Western Kansas world., 1916-01-29
STEAM ROLLER FOR
MONTENEGRO NOW
Austrians Begin Attacks Similar
to Those Which Crumpled
Up the Servians.
BIG BATTLES ON TWO FRONTS
Great Stronghold on Mount Lovcen
Has Fallen, Vienna CIaims-New
Attacks Planned by SIavs.

London, Jan. 2-Montenegro is be-
ing treated to a steam roller attack
similar to that which crumpled up it's
neighbor, Servia. The Austrian on
s1aught now is being prosecuted with
great violence, menacing some import
ant positions close to the Adriatic
Coast The great Montenegrin strong
hold, Mount Lovcen, has fallen, accord
ing to tonight's Austrian official COM
munication. The attack there has been
largely assisted by Austrian warships
and the guns of the Cattaro forts. In
addition, the Montenegrins say the
Austrians made abundant use of as
phyxiating gas contrivances.
A Battle Two Frontiers.
A battle is raging on the whole of
the northern and eastern frontiers of
Montenegro. On the east the Monte
negrins have been compelled to evac-
uate Berane.
For the British public the latest
statements regarding the situation in
Mesopotamia will not entirely relieve
the anxiety. The British General Ayl-
mers column, which is advancing to
the relief of Kut-El-Amara, has re-
pulsed a strong Turkish force, but it's
factory.
Russians Plan New Attack.
There have been no fresh develop
ments on the Russian front, where the
cold weather again has set in, the ther-
mometer at some points touching 20
degrees below zero. Although for the
moment the Russians have ceased
their attack upon the Austro-German
lines, from the Pripet river to the Bes-
sarabian frontier, information from
German sources is that they have not
given up the venture, but merely are
reorganizing their forces for another
formidable assault.
The Teutons Stopped in West.
On the western front the center of
interest still is the Champagne region.
According to French accounts, there
was clearly nothing ordinary about the
big German attack which the French
claim they successfully stopped The
French lines here make a tempting
salient, but the position evidently has
been made correspondingly strong.
Heavy Loss in East.
London, Jan. 11.-While the Russian
front has been quiet in the last TWEEN
ty-four hours there has been severe
fighting in the other war theaters.
On the Montenegrin front the Aus
trians have been generally successful
They have advanced their positions at
several important points despite the
handicap of snow waist deep, and are
showing themselves just as adept as
the Montenegrins in mountain fighting
which heretofore has been regarded as
The particular specially of the Monte
negrin soldiers
In Champagne the French have re
pulsed four German attacks. The Ger
mans, however, have retained a foot
hold at two places in the French ad-
vanced trenches.
Calm Due to Huge Losses.
The Petrograd official communica-
ton says that the calm on the Czerno-
witt front is due to the huge losses
and resulting decentralization of the
Austro-Hungarian army. That there
is, some basis for this statement is
evident from the estimate of the Hun
garian newspaper Poster Lloyd that
the losses on both sides of the Bessa-
rabian battles so far exceed 175,O or
more than the total British losses in
the whole Dardanelles campaign.
Another Hungarian newspaper states
on the authority of staff report that
bitterest and bloodiest in the history
of the war, both sides sacrificing men
in a manner without parallel.
The rumor that the consuls of the
Teutonic Allies arrested at Saloniki
had been released appears to have
been without foundation as it is now
announced that they have been trans
ferred to a French auxiliary cruiser
on which they have been interned.
luii Temporary, Berlin Says.
Berlin, Jan. 11.-According to every
indication the lull in the Russian at
tack on the Bessarabian front in the
last twenty-four hours is only tempor-
ary- Despite the enormous losses
which are estimated as far exceeding
fifty thousand dead or wounded, new
forces are known to be moving with
the purpose of reinforcing the attack
ing column and the resumption of the
bitter assaults of the last few days is
expected hourly.
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