Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-12
AustrianS Are Now Only
Seven Miles from Mon
tenegrin Capital.
CONFIRM CAPTURE OF
KEY TO THE ADRIATIC
Official MOntenegrin Report Ad=
mits Austrian Forces Occupy
Mount LOycen.
FRENCH OFFENSIVE IN
CHAMPAGNE Is FAILURE
Drive Follows German Effort
Where, Paris Says, Teutons
Lost IS, 1000.
FRENCH OFFENSIVE IN
CHAMPAGNE Is FAILURE
BY the United Press.

BY the United Press.
ROME, Jan. 12.-The early fall OF
Cettinie, the Montenegrin capital.
was forecast in dispatches received
here today confirming the news that
the Austrians have occupied Mount
Lovcen, the Gibraltar of the Adri-
attic" dominating the roads to Cett-
inie and less than seven miles away.
1.-THE Austrians are advancing to-
ward Cettinje, and the fighting con-
tinues," said an official dispatch to
the Montenegrin consulate today.
THE government archives have been
removed"
Military evacuation of King Nicho-
las capital began on Sunday, accord
ing to advices received here. This
news preceded a message from Berne.
Switzerland, reporting the fall of
Mount Lovcen.
Cettinje Arsenal DismantIed.
The arsenal at Cettinje has been
dismantled. and everything of mill
tary value removed Preparations
were made Sunday to transfer the
capital, but the new seat of govern
meRt has not been selected.
On all fronts the Austrians are
striking hard blows at the valiant
little Montenegrin army, which is
handicapped both by lack of equip
ment and by the need of food sup
plies
Mount Lovcen fell after five days
of terrific and uninterrupted bonn
bardment from the Austrian squadron
in Cattaro harbor and lighter
Austrian artillery brought up to close
range. The bombardment blew to
pieces the first line trenches of the
Montenegrins on the lower slopes,
slaughtering hundreds of Mount Low
Gems defenders before they could
: escape.
Many Montenegrins Slaughtered
A combined Austrian assault car
ried the second line positions near the
summit. Harrassed by a terrible fire
from artillery and machine guns, the
Montenegrins were pushed over the
summit fighting desperately after
suffering enormous losses.
by the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Jan. IL (via London, 3:15
p. m.)--The failure of a French at
tack on German positions north of
lie Mesnil in the Champagne, along
a front of about 1000 yards, was an
nounccd by the war office today.
The official announcement says:
Western theater of war: North of
LIE Mesnil, in the Champagne, the
French attacked our positions,
stretching over a width of about 1000
meters. The attack broke down.
THE enemy attempted to return
quickly into his own trenches under
our very active firing. A repetition
of the attack was frustrated by our
artillery"
BY the . 9sociated Press.
LONDON, Jan. IL els p. m.)-The
official French report of this after
noon, as received here by wireless.
follows:
There were no events of impor-
tance last night, except in the region
between the Meuse and the Argonne,
where our batteries dispersed groups
of enemy sappers. who were at work
in the region of Malincourt.'
BY the Associated Press.
ONSTANTINOPLE, Tuesday, Jan.
II. via Amsterdam and London, Jan.
II G. o. m)-The following statement
was given out at the war office to-
night:
"Dardanelles front: A warship of
the allies on Monday night opened
fire from Imbros on Seddul Bahr,
Teke Burnu and Hissarlik Burnu (po-
sitions recently abandoned by the
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