The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-11

London, January 10.-While the Rus san front has been quiet during the past 24 hours there has been severe fighting in the other war theatres.
 On the Montenegrin front the Aus trians have been generally successful They have advanced their positions at several important points despite the handicap of snow waist deep, and are showing themselves just as adept as the Montenegrins in mountain fighting which heretofore has been regarded as the particular speciality of the Monte negrin soldiers.
 In Champagne the French have re- pulsed four German attacks. The Ger mans however, have retained a foot hold at two places in the French ad- vanced trenches.
 In Persia British endorsements on their way to the relief of Kut- Fl -Amara have met Turkish forces which were compelled to retire after some heavy fighting.
 LOSSES ARE TERRIFIC
 The Petrograd official co:nnunication Says that the calm on the Czernowitz front is due to the huge losses and re sulting demoralization of the Austro Hungarian army. That there is soma basis for this statement is evident from the statement of the Hungarian news paper. Pester Lloyd, that the losses on both sides of the BeSSaraDian battles so far exceed 175,O00 or more than the total British losses in the whole Dar- danelles campaign.
 Another Hungarian newspaper states, on the sauthority of staff report, that the fighting on this front has been the bitterest and bloodiest in the history of the war, both sides sacrificing men in d manner without parallel.
 The Saloniki front is chiefly notable in the days dispatches as the scene of almost continued aeroplane skirmishes, one of which continued for two hours. The Germans have thus far lost six ae- roplanes in this region.
 The rumor that the consuls of the Teutonc allies arrested at Salonilli had been released appears to have been without foundation, as it is now an nounced that they have been trans ferred to a French auxiliary cruiser, on which they have been interned. Ex- tensive Turkish reprisals are already announced as the result of the arrest of the consuls of the central powers
 AFFAIRS IN ALBANIA
 The present situation in Albania was thus summed up today by Lord Robert Cecil, under secretary of foreign affairs, in the House of Commons:
 q regret to say that it is impossible to speak of Albania as an entity at present. In the central area. over which Essad Pashas authority extends. the re- lations between the Servian soldiers and the population have been friendly and Essad Pasha has rendered them valu- able assistance. The northern tribes, among whom the enemy has conducted a considerable propaganda, are hostile to the Servians and Montenegrins."
 Several lengthy dispatches have been received here giving details of the re- cent operations in East Galicia. which were so meagerly described in the of ficial reports. According to these dis patches, the Russians, after artillery preparation, which showed there was no longer any shortage in their big gun ammunition, started an offensive which caused the Austro- Germans to rush ev cry available division to Galicia.
 Czernowitz is still in the possession of the Austrians ,and is filled with wounded But the Russians apparently are directing their main attack against Sadagora north of the Bukowirn capi- tai, where five important roads con verge
 In the Balkans reports persist that the Germans are concentrating at Mon astir, preparatory to an attack on Sa- lonilSi but the interest in the Mace-I
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