The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-01-28


was raided twice by hostile aero
planes, one person being killed and
six persons being injured.
OF the first raid which occurred
early in the morning, the following
official account was issued:
1.-The War Office announces that,
taking advantage Of the bright moon
ligth, a hostile aeroplane visited the
east coast of Kent at / o'clock A. M.
After dropping nine bombs in rapid
succession It made off to seaward.
mo naval or military damage was
| done, but there was some damage to
private property. Incendiary bombs
! caused fires, which were extinguished
by 2 A. M.
"The following casualties occurred:
One man killed; two men, one woman
| and three children slightly injured"
The second attack, this time by two
seaplanes, was made on the same
coast the same afternoon, but no casu-
alties were reported. All the raiders
escaped.
The War Office announcement con
corning the second attack says:
FOLLOWING on the aerial attack on
the east coast OF Kent two hostile
seapanes made a second attack upon
the same locality shortly after noon
After coming under heavy fire the
raiders disappeared, pursued by our
naval and military machines
"rhe enemy effected no damage,
and no casualties have been report
ed"
Fifty thousand German troops have
arrived at Constantinople, according
to Saloniki dispatches. British CORE
spondents express the view that the
object of this army is not an expedi-
ton against Egypt. but to support the
authority Of the Turkish War Minis
ter, Enver Pasha.
According to an official report from
Amsterdam, Turkey had admitted that
one OF her submarines was responsible
for the sinking Of the liner Persia,
in the Mediterranean last month, with
the loss Of American lives and many
women and children.
The Russians are continuing their
advance against the Turks in the Can
casus. Petrograd says the Turks are
making a precipitate retreat in the
region of Erzerum and that the Rus
slams are capturing many prisoners
and much ammunition and other sup
plies. The roads are strewn with
Turkish dead.
The defeat OF the Turks, II Is as
serted. was particularly disastrous In
the direction of Koprukeui.
MONTENEGRO REJECTS TERMS.
London.-A dramatic change in the
war situation in the Balkans was an
nounced Montenegro rejected the
conditions imposed by Austria, and
King Nicholas, il was reported will
fight so long as man remains loyal.
The terms made by Vienna for Mon
tenegros surrender were said in dis
patches from the Near Eastern capi'
tails to be such as TO reduce Montene-
gro to virtually a vassal state, and
to be impossible of acceptance.
Delayed cablegrams were received
giving both sides of the controversy
which has arisen as to the part Greece
is playing in the war.
King Constantine gave TO a CORE.
spondent his version of what he called
the "unheard Of high-handedness Of
the recent action of the Allies toward
Greece" This dispatch was held up
by the censor until "the highest
French authority" could prepare a re.
ply TO II. and then both were put on
the cable simultaneously.
In effect, the Greek King complains
OF an attempt TO force Greece into
the war on the side Of the Allies. The
French reply is that the Allies acted
at every turn with the full cognizance
OF the Greek Government, and in pur.
suance TO secret agreement which
involved gains mot unc' nnected with
the foreign policy Of Greece"