Evening star., 1916-01-09
|SLAVS PENETRATE
| ENEMY POSITIONS
IN FIERCE FIGHTING
Austrians in Attacks on the
Stripa and Near CzernoWitz
Lose Heavily, Is Claim.
GERMANS MAKE GAIN AT
HARTMANNS- -WEILERKOPF
Montenegrins and Invaders Still
Are Clashing in Balkan
Arena.
ARRESTED C0NsULs AT ToU+oN
German, Bulgarian, Austrian and
Turkish Will Be Held in France
for Further Action Of
Authorities.
GERMANS MAKE GAIN AT
HARTMANNS- -WEILERKOPF
ARRESTED coNsULs AT ToULoN

| LONDON, January 8.-The
battle continues between the Rus
slams and Austro-Germans in
Galicia and Bukowina. The Rus
slams claim further gains and the
Austrians claim to be holding
their ground. The Austrians
have made determined counter
attacks along the middle Stripa
and northeast of. the town of
Czernowitz, but, according to the
Russian official communication,
they were beaten back with
enormous losses, while the Rus
slams have made distinct gains,
occupying several Austrian posi-
tions and taking more than
thirteen hundred prisoners in all
Vienna Report Of Fighting.
The Russians have resumed their
heavy attacks against the Austrian
lines, in eastern Galicia and in Buko-.
wilma, and in some places succeeded in
penetrating Austrian positions, but are
declared in the Official statement by the
Vienna war Office to have been ulti-
mately elected.
Count Won Reventfow, the German
naval critic. writes that the. Russian
offensive has been well prepared, and
that the Russians have great reserves
of men and artillery. and he considers
that the movement, II successful, might
bring Rumania and Greece on the side
of the entente.
German Success in West.
The Hartmanns- -Weilerkopf sector ap-
pears to have been the only point on
the western front where there has been
any infantry activity. The Germans
claim to have taken a portion of
trench south Of the summit.
There is little military activity in the
Balkans. except at some points in Mon
tenegro, where the invading Austrians
and Montenegrins are still clashing.
There also are few political develop
situation, probably the most interesting
one being the report of the arrival at
Toulon. France. on warship of the
consuls of Germany. Austria, Turkey
ana BULGARIA, recently arrested at Sd-
loniki. 1t has recently been reported
that these 'consuls were to be released.
The Toulon advices state that they are
held there to await disposition Of the
authorities.
Aerial Battle Is>Fought.
The account Of an aerial duel be-
tween a French areoplane and two
German taubes is contained In a dis
patch from Saloniki to Reuters Tele-
gram Comany. The disatch, which
was dated January Z. says that the
French aeroplane was returning from
a reconnoitering trip over the enemy
lines when II was overtaken by the
two taubes The French machine OPEN
ed fire with a rifle, the German gun
ners replyig with a machine gun.
While the aerial duel was going on,
anti-aircraft guns below opened fire
The French aeroplane was damaged by
a bullet and compelled to alight, the
pilot being wounded during the de-
earlier report that a taube had been
brought down. The German machines
were compelled to retire by the splen-
did fire of the antf-afrcraft guns, which
grouped shells all around them. A num-
Der Of bombs were dropped on both
French and British camps, but no dam
age beyond few casualties resulted.
Greece Expects New Request.
BERLIN. January 8. by wireless to
Sayville.-According to the Frankfurt
ter Zeitung it is generally expected in
Athens that the entente powers will in
the near future ask the Greek govern
ment to expel the embassies of the CEN
trail powers from Greece.
eft is generally believed" says the
Overseas News Agency in this connec-
no
give his consent to such a step"
Allies in Disagreement.
The Budapest newspaper Az-Est, as
quoted by the Overseas News Agency.
reports that a disagreement has arisen
among the entente powers as to the
ldispo.ition Of the Serbian troops which
retreated into Albania. According to
saloniki dispatches to the Az-Est. the
serbians taken to Saloniki, whereas
the Italians insist that they REQUIRE
them in Albania.
Furnish Food to Serbs.
The Overseas News Agency also Raye
out the following for publications: .
belgrade and other parts of Serbia
occupied by the Austro- -Hungarians are
royided with food by the Austro-
Hungarian authorities, who also nav
all Serbian officials one-half of their
1 former salaries. irrespective of wheth-
er or not they are employed.
The Austro- Hungarian government
co-operates with the international re-
| lief committees that offered assist
ance.
German authorities in the districts
| same line. Thus. the mayor. the
county court and minister petrovic
signed a declaration stating that in the
| town of Kraguyevatz sufficient food at
reasonable prices was for sale. German
| authorities from December 10 to jan
uary distributed to the town 41,1S2
Kilograms of wheat -four (about $4,000