgarians and
Turks to oppose possible Russian
Invasion through Rumania.
The attitude of Rumania is still un-
certain. The latest reports say she,
like Greece, is trying to remain neu-
ttal, but with two belligerent armies
on her borders this, it is believed, may
prove difficult.
Greece, In her latest reply to the
note of the entente allies, insists upon
the maintenance of her neutrality and
q, final settlement of the points at
issue between the Hellenic kingdom
and the entente powers is not yet in
sight. Greece objects, according to
dispatches from Athens, to the evacu-
alton of Saloniki by her troops, the
banding over of the railways to the
entente allies and the policing by the
navies of the entente powers of her
coastal waters to circumvent the ac-
tivities of German submarines.
The Italians continue their offens-
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