BALKAN OPERATIONS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2662, 6 January 1916, Page 5

BALKAN OPERATIONS

ITALIANS REACH DURAZZO By Teleziarli—Press Association—CoDjrislit Rome, January 4._ The Italians occupied fifteen days in advancing from Valona- to Durazzo, having to construct roads and build bridges over flooded rivers. ; MONTENEGRIN ACTIVITY. ATTACK ON AUSTRO-BULGARIAN , j LINE. i London, January 4. ' 'A Berlin communique states, that the Utmost effort of tie enemy to break tlio Austro-Bulgarian line in the To- J poroutz district failed. A Montenegrin detachment was routed. i ARRESTS AT SALONIKA. A THOUSAND ALTOGETHER, , ' ! Amsterdam, January 4. A German semi-official message from i Athens states that the Allies on Sun- i day arrested 1000 enemy subjects at ' Salonika. RUMANIAN SENTIMENT. j IN; FAVOUR OF THE ALLIES. | London, January 4. - j The "Daily Clironiclo's" correspondent at Petrograd says that Russia ac~ ! cepts the view that Rumania. is not in a position to undertake a long war. Russia.is satisfied that Rumanian senti- - j ment and policy is overwhelmingly in favour of the Entente. The import- j ance of active Rumanian co-operation is j diminishing with the improving Balkan. > situation. ■ j SUFFERINGS OF SERBiANS. ; MASSACRED. BY SEMI-SAVAGE . TRIBES. Roma, January 4. , A correspondent of the Venice "Ga- ; zetto" tells a terrible talo of the sufferings of the Serbians in Albania. Two regiments which crossed the frontier i were massacred by semi-savage Alban- ■ ian tribes. Dead bodies littered the : dreadful patli of the exodus. BULGARIA'S NEW ARMY. MACEDONIAN VOLUNTEERS.' ■ (Rec. January 6, 0.10 a.m.) Petrograd, January o. j The new Bulgarian army consists' of ; 150,000 reservists. The Macedonian ' volunteers ready to take the field are [- equipped with Manlieher rifles, and have ; ample ammunition. ' GREEK SAILER SEIZED. , | ENEMY PASSENGERS REMOVED, j (Bee. January o, 9 p.m.) I Paris, January 5. ! A British squadron seized a Greek j sailer and removed 25 Austrian and ' Bulgarian passengers, who have been in- j terned at Gibraltar. i THE ARRESTED CONSULS. j TAKEN TO MARSEILLES. j (Rec. January 5, 8.30 p.m.) i Paris, January 4. j Official: The consuls arrested at j Salonika have been brought to Mar- i Bellies, and will be granted safe conducts across tho Swiss frontier. • • • As a, reprisal for the arrest, of the \ ) French vice-consul in charge of the ? archives at Sofia, wo are arresting the •! similar Bulgarian official in Paris. The ..'I " latter is ill, and has been permitted ' ] " to remain in liis apartments .under | supervision. 5 GERMAN HEAVY ARTILLERY. '' ON THE GREEK"FRONTIER. ' (Rec. January 5, 11.10 p.m.) I li Paris, January 5. ; A great quantity _of German heart g artillery is daily arriving on the Greek ; frontier. f k WRECK OF H.M.S. NATAL j ° BIG LOSS OF LIFE. . 1 . By Telegraph—Press Association—GopyrljW r i (R«c. January 5, 11.10 p.m.) j London, January 5. : c j The Admiralty announces that 380 of : H.M.S. Natal's crew are dead and i y missing. \ e ■