Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-12
Same Sort Of Steam Roller
Tactics Used in Serbia Are
Now Applied to Black Noun
tain Kingdom,
RUSSIANS PREPARE
TO RESUME ATTACKS
England Still Concerned Over
Fate Of Forces in MeSo-
potamia; German Offensive
in France Checked,

tsS MORNING. JOURNAL SPECIAL LsAseo wiHsl
London, Jan. II N0:3f y. N.Y.
Montenegro is being treated to a
steam roller attack similar to that
which crumpled up its friend and
neighbor Serbia The Austrian on
slaught which has been a long time
/ in preparation is now being prosecut-
cd with great violence, menacing sew
cral important positions close to the
Adriatic coast.
The great Montenegrin STIR nghold
Mount Lovcen. has fallen, according
to tonlght's Austrian official COM
munication. The attack here has
been largely assisted by Austrian
warshlps and the guns of the Cattaro
forts. In addition, the Montencgrins
say the Austrans made abundant use
of asphyXiating gas. A battle is rag
ing on the whole Of the northern and
eastern frontiers of Montenegro. On
the east, the Mohtenegrins have been
compelled to evacuate Berane.
British Are Uneasy.
For the British public the latest
statements regarding the situation in
Mesopotama viii not entirely relieve
the anxiety The British General
Aylmcr's column, which is advancing
to the relief of kut-el- -Amara, has
met ana repulsed strong Turkish
force but its present position is by
30 means satisfactory, for il finds ia
front of ii Turkish army greatly SUI
perlor in numbers. Therefore, 1t is
evident that a successful juncture of
the two British forces, although they
are only twenty miles apart, may
prove a difficult matter.
Extreme Cold IN Russia
There have been no fresh develop
ments on the Russian front where the
cold weather again has set in, the
thermometer at some points touching
twenty degrees below zero. Although
for the moment the Russians have
ceased their attack upon the Austro-
German lines, from the Pripct river
to the Bessarabian frontier. informa-
ton from German sources is that
they have not given up the venture
but are merely reorganizing their
forces for another formidable as
sault.
Tho Russians arc reported as for
tifying the positions recently won by
them and in this way their front has
been gradually extended until they
occupy about thirty-four miles of
the east bank of the middle reaches
of the Stirpa river, II position which
it is deemed here is secure against
recapture by the Austro-G Germans.
German Attack Systematic.
SO far az the western front Is con-
cerned. the center of interest is still
the Champagne region. According
to French accounts there was clear
ly nothing casual or ordinary about
the big German attack which the
French claimed they successfully
stopped The French lines here make
a tempting salient but the position
evidently has been made correspond |
ingly strong.
Paris claims that the French by i
vigorous counter-attacks expelled the
Germans from all except small sec
tion of the trenches which they had
won in Champagne.
Crisis Passes In England.
The domestic crisis over the gov
ernment's compulsion bill has be-
come much less tense and it Is now
freely predicted that the government |
and the labor party may again be
placed on friendly terms and that the
expected break in the coalition min
istry may be prevented. John Red |
mond announced in parliament to- |
day that the nationalists would notl
further oppose the military service
bill.
The designations Of Arthur Hen |
derson, president of the board OF ed
ucation. and his two labor colleagues
from the ministerial councils, have |
not yet been accepted and at the
conference which the representatives,
of Iabor will hold with Premier AS
quith tomorrow some agreement may
be reached by which they win be re-
tanned in the government.