The Butler weekly times., 1916-01-27
'TEUION / D TROOPS ! .
OCCUPY. s'cUTARl !
Albanian Town Iaken Over by
the Forces Of the Dual
Monarchy.
NO RESISTANCE Br sERstAAs
Vienna Statement Says Several Thou.
sand Made Hasty Retreat-citI-
gems Welcome Invaders.

Berlin. Jan. 25.-Scutari has been
occupied by Austro-H o-Hungarian troops,
according to an announcement issued
today by Austro-Hungarian headquar-
ters. Several thousand Serbians who
formed the garrison retired toward
the south without offering any rests.
| tance. VI
The text Of the statement follows:
"Scutari has been occupied by Aus.
tro.Hungarian troops. Several thou
sand Serbians who formed the garri-
son retired toward the south without
resistance. Austro-Hungarians also
have occupied Niksic, Danilovgrod and
Podgoritza.
"The disarming of the country has
been carried on up to the present with
out friction. At several places the
Montenegrins have not even waited
until the Austro-Hung garians appeared.
but have laid down their arms before
the arrival Of the troops in order to
return to their homes. At other places
a majority of those disarmed prefer
internment to being sent home. .
Troops Received "FriendIy."
THE population generally has re.
ceived our troops in friendly man.
ner, and in some instances with cere.
mony. Riots such as occurred at
Podgoritza ceased as soon as the first
detachments ap.
peared."
Scutari was occupied by Montene.
grin troops in June, 1915, it being ex.
planned in an official note issued by
the Montenegrin government that
strategic and political reasons impell-
ed the Montenegrin descent on Al
bania. An additional reason given
was that other powers already had oc.
cupied parts of that country.
City 10 Important.
Scutari is the most important trad
ing town in Albania and has popula-
tion of twenty thousand. 1t lies on
the east bank Of Lake Scutari and has
been rebuilt since the earthquake of
1905. '!'.
Austrians Take Two Ports.
Vienna, Jan. 24-The Austrians
have occupied the Adriatic seaports
of Antivari and Dulcigno. according
to the official communication issued
tonight.
The text reads as follows:
Southeastern theater: The sur
render of Montenegrin arms continues
in numerous parts of the country. On
the northeast front of Montenegro,
more than fifteen hundred Serbians
have surrendered. In the Adriatic
the ports Antivari and Dulcigno have
been occupied by our troops.
Russian theater: On FSiday we
blasted Russian trench on the Dol
zok Heights, north of Boyan, on the
Pruth. OF the three hundred men
occupying the trench. only few es-
capped. i
italian theater: There have been
artillery engagements on the Tolmino
bridgehead. in the western sector of
the Carnian Ridge, and several parts |
of the Tyrolean front. In the region
of Flitschan attack Of weak hostile |
on the Rombon slope WAS
repulsed. One of our aviators drop
ped bombs on an Italian storehouse
at Borgo."
Gave and Took Trenches.
Paris. Jan. 24.-The following Off
cial communication was issued by the
war office tonight: /
This morning, after the explosion
Of mines and violent bombardment,
the Germans carried out an attack on
part of our front to the west of the
road between Arras and Lens in the
region Of Neuville st. vanst. The
enemy was able to penetrate on
front Of several hundred meters into
Dur first line trench, and as far as the
trench. Our counter at.
Jacks, delivered Immediately, broke
down the effort Of the enemy and dis
lodged him from the ground which he
had captured" i
Held Back British Relief. Il
London. Jan. 24.-Heavy fighting I
Friday between the British
lrmy that Is attempting to reach Kut- |
El-Amara, in Mespotamia, and the
Turks. The battle took place at Es
i'm. seven miles from Kut-El-Amara.
The British were unable to drive the
urks from their positions. The pur
,ose Of the British is to rescue the
'riginal expeditionary force. which
las been surrounded at Kut-Ei Is
lmara.