Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-11
Recent Engagements Between
Russians and AustrianS De-
scribed as BloodieSt in All
History,
LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES
ARE PLACED AT 175,00O
Petrograd Claims Cessation
of Fierce Fighting Is Due
to Decentralization Of leu
tonic Forces in BeSsarabia,


While the Russian front has been
dulet the past twenty-iour hours
there has been severe fighting In the
other war theatres.
on the Montenegrin front the Aus
TRANS have been generally success
ful. They have advanced their po-
sitions nj several important points
oesplte the handicap OF snow waist
deep, and are showing themselves
just as adept ns the Montoncgrins IN
mountain fighting which heretofore
has been regarded as the particular
speciality of the Montcncgrin soldiers
In Champagne the French have re-
pulsed -four German attacks. The
Germans however. hnve retained IL
foothold at two places In the French
advanced trenches ..
Turks Are Defeated.
IN Persia. british rclnforccments
on their way TO the relief OF Kut-cl-
Amaia, have met Turkish forces
which were compelled TO retire after
some heavy fighting.
The Petrograd official communi-
aption says that the calm on the
Cxcrnowitz front IL due TO the huge
losses and resulting Generalization
Of the Austro- Hungarian army That
there is some basis for this statement
IL evident from the estimate Of the
Hungarian newspaper Poster Lloyd"
that the losses on both sides of the
Bessaraban bottles so far exceed
10000 or more than the total Ilrit-
sli losses in the whole Dardanelles
campaign,
Bloodiest In History.
Another Hungarian newspaper
states, on the authority OF a staff re-
port. that the fighting on this front
has been the bittercst and bloodiest
in the history OF the war. both sides
sacrificing men In manner with
out parallel
The Salonlki front Is chiefly nota-
ble in the days dispatches as the
scene OF almost continued acroplane
skirmishcs, one of which continued
for two hours, The Germans have
thus far lost six aeroplancs In this
region
The rumor that the consuls Of tho
Teutonic allies arrested at Salonih
had been released appears TO have
been without foundation, rs II is now
that they have been
to u French auxiliary
cruiser on whicn they have been in
termed Extensive Turkish reprisnls
are already announced Of the cen
trad powers.
situation la Albania.
The present situation in Albania
was thus summed up today by Lord
Robert Cecil, under secretary for
affairs in the house Of COM
mons:
II regret TO say that II IS impos-
sble to speak of Albania az an on
lily al present. In the central area
over which Essad pasha's authority
extended, the relations between th1
Serbian soldiers and the population
have been friendly ANA Essad Pasha
has rendered them valuable assist
ance The northern tribes, among
whom the enemy has conducted con
siderable propaganda, are hostile to
ho Serbians and Montenesrins'
Battles Ia GaIicia.
Several lengthy dispatches have
been received here giving details OF
he recent operations IN eastern Gal
cia. which wcrc so meagerly describ-
I'd In tho official reports, According
o the SO dispatches the Hiisslans after
irtillery preparation which showed
here was no longer any shortage IN
heir big gun ammunition, started an
offensive which caused tho Austro-
iermans TO rush every available dlvis-
on to Galicia.
Czernowits Is still in the possession
" the AustriHns and Is filled with
Wounded But the Russians apparent
y are directing their main attack
gairst Sodagora, north of the Buko-
yina capital, where live important
Dads converge
Struggle in Montenegro.
In the balkans, reports persist that
he Germans are concentrating az
fonastlr preparatory TO an attack on
nloni>i, but the interest in the Mac
oonian campaign has become see
ndary to the operations OF the Aus
Iians IN Montenegro. A determined
tack is being made on Mount Low
On. Montenegrin stronghold over
ooking Cattaro bay, by the guns OF
he Austrian fortress at Cattaro and
ustriau warships lying in the Adri-
tie The formidable austrian forces
1Vading Montenegro extend over
vide front
Italy Admits .\larm.
II cannot be disguised that tho in
aston is causing great uneasinesa
mong the entente powers. and es-
ocially Italy. which sees in its sue
css an end to ltaly's dream of domi-
ating the Albanian littoral of the Ad-
latte. The italian newspapers in ex-
ressing the opinion that an Austrian
iccess against Montenegro would
i've the invader an incalculable politi-