, 1916-01-19

Victor Emmanuel IS reported to have dis
cnssed the question ut length first with
Foreign Munster Sounino and the Minis
tiers Of War and Marine.
Christiania, jan. 16'h-A third of the
city of Bergen, a hriving maritime city with
q population of 10000. was destroyed last
night by fire. The damage is estimated at
93, 0UO, 600. Two lives are reported to have
been lost. The confagration is said to
have been the worst ever recorded in Nor
way. The business section with numerous
wholesale houses, several of The largest
hotels,a number Of schools, the electric plant
Bank and newspaper building was the part
burned. The difficulties of the 1000 per-
sons now without homes were increased by
the fact that the largest storage houses
filled with provisions for supplying the
surrounding country were Burned down. 1t
is harder to obtain groceries to day than at
any time since the outbreak of the war.
London, Jan. 16th-The Turks are now
being attacked by both Russians and Brit
ish. In the Caucasus the Russians greatly
reinforced are on the offensive along II front
OF almost a hundred miles. While in Meso.
potamla the British have forced the retire
ment Of the Ottoman troops along both
banks of the Tigris river to the south of
Kut-el-A mara and still are closely pressing
them on the east aud the north.
Lisbon, Jan. 14th. (Delayed)-Fire which
broke out in q building filed with military
stores caused q loss of 9300,O 600 yesterday.
Several fremen were buried in the ruins.
The Minister of War declared in the Cham
Der of Deputies this AFTERNOON that the
FIRE was the work of incendiarism.
Paris, JANUARY, 16th.-A despatch TO
the Temps from Salonica says "Colo-
mel Bokowitch, the Serbian Minister
of War, before leaving here for Brin-
dist Gu the Greek torpedoboat destroyer
Velos, said: Ser bin would offer the Allies IN
two months a complete reOrganiZed army of
100000 men. The Minister said the Bull
garians were advancing in Albania under the
greatest difficulties owing to the lack of
roads. He added that despite the Italians
decentralization in Albania it will be necessa-
ry for the Serbs to leave the country. An
other despatch from the same correspondent
on Saturday says the provisioning of the
Austro-G German, Bulgarian and Turkish
troops and the transport of their artillery
and munitions is SO difficult that it is esti-
mated that they will not be in condition to
take the offensive against the Entente Allies
before two weeks. The correspondent adds
that aerial reconnaissance have made known
the dispositions OF the troops of the Central
AOWSIb uAd lilO
London, Jany. 17tb.-Austrian pursuit OF
the Montenegrins is being continued, with
the latter falling back toward Scutari. The
Serbian Govt. has established its Headquar-
tiers at Brindisi, Italy.
Berlin, Jany. 17th.--(Via Sayville) The
Russian forces in the Caucasus have forced
the Turks to withdraw their advanced posts
several miles at some points, according to
the Turkish official statement of to-day, re-
ceived here from Constantinople.
London, Jan. 17th.-The Spanish steamer
"Belgica" has been sunk. Twenty-three mem
beIs of the crew have been saved.
London, JAN. 17th.-A peace meeting ar
ranged for Sunday evening at the Brother
hood Church in q London suburb was stop
ped at the on set by a group of civilians and
soldiers. TIL platform was stormed, blows
were exchanged, the piano was overturned
and the peace banners were torn down. The
police closed the building after the disturb
ance had continued for al hour. Anti-com-
pulsion meetings at Manchester, Crewe AID
other cities also resulted in lively scenes.
The Hague, Jan. 17th--The American
members of the Ford Peace Mission, except
those associated with the Permanent Peace
Board sailed from Rotterdam on Saturday
aboard the steamer Rotterdam for New York.
Thirty remained at the Hague for the pur-
pose of promoting the peace plans as origi-
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