The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-27
HORDE OF TURK ARAB
DECIMATES ALLIES

confidence in the ability of the British
troops to repel all attacks
An official Turkish statement last
month said that after successful fight
ing Turkish troops were advancing on
Alden, but it was announced officially
in London that the hostilities had
amounted to not more than skirmishes
and that there had been no material
change for two months.
Heavy British Bombardment.
Berlin, Jan. 27-Reports from
France and Flanders say that a favor
able turn in the weather had been
followed by active fighting on the en-
tire western front. The heaviest fight
ing has been near Newport, north of
YpreS and in the ArgOnne.
German patrolling parties brought
word that German artillery had done
effective work against trenches of the
allies near Newport. The British ar
tillery it was said was hardly less act
i've than that of the Germans On
one section of the front the British
fired 100 shrapnel shells, 700 high
explosive shells and about the same
number of bombs within "a hours.
The mine explosions mentioned in
Tuesdays German official bulletin
were four. The Germans occupied the
craters made by the explosions. In
another section, near Neuville, Ger
mans announced they had captured
three lines of French trenches and had
held them against eight counter at
tacks. It is affirmed these trenches
are still in German hands though the
fighting for them has become almost
hand to hand.
The Germans claim good progress
south of Arras through the work of
sappers and miners
Serbians Arc Starving.
Rome, Jan. 27.-Robert Nav
erickoje of the Americans who had
been sent at the request of the Aus
U rR..% 2 ha
terests of Austrian prisoners of war
held by the Serbians, has returned to
Rome after a brief visit to Drurazzo-
He says there has been little fight
ing in Montenegro and Albania and
that AustrianS are not making any
ditions resulting from a shortage of
food are indescribable, that Durazzo
is now full of starving people and that
he saw a Serbian fall dead in front of
his hotel from starvation, as it later
appeared.
Rome, Jan. 27.-Via Paris-A dis
patch from San Giovanni di Medua
to the Idea Nazionale says the Mon
tenegrins made a determined stand
on Mount Larabosch in an effort to
save the city of Scutari but that the
approach of a strong Austrian column
forced the garrison to evacuate the
place and the detachment on the
mountain to retreat. The women, it is
I stated, conducted themselves as
heroically the men, carrying on
their backs during the retreat every
thing that was necessary to continue
( the struggle.
Although the fall OF Scutari was dis
: counted by the italian public, the sud
denness with which it was brought
about has caused much surprise. Keen
interest is manifest IN political circles
regarding the entire Albanian ques-
ton. Baron Sonnino, the Italian for
eign minister, had a long conference
this morning with the king and it is
understood at the meeting of the
Italian cabinet tomorrow, certain
features of the Albanian question will
be discussed although it is not ex-
pected that definite conclusions of i'm
portance will be arrived at, as the
question is an international one and
must be settled by agreement of the
allies.