The Washington times., 1916-01-28
Evacuation of Adriatic Seacoast
Points Already Under Way
by Armies.
NAVAL BATTLE EXPECTED
Strongly Entrenched, Italians
Await Austro-Bu|gar Attack
on Seaport.

RttM II, Jan. ESs--1Nipoiii", ''N'
execution of the port of Valona. and the
immediate Hintcrland, is being evacu-
atod by the allies. Italian forces hold
strongly fortified positions at Naiona.
Heavy Austrian and Bulgarian de-
.tachments are closing in upon the sea-
rort from the north and the cast
They are meeting with little resistance.
official dispatches received here toda.'
indicate tnat the attack on Nalona ana
ono of the most important battles or
the Balkan struggle may begin within a
fortnight.
Nav Shell Valona.
The Austrian fleet in all probability
will attempt to participate in tho on
cagcment by shclling Nalona from the
Ndriatic In this event an encounter
with the allies suuadrons IL expected
to bring perhaps the greatest naval
ti-ht Of the war.
Conquest Of Montenegro and the cap
turc of the Albanian towns of Scutar.
and san Giovanni di MaduI by the Aus
t,ians made further rosistanc" by scat
tered Serbian forces in northern Al;
mia useless. All Scrbi"n troops and
: II NCntcncgrins and Nlhanians WhC
would not surrender to the Austrian m
Nadcrs arc being transported to the
creek Island Of Corfu - rapidly as ai'
l'"d Transports c"n roach them. or he
ing moved southward to jo II tho liI'
in"s Ht NHlona.
Within ten days III" Austrn-Gcrman n.
Iiuiyaran occupation Of tho entire Bal
T0r peninsula to .hc Crock frOn'i"r
v'h be complete The allies. however
cre dctC"m'nod TO hold Nalora. as th"'
now hold SnlNriki on the e"s,crn side
f two peninsula. Both ar" stEat"E''
POSITIONS Of tho Croatcs, value. They
viii ho re'nincd At al cost as military
pnd naval hnS"S from which futu"'
CHm0ni"nS for tho conquest of the los
countries VIII be directed.
Strongly Fortified.
The Italians alrCaG" havc craruatc
Durazzo. or Hrc about TO do 20. An
ro,nccmcrt Of I,ur"z~o's canturo by
.'ustrians who occrricd San GioIann d
NCGua may Nc mad" at any hour. The
.'uStrian2 are now pressing steadily
Gown tho Adriatr. ilannin" tn unite
with the HulgariaNs moving westward
through tive n Rcssan district. for a
joint drive southward upon N"loHa.
No fear is fc!t here for the "a rotH
OF tn" Italian cNN"ditiOnary force n;
Na!Ona The Italians hold a moro IA
vorah!c position ut Nalona than do :h'
Nn-lo-Fl lCnch at SaIOnil<i and it is
strnngly fort fed. If tn" Austrian navy
yortica out Of Cattaro harbor. it vii
encounter immonS"iN superior allie,
!uuadronS in tho Adr attic.
officials here have been informed that
the attack ON SalonIil vii! bc pnstpCncr
untI! the .\ustrO-H>,l';ar drive at Va,
Iona. in an attempt to con nlctc :ht
conquest Of Albanin. Thc Austrian.
hores to drive the italians .ntL the So
and remove the menace of a hos il,
force on thoir riGht flank when they b,
in tn" nHrCh tUW""d Salon ki.
Greece has I0n% had t'rritori,l Gmbi,
t.oES toward South hGrn Albania Nh,tn,
N INVASION Of this. reg on by Austria;
troops will throw King Constantine tc
II" sid" of tn" allies or will turn hin
toward tn" C"ntrl, emnilc cS out OF f,al
'f an Austrian invasion is a matter o
'Orlcrturc here.