Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-20
BeSsarabia Is Scene Of Anoth-
er Struggle Intended to Car
ry SIavS Again Over Prov
ince Of Galicia,
MONTENEGRO KING
HAS NOT SURRENDERED
German Casualties Number
2,535,788, According to.
British Official Statement in.
Parliament.

After only a slight pause since tho
conclusion OF the New Years bat
tie" on tho eastern front, the Rus
slams again have begun strong Of
fensive AGAINST the Austro- Hungari-
ans on the Bessarabian frontier cast
Of Czernowitz capital of Bukowna.
Vienna had forecast that the Sec
ond phase Of the battle in this re-
glon was imminent by the announce
ment that the Russians were throw
ing strong reinforcements into east
Galicia.
In the initial offensive of what
what probably will be termed the
second battle, the Russians launched
with numerous columns four attacks
near Toporoutz and Boyan, but, ac-
cording to Vienna, they were every
where repulsed.
Conflicting Reports From Caucasus.
The Germans have attacked Rus
sian bases at Tarnopol, east Galicia,
with am air squadron While the
Turkish war office asserts that the
Russians in the Caucasus have aban-
doned their offensive along the en-
tire front of nearly 100 miles, ow-
ing to the reinforcements of the OF
tomans and their assumption of VI
olent offensive, the latest Russian Of
fetal communication describes the
Turkish army in this region as hav-
ing been disorganized and dislodged
from II strong position cstending over
sixty miles, the Turkish retreat tax
ing on the character of Il panic striek-
en- flight. Several Turkish units, the
communication adds, were almost an
initiated, hundreds of bodies covering
the field of battles
No Peace in Montenegro.
With the announcement that Mon
tenegro had broken off negotiations
for peace with Austria Hungary,
comes the official statement in Par
Is newspaper that King Nicholas and
his family and suite are already on
their way to Italy. 1t is presumed
that with the severing of the peace
pourpariers the Austro Hungarians
again will take up where they left
off the campaign of crushing the lit
tie kingdom. as Serbia was crushed.
Although artillery bombardments,
mining and counter-m mining opera
tions and aerial attacks continue al
most exclusively on the western line
in France the Germans report the
capture of trenches along the User
river. Entente allied airmen have
dropped bombs on Metz and Arna-
vile, doing some material damage.
Italians Rcpulse Austrians.
Several attempts of the Austrians to
approach Italian position on the Toll
mino sector, and near Oslavia, were
repulsed Bombardmcnts have pre-
vailed elsewhere.
Another war council of the enten-
te allies, attended By the British and
French members, has been held in
London.
Nothing Is known concerning the
council except that il was held for
the discussion Of plans for further
prosecuting the war.
Great Britain has informed the
United states, through Ambassador
Page. that innocent mail taken
from steamers by the British authori-
ties is not being unnecessarily de-
ayed but forwarded to the addresses
Immediately. Mail and parcel post
matter which is not classed as "in-
nocent' is being held for the prize
court
The total casualties in the entire
German army for the war number
2,535.7SS, according to an announce
mcnt made in the house of commons
by the parliamentary under-secretary
for war.