The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-03-12

trating along the Adriatic coast at favorable point for bombardment. exten- sive demonstrations weer made by the Austro- Hungarians to give the Montene- grins the impression that the offensive was coming from another direction.
 On January s. however. the Austro- Hungarians began their artillery prelmi- naries against the Lovcen from the direc- ton of Cattaro and at noon on that day the first infantry units advanced against the Montenegrin stronghold. Under the cover of the artillery fire from behind them, and the enfillade fire spread over the Lovcen by the Austrian warships, the men reached the foot of the rock masses which had been held to be impregnable.
 BUT TWO TRAILS
 From the lowlands of Cattaro the Low cen rises almost perpendicularly to a height of over 5000 feet. To its summit leads fairly good serpentine road of 70 turns and an old and very dangerous burro trail. These were the only means of approach for the attacking party. About o'clock that night the most ad- vanced skirrnishing lines had ascended to about 1500 feet.
 terrible night was spent by the troops During the day cold rain had fallen About sunset this turned into snowsA nigh wind blew from the north against which the bare rock walls or the LOVCe0 OILefeu lO oAtAtcA' -AANSf N~>-' a night the Austro- Hungarian troops re- sumed the attack about o'clock next morning Again the artillery and ships showered avalanches of shells upon tne several Lovcen crests, but the snoW1aA made it impossible for the artillery to support it's infantry attacking the Mon tenegrin trenches without sending it's oo- servers into the infantry lines. Under shetering rock ledges, the general as sault came to a halt until the artillery could resume it's work.
 On January 10, about Il a. m. the Aus tro-EIungarian infantry gained the lower summit of the Lovcen. violent rifle fight ensued between the attacking par ties on the edge of the little plateau, and the Montenegrins in their trenches. The Austro- Hungarian artillery and the naval units had been obliged to cease fire, oW- ing to the close quarters at which fight ing was going on.
 NIGHT INTERRUPTS FIGHT
 During the day the Austro-H Hungarian infantry drove the Montenegrins from a higher ridge near the actual Lovcen sum- init, an elevation rising from the little plateau forming the crest of the rock masses known by that name Another elevation, called the Solar, was also taken. Night interrupted the fight. The Austro-H -Hungarians were once more obliged to bivouac in the open, with snow still falling and an icy wind sweeping over the plateau.
 Next morning embittered fighting devel- oped near the village of kuk, barring one of the approaches to the Lovcen summit. With weather clearing, the Austrians were able to resume the bombardment of the Montenegrin trenches. very in tense cannonade developed, and under 1t the Austro- Hungarian troops, In Irontai attack and an assault against the Mon tenegrins left flank. carried the summit. In precipitate flight the Montenegfins made off, leaving behind them their ar tillery At S o'clock that evening the Lovcen was in the undisputed possession of the Austrians, The last assaults were made by Austrian troops from tgerland and Mohammedans. who had volunteered for the work. In all the Austro-Hun- garians lost 153 men dead, very small number when the nature of the position and character of fighting is considered.
 With the fall of the Lovcen, the Mon tenegrins were obliged to evacuate Get tinje, which in an air line is only aoout six miles distant