The Penn's Grove record., 1915-11-12
AUSTRIAN UBlAT SINKS ANCONA;
LINER WAS BOUND FOR new YORK
WITH 4S2 PASSENGERS AND CREW
British Lords AssaiI War RecOrd---Criticize Governments
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Massing on Montenegro
Kaiser Has Half of Serbia
FRENCH PUSH INTO BULGARIA FROM sTRUMITsA

Rome. (yia Paris.)-The Italian
liner ncona bound from Naples TO
New York, has been sunk by a laree
submarine, flying the Austrian colors'
h carried 422 passengers and lou
men were in the crew.
Two hundred and seventy survlV-
ors, some of them nave
been landed at B1zerta.
The French Government received
received from Premier SkoulouolS'
head of the new Greek Cabinet, tor-
NAL assurance of "our neutrality
with the character of sincerest benevo-
lence toward the entente powers.
The communication was in the form
of a telegram from the Greek Premier
TO Athos Romanos, Greek Minister at
Paris. which the Minister delivered
TO Jules Cambon, General Secretary
of the Foreign Ministry. The tele-
gram follows:
"Athens.-Please give to the Presl-
dent of the Council the most formal
assurance on my part of our firm reso-
luton to continue our neutrality, Win
the character Of the sincerest benevo-
lence toward the entente powers.
"Please add that the new CABINET
accents as it's own the declarations OF
former Premier Zaimis regarding the
friendly attitude of the Royal Govern
ment as to the allied troops at Salon
Xxi. 1t is too conscious of the real
interests of the country and OF what
it owes to the powers which are pro-
tecting Greece to swerve from THIS
line OF conduct. 1t hopes that the
friendly feelings of these powers LOT
Greece will not for a moment be IN
huenced by malicious and misleading
news purposely circulated with the
main object of changing the good rela-
lions that exist between the entente
and Greece"
The Greek Government is reported to
have appealed to the Allies for further
financial assistance. A dispatch from
Athens to the Havas News Agency
SAYS that the Government desires to
obtain an additional advance of 10000
600 francs, ($S, OO0, 000) and that this
request is being considered sympa-
thet'cally.
KITCHENER LEAVES FOR EAST.
Paris. = Earl Kitchener, British
Secretary for War, before leaving for
the Near East, at the request OF MS
colleagues, paid a visit to Premier
BRAND, Minister of Wal Galllenl n
General Joffre, the French comman-
der in chief.
This dispatch contains the first hint
of the route taken by Lord
in proceeding to the Orient . 1t appar-
emily bears out the report in london
that his mission includes an effort 10
coordinate the work of the general
stats of the Allied armles.
The entrance of Italy into the Bal
kan war was announced in news dis
patches from the Near East. An
italian army with which British units
are cooperating is reported to have
landed at Avlona on the Adriatic, with
the purpose of sweeping across Al
bania to the aid of the Serbians.
The dispatches from Salonica and
other points show that the Entente
allies have landed at Salonica mucn
larger forces than they were thought
to have available at this time. Troop
trains are leaving Salonica almost
hourly.
The Austro-German continue their
advance, but are meeting with resist
ance at every point. They report
they have reached the MoraVa River
and have crossed it as several places
The Montenegrins, like their Ser
bian allies, are fighting stubDornly
and have repulsed an attempt by the
Austrians to cross the border from
HERZEGOVINA. They report they nave
captured foul guns, a large quantity
of supplies and some prisoners. They
also have won a victory over the
Austrians in the Sanjak, where they
captured foul more field guns n sew
eral hundred men.