Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-11
SOFIA IS IN PANIC
WHEN bOMBARDED
BY FRENCH A|RME:N
Flotilla of Aeroplancs Causes
Considerable Damage in
Bulgarian Capital,
HEAVY FIGHTING CONTINUES
ON VARIOUS WAR FRONTS
Austrians Are Generally Sue
cessful in Their Campaign
Against Montenegro.
GERMAN ATTACKS REPuLSED
London Says Turkish Forces Are
Defeated by British Rc-En-
fOrcementS.
HEAVY FIGHTING CONTINUES
ON VARIOUS WAR FRONTS
London Says Turkish Forces Are
Defeated by British Rc-En-
fOrcementS.

LONDON. January 1o-A dispatch Ia
the Exchange Telegraph from SaIoniki
says that a ilotilla of French acropiancs
has dropped bombs on Sofia. causing
considerable damage and an indescrib-
able panic among the inhabitants of
the bulgarian capital.
While the Russian front has been
quiet the past twenty four hours. there
has been severe lighting in the other
war thcaters.
ON the Montenegriu front the Aus
TRANS have been generally successful
They have advanced their positions at
several points, despite the handicap OF
snow waist deep. and are showing
themselves just rs adept as the Monte
ncgrins in mountain lighting. which
heretofore has been regarded as the
particular speciality of the Montcnegrn
soldiers.
FOUR GERMAN ATTACKS
NEPTi.SED nl FRENCH
In Champagne the French have re-
pulsed four German attacks. The Ger
mans. however. have retained foot
hold ut two places in the French adj
ranced trenches.
In Persia. British -enrorcements.
Amara. have met Turkish forces. which
were compelled to retire after some
heavy lighting
The Petrograd official communication
says that the calm on the Czernowitz
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 he Hungarian news
paper. Poster Lloyd. that the losses on
both sides Of the Brssuraban battles
so far exceed 175.00O or more than the
total British losses in the whole Dar-
dauellcs campaign.
Another Hungarian newspaper states
on the authority of n staT report. that
the fighting on this front has been tho
bitterest and bloodicst in the history
Of the war. both sides sacrificing men
in a manner without parallel.
AER0PLANE sKIRMIsHEs
ON SALONIkI FRONT
The Saloniki front is chiefly notable
in the days dispatches as the scene OF
almost continued acroplano skirmishes
one OF which continued for two hours
The Germans have thus far lost six
aeroplancS in this region
The rumor that the consuls OF the
Teutonic allies arrested in Saloniki had
been released appears to have been
without foundation. as il is now an
nounced that they have been trans
ierred 10 French auxiliary cruiser on
which they have been informed Ex-
tcnsive rcpriSalS are already announced
by the central powers.
The situation in Albania was thus
summed up to-day by Lord Robert
Cecil. tnder-Secretary for Foreign Az
fairs in tie House OF Commons:
II regret to say that it is impossible
to speak of Albania as friendly ar
present In the central area, over
which Essad Pasha's authority extends,
The relations between the Serbian SOL
diers and the population have been
friendly, and Essad Pasha has rem
dered them valuable assistance. The
northern tribes. among whom tho
enemy has conducted n considerable
propaganda. are hostile to the Ser
bians and MonteneGrins."
ALI. AVAILABLE TROOPS
ARE RUSHED To GALICrA
Several lengthy dispatches have been
received here giving details of the re-
cent operations III Eastern Galic!a,
which were so mcagcrly described in
the official reports. According to these
dispatches. the Russians, after artil-
lery preparations. which showed there
was no longer any shortage in their
big gun ammunition. started an often
sive which caused the Austro- German
leaders to rush every available division
10 Galicia
G%crnowitz is still in the possession
OF Austrians and is ilied with
wounded. But the Russians apparently
are directing their main attack against
Sadagora.
In the Balkans reports indicate tha.
the iiulsarans are concentrating on
Monastir, preparatory to AN attack on
Saloniki, but this has become OF sec
ondary Importance 10 the attacks ~
the Aus,rians in Macedonia. The
formidable Austrian forces invading
from the River Tara. in the west. 20
the lpek district, III the east
ITALIAN INTERVENTION
HAS COME roo LATE
IT cannot be disguised that the in.
vasion is causing great uucasiicss
among the entente powers. ana espe-
ciaiiy Italy. which sees III its success
an end 70 Italy's dream Of dominating
the Albanian littoral OF the Adrlalic.
The Italian newspapers, in expressing
the opinion that IN Austrian success
against Nontcuccro would give The IN
Nadcr an incaiculable political, marine
and s,ratcSical effect, admit that Italy's
intervention into tho balkan campaign
has come too late.
REPORTS
SbEsR