Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-20
ACTIVITY IN THE CAUCASUS
Russians and Turks Tell Widej.
Different Stories as TO Result
announcement That Monte
negro Has Broken OFF Peace
Negotiations with Austria.

London. JaI. 10 After only u slieh;
pause since the conclusion Of The Nov
Years battle on The eastern front, the
Russians again have begun a strong Of
fensive against the Austro-rrungarian
ON the Bessarabian frontier east Of Czei..
nowitz, capital of Bukowina
Vienna had forecast that the second
phase of the battle in this region was
imminent by the announcement that tn.
Russians were throwing strong reinforce.
ments into east Gallcia
In the initial offensive Of what probably
will he termed the second battle
the Russians launched with numerous co.
umns -four attacks near Tororoutz and
Boyan, but, according to Vienna, they
Wcrc everywhere repulsed
The Germans have attacked Russian
bases a Tarnopol, East Gallcla. with All
air squadron.
While the Turkish war office asserts
that the Russians in the Caucasus h..ve
abandoned their offensive along the ei
tire front of nearly l51 miles. owing tn
the renforcenents Of the Ottomans and
their assumption of a violent offensive
the latest Russian official communication
describes the Turkish army in this re
cion as having been disorganzed ami
| diSlod2ed from strong position ex-
| tending over Sc miles. the Turkish retreat
taking on the character of a par.c
stricken flight. Several Turkish unit
| the communication adds. were almost
| annihilated, hundreds of bodies covert 1g
! the field of battle
| With the announcement that Nontene.
| gro had broken off negotiations for peace
with Austria Hungary comes the offica
statement in Paris newspaper that
King Nicholas and his family and suite
already arc on their way to italy. 1t
is presumed that with the scvering of
the peace pour parlcrs the Austro-ilun-
garians again will take up where they
loft off the campaign OF crushing the
little kingdom.
Although artillery bombardmcnts, min
ing and counter mining operations and
aerial attacks continue almost exclusively
on the western line in France. the Ger
mans report the capture of trcnche
along the User river. Entente allied
air mcn have dropped bombs on Metz
and Arnaville, doing some material dam
age
Several attempts by the .Austrlans to
| aNproa IN Italian positions on the Tol-
mino sector and near Osavia We're re-
! pulsed. Bombardments have prevailed
| elsewhere
Another war council Of the entente
allies attended hy the British ana
| French members has been held in Lon
| don. Nothing is known concerning the
| council except that Il vas held for the
discussion of plans for further prosecut-
ing the war.
Great Britain has Informed the Uui~
! tod states through Ambassador Page
! that "iun"Ccnt" mail taken from steam
ers b" the british authorities Is not
: hyur unnecessarily Leavrl, hu' 'or-
! Vardcd 10 fhr addressea iuln'oIil'clN
/ Nail AID parcel most matter which e.
. not clHss,d "a inro"cur' T. a",uE hclA
! for the prize court
| The total casualties =" the nitro Ger
! man army for the war rumncr 2,;3i 7S.
| according to ar announcement made in
| the House OF Commons by the par,ia-
mentary unde-secretary Tor wa,