The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-01-27
AUSTRIA TAKES z
hDRIhTIC PORTS
Montenegro Loses Antivari and
DuIC.gnO 10 the TeutOnlC
Invaders.
GERMANS CAPTURE TRENCHES
Cut French Counter Attacks Were
Partially Successful in Eegajnin1
the Lost Territory

Vienna, Jan. 2l-Thc Austrians
have occupied the Adriatic seaports
Of Antiyari and Dulcigno, according
to the official communication issued
tonight
The text reads as follows:
Southeastern theater: The sur
render of MoRtcneSrin arms continues
in numerous parts Of the country. On
the northeast front Of Montenegro,
more than fifteen hundred Serbians
have surrendered In the Adriatic
the ports Antiyari and Dulcigno have
been occupied by our troops.
Russian theater; On Friday We
blasted Russian trench on the Dol
zok Heights, north of Boyan, on the
Pruth, OF the three hundred men
occupying the trench, only a few es-
capped.
Italian theater: There have been
artillery engagements on the Tolmino
bridgehead in the western sector Of
the Carnian Ridge, and several parts
| OF the TyrOlean front In the region
of Flitschan attack Of weak hostile
detachment on the Rombon slope was
repulsed. One OF our aviators drop
ped bombs On an Italian s,orehouse
at BOrgc."
Gave and Took Trenches.
Paris, Jan. 24.-The following Off
cial communication was issued by the
war office tonight:
This morning, after the explosion
of mines and violent bombardment,
the Germans carried out an attack on
| part of our front to the west Of the
road between Arras and Lens in the
region Of Neuyillc st. Nanst. The
enemy was able to penetrate on a
front OF several hundred meters into
our first line trench, and as far as the
supporting trench. Our counter at.
tacks, delivered Immediately, broke
down the effort Of the enemy and dis.
lodged him from the ground which he
had captured"
I1Glu bdCk DIIllSH HCilCI
London, Jan. 24--Heayy fighting
occurred Friday between the British
army that is attempting to reach Kut-
ElAmara, in Mcspotamia, and the
Turks. The battle took place at Es-
sin, seven miles from Kut.ELAmara
The British were unable to drive the
turks from their positions, The pur-
pose Of the British is to rescue the
original expeditionary force, which
has been surrounded at Kut.El.
Amara.
Russians Near Teberan.
London, Jan 22.-Itusslan columns
operating in Persia have pushed to
and occupied the town Of Sultana-
| bad, fifteen miles southwest OF Tc-
heran and about an equal distance
northwest of lspahan. The garrison
and the German consul have fled to
Bouroudjir, fifty miles west OF Sui.
| tanabad.
There have been small engagements
iH Russia, around Pinsk and in the
region of Czartorysk; artillery and
mining operations along the front in
France and Belgium, and a continual
tiOn Of the artillery duels and occasion.
al infantry attacks in the AustroItal-
ian theater. In none OF these, how
ever, have any great results been at
| tanned.
Monteneerins Fighting Again.
Although it has been reported that
the Austro-Hungarians and Montene-
grins are again at grips. no details
have yet come through as TO the prog
ress OF the fighting. 1t is presumed,
| however, that the Austrians will CON
tinue to press the Montenegrins
toward the Albanian frontier and try
to capture Montenegro's principal sea.
port, AntiTari.
Russian Attack FaIters.
Berlin, Jan. 22.--The Austro-Hun.
garian headquarters communication
of yesterday as received here says:
! Under the influence of their large
losses Of January 10 in the battles
near Toporoutz and Boyan, the Rus.
SLAMS yesterday ceased their attack.
On the remainder of the northeast
front also there is a general calm.
THE Italians have directed their
sun fire on Austro-Hungarian posi-
tions on the Tyrol and the slopes Of
Col Di Lana. Likewise they have
heavily shelled some passes north of
Peutelstein"
Fierce Fighting in East
Berlin, Jan. 21.-Increasingly vio-
lent fighting on the Bessarabian from.
tier is announced by the Vienna war
office, but 1t is declared all the attacks
of superior Russian forces have been
repulsed with heavy losses to them.