, 1916-01-22
ST. CROOK STATION.
censored at Jamaica.)

cOrdlng TO received at Amster-
dam from Sofia the Allied troops which land
ed at Pha!eron reembarked after a short in
spection of the city. Among the wild ru-
mours as to the intentions of the Allies, the
message continues, is the statement that they
intend to advance to Athens whence King
Constantine, his Court and the Government
will retire in conformity with the Kings de-
sire TO maintain amed neutrality. In Sofia
dispatches the question is asked what form
eli Premier VeDizelos will do in tina! event,
whether be will proclaim a republic and
whether the army will side with him.
These reports are said to have accustomed
undisguised alarm at the Bulgarian capital.
Bulgarian troops are being withdrawn from
Albania because of diseensions among the
Austro-G Germans and the Bulgarians accord
ing to q wireless despatch from Rome to-day.
A Central News despatch from Athens to-
day says An Anglo-French feet has been
searching the inlets Of the Greek islands with
the object of discovering the bases of the Ger
man and Austrian submarines. The Turks
have removed 400 guns from the Gallipoli
peninsula to Xanthi to the eastward of the
Allied lines at Salonica. (Xanthi otherwise
known as Eskije is 70 miles west-notth-west
Of Dedeagatch, Bulgaria). One hundred
and twenty thousand Austrians and Germans
are being massed at Gieugeli.
The British official communication issued
this evening says Yesterday afternoon near
Priscourt We destroyed a large portion of the
enemy's parapets by exploding II mine. The
enemy suffered considerably both from the
mine explosion and our artillery fire which
followed 1t. Except for intermittent artillery
activity to-day has been quiet.
A Copenhagen despatch to Reuters
Telegraph Company says that the steam
er "Kiev" bound from Copenhagen
for Liverpool has been captured by n
German destroyer. According to the srme
despatch it is feared that the Swedish steam
er Miner, which left Copenhagen Sunday
for Ystad, and which did not arrive has also
been captured.
A Copenhagen despatch TO Reuters
Telegraph Company says that the Ger
off Kongshoei island of Aeroe III the Baltic
belonged to a torpedo division stationed
south of Langelang. The vessel is now o
complete wreck. No bodies have been
washed ashore. 1t is surmised that the
patrol ship was being towed by another
warship after some accident and broke loose
in the storm.
London, Jan. 18th.-Large bodies of An
glo-French troops are being landed on the
Greek coast to reinforce General Sarrail and
meet the Austro-G man. Bulgarian drive,
which it is believed will not be long delayed.
The reinforcing troops presumably are veter-
ans of Gallipoli. Salonica dispatches re-
ported the largest forces being landed on
the shores of the gulf of Olfapi, fifty miles
northeast of Salonica TO protect the Allies
right wing. That General Sarrail expects
a hard smash by the Bulgars in this region is
INDICATED by the fact that be caused the
railway bridge at Demirhissar twenty miles
north of Orfani to be blown up several days
ago.
Amsterdam, Jan. 19th.-A Maastrict news
paper reports that the gun fire of the French
has destroyed two Zeppelins north of Rheims.
The aircraft are said to have fallen within the
German lines.
London, Jany. 19th.-A wireless despatch
received here to-day says that the news re-
garding the surrender of the Montenegrin
army appears somewhat premature, it now be-
ing announced from another source that
negotiations between Austria and Montenegro
have been broken off, Montenegro having
found the conditions of surrender imposed
by Austria quite unacceptable.
London, Jany. 19th.-The Politiken of
Copenhagen, as quoted by tie Exchange
Telegraph, says that anxiety has been reused
in Stockholm by TIE speech y, the open
ing Of the Swedish Parliament by King