The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-01-25
One Killed. Six Injured.

LONDON, Jan. 24-."he Official
British account of the German aero
plane attack, as given out yesterday,
said that the east coast of Kent was
visited early Sunday morning by a
hostile aeroplane, which dropped nine
bombs, killing one person sa..A iHjtHIiHg-
six. The announcement did not re-
veal the fact now made public by the
German admiralty, that the attack
was made on the city of Dover.
The German report does not men
ton the second raid, said by the Brit
ish office to have been made on the
east coast of Kent by two seaplanes
shortly after noon yesterday.
Dover, which is opposite the French
town of Calais at the narrowest part
of the English channel, is one Of the
chief ports of communications be-
tween England and the continent. 1t
has the finest harbor on the channel
and since the completion of harbor
works in 1909 it has been an import
ant naval station. 1t has extensive
docks and naval establishments, and
a large garrison. Since the beginning
of the war it has been the scene of
great activity in connection with the
transference of men and supplies to
the continent.
Dover the great English channel
port through which the main line of
communication between Great Brit
ain and France runs, was raided by
a German naval aeroplane Saturday
night, the German admiralty an
nounced today This raid is the one
announced from London yesterday as
having been made on the least coast
of Kent"
The German statement reports that
bombs were dropped from the ma
docks of Dover The British account
gives the casualties in this air raid as
one killed and six wounded. London
later reported a second attack in the
same locality by two seaplanes. No
mention of this is made in today's
announcement from Berlin.
Military operations in the Balkans
are just at present mainly confined
to Albanian, Austrian occupation of
Montenegro having virtually been
completed with the taking of the
Adriatic coast towns of Antivar and
Dulcigno reported yesterday. In the
interior the disarming of Montene
grin soldiers is proceeding, according
to advices from Teutonic sources.
What the policy of the entente
powers may be toward attempting the
reorganization of Montenegro affairs
has not yet been made clear. King
Nicholas has reached Rome on his
way to Lyons, France where the
Montenegrin government has its pres
ent headquarters and where plans
for the future seem likely to be de
veloped.
In Albania, according to Saloniki
correspondent, there is taking place
renewal of the Austro-Bulgaran
offensive which is declared to be men
acing the Italian expeditionary force
Bulgarians and the Austrians are
said to have occupied Berat, and i'm
portant town in the interior, north
east of Avona and their advance on
Avlona, which is held by the Italians,
| is indicated as imminent. Other Aus
trian forces are reported moving to-
| toward DuraZZo, where Albanian
| troops under Essad Pasha are expect
ed to oppose them.
On the Gerek border the on.y of.
fensive operation recently reported
is raid by squadron of As French
aeroplanes on Monastir, southwest
ern Servis, where notable military
damage is said to have been inflicted
on the quarters Of the Teutoaic allies
Such differences OF a serious ma