, 1916-01-19

We're e1eCtOQ from tnelf AuVHuceu lIGucIe6.
Berlin, Jany. 18Th. (Via wireless to Say
Vile. )-The Austrian official communication
received here tonight says "Austro- Hun
garian d~etachments advancing on the Adri-
attic have expelled the Montene2rins from
Buda "a for titled port in Southern DaImat a.
and occupied mount Maini north ofthe town.
D~etachments in the Lofcen district yester-
day evening were fighting six kilometres
(about 81 miles, from C%ettijne. Engage
ments near Grahovo were also favourable for
the Austro- HuDgarians who advanced into the
valley of the Austro- Hungarian frontier dis
tiict south of Aytovac (H~erzegovipa) and sur
prised the enemy who was expelled from his
height positions. On the east Galicia and Bes-
sarabia front there have been only isolated ar
tillery duels. The Austro- Hungarians CONTRA
~ to the assertions of the Russians still occu-
Ply the same positions east of The Strypa on
the Bessarabian front as during their last
offensive, the only exception being one batta-
lion which was taken back two hundred
PAGES. Italian artillery has shelled the
towns of Creto and PORN in Giudicaria and
Natno east of Riva. Enemy ~aviators threw
bombs on Roncone without doing any dam
age. The Austro-Hu ngalian artillery fired
upon the italian camp and barracks south
of Pontafel and set them on FIRE. On the
the coastal front there have been artillery
duels in the Iolmino and Dobordo sections.
London, Jan. 13th-The official announce
.ment given out says: Last night the enemy
exploded q mine near Givenchy following
the explosion by o bombing attack which
was driven back to-day. There has been
some hostile Smelling about Givenchy but
on the whole it was quieter than usual along
the entire front. -Four Of our aerOplanes
sent out vest erday have returned.
London, Jan. 13th-Tbe recent Inaugural
ton OF a censorship on both outgoing and
incoming American mails has already pro-
duced results, according to officials, i'll The
form of the revelation of a widespread espi-
onage plot, which the officials declare has
amply justified the organization Of the large
department necessary to carry on the work.
According to evidence revealed by the open
ing Of American mail it is said an OF ganiza-
fion of spies here has been sending infornla-
tion to an American branch which forwards
it to Germany by various routes, chic fly by
one through Holland.
London, Jan. 13th-The news Of the Allied
occupation of Corfu is said to have caused
the greatest Indignation in Germany, Whele
the fact that Achilleion Castle is to be used
as the Serbian Headquarters is regarded as
a personal insult to the German Emperor.
1t is said the Emperor has sent n personal
protest to the King of the Greeks holding
Greece responsible for any damage 10 Ger
man properly.
London, Jan. 13th-Another decisive stage
in the Balkan situation has been reached with
Montenegro now following the virtual absolp-
ton Of Serbs by the invading forces. 1t was
learned to- night that Austria and Monteue-
gro have come to an armistice, this being
construed as the last act of the little country
after having its capital Cettipje dominated
by the Austrian capture Of Mount Lofcen.
Whether King Nicholas will continue the
unequal struggle is considered doubtful here,
but the accepted view among the best post
ed men in London is that Montenegro has
practically passed under Austrian control.
The chief significance of this does not lie in
the small territorial acquisition which is less
than Serbia, but in Montenegro's Adriatic
front lying alongside the Austrian main
offensive naval station of Cattaro, where to-
days dispatches announce the entire Aus
TRAN feet including three dreadnoughts is
assembled, and from the recent naval raid
was made against italian transports going
to the relief of Serbia. This further extern
sion of Austria's Adriatic front with the
dominating naval centre of Cattaro is viewed
as further tending toward the realization of
Austria's object of making the Adriatic an
Austrian Sea and thus checking Italy's ambi-