New Britain herald., 1916-01-13
Russians Take Sadagura.

London Jan. 13.-The news from the eastern front of the capture of Sadagura is regarded in military circles as probably true, although official announcement of the subject has not been received. The town, which lies few miles to the north east of CzernowitZ and is a converging point for five good roads, is of con- siderable strategic importance and previous attempts to capture it have found it stoutly resisted by the Aus trianS. Experts say Sadagura is really of more importance than Czernowitz, on account of it's stronger natural position and the greater facilities which it offers for communication purposes.
 2. The report from Petrograd that the offensive in Galicia and Bessarabia had been suspended for the present is regarded as at least premature. The Russian offensive which recently had been in process could not, it is be- Eeved, be suspended suddenly, as it had been undertaken after careful preparation and launched with un- expected strength
 Three Fold Object.
 ~ The object of that offensive is said to be three fold: To demonstrate to the Rumanians, on their very borders. that the Russian forces are able to assume the initiative when they choose; second to divert Austria German forces from the Balkans and the western front and finally to inn prove the general strategic position of their own left flank Full effect of this Russian offensive cannot yet be lot iy,o entente side affirm that the second object was attained, that the situation in the Bankans was sensibly relieved. and that the operation undertaken by the Germans against the French in Champagne was robbed of it's force
 The fact that the French flag is now waving over the Palace, on the Island of Corfu, which belonged to the German Emperor and that the occu- patton of the Green Island by the en- tente is considered as complete has, 1t is reported, already evoked a pro- lest from the Greek government. It Is said that the protest is largely formal and that the allies have given Greece guarantees regarding their in tentons in Corfu. Greece, it is under stood takes a sympathetic view of the action, as it is dictated by the hu- @1anitarian purpose of preventing the Serbian army from risking the danger of starvation and. furthermore, as the assurances regarding the temporary character of the occupation are of the most explicit kind.
 German Offensive Failure.
 The German offensive in Cham nagne, which reached it's continuation on Sunday last and the news of which was first received from German sources, is insistently reported from French headquarters as having been undertaken on an important scale and with definite military purpose. The failure is declared to have been com Ilete and the strong German forces which were employed sugered terrible iesses
 The Austrian forces are steadily de- Veloping their campaign in Monte regro Gradually the weak defenders are being pushed back from position .o position and military experts ex- 51ess the opinion that the fall of Cettinje, the capital of Montenegro s possible in the near future
 Watching Labor Bodies.
 With the political fortunes of the :ompulson bill satisfactorily safe guarded. in the view of the British