Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-12
AUSTR|ANS SWEEP
!. OVER MONTENEGRO
JUST AS IN SERBIA
Lovcen, Great Stronghold on
Western Frontier, Is
Captured.
LESS THAN SEVEN MILES
FROM CETlNJE, CAPITAL
Onslaught Menaces Several I'm
portant Positions Close to
Adriatic Coast.
DOUBT AS TO MESOPOTANIIA
Crisis Over Governments Compul-
sion Bill in England Much
Less Tense.
LESS THAN SEVEN MILES
FROM CETlNJE, CAPITAL
DOUBT AS no MEsoroTAMIA
Crisis Over Governments Compul-
sion Bill i'm England Much
Less Tense.

LONDON. January ll.-Montenccro is
being treated to a Steam-rolier attack
similar to that which crumpled up it's
friend and nciGhbor. Serbia. Is
trian onslaught. which has been long
time in preparation. is now being
prosecuted with great violence. lren
aciug several important positions close
TO the Adriatic coast.
The great Montencgrn stronghold,
Mount Lovcen has fallen. according
to to-nights Austrian communication.
The attack here has been largely
assisted by Austrian warships and the
guns of tho Cattaro forts. In addition,
the Montencgrins say the Austrinns
made abundant use OF asphyXiating gas
contrivances. \ battle is raging on the
whole Of the northern and eastern from
tiers Of Montenegro. ON the east the
evacuatc Berane.
For the British public the latest
statements regarding the situation i'll
Mesopotamia will not entirely relieve
the anxiety. The British General
Aylmcr's column. which is advancing
To the relief of Kut-el- -Amara, ha met
and rcpulsed Il strong Turkish force
but its present position is hy no means
satisfactory. for IL finds in front OF it
u Turkish army greatly superior In
numbers. Therefore, II is evident that
successful juncture of the two Brit
ish forces, although they are only
twenty miles apart. may prove dltli-
cult
| NJ FRESH DEVELOPMENTS
On THE RUSSIAN 'FRONT.'
| There have been no fresh develop
ments on the Russian front where the
cold weather has set in, the temperature
| touching 20 degrees below zero NJ
! though FOR the moment the Russians
have ceased their attacks on The
Austro German lines from the Pr!pet
River to the Bessarabian frontier, in
:, formation from German sources is shat
| they haven't given up the venture. hut
are merely reorGanizinE their forces
! for another formidable assault.
The Russians are reported as fortify-
| ing the positions recently won by them,
| and in this way the front has been
| gradually extended until they occupy
about forty miles of the east bank of
the Stripa River. position which is
| deemed here as secure against recap
ture by the Austrc .Cierman forces.
! As far as the western front is CON
; ccrned. the center Of interest is still
| the Champagne region. According 10
! French accounts. there was clearly
nothing casual or ordinary about he
/ big German attack which the French
] claimed they successfully stopped. The
+, French lines here make !; tempting
salient. hut the position evidently has
been made correspondinsly strong
GERMANS EXPELLED
| FROM PART or TRENCHES
| Paris claims that the French. by
vigorous counterattacks, expelled tho
Germans from all except small sec
ton of the trenches which they had
won in Champagne.
The domestic crisis over tho govern
mcnts compulsion bin has become much
less tense. and il is now freely pre-
dicted that the government and the
Labor party ma again hc plau | OH
friendly terms. and that the expected
break in the coalition ministry may be
prevented. John Redmond announced
in Parliament to-day that the NATIONAL
tary service bill.
The rcsignations Of Arthur iIender-
son. president Of the Board OF Educa-
iion and his two Labor colleagues from
the ministerial councils have not vet
been accepted, and At the conference
which the representatives Of labor will
hold with Premier Asquith Tomorrow
some agreement may bc reached by
which they viii be retained in the gov
eminent.