Second Edition. Montenegro.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 98, 15 August 1914, Page 6

Second Edition. Montenegro.

A GENERAL DENIAL OF YESTER DAYS REPORTS. [By Electric TKi-uuiurn—Coi'yiuoht] L Unite, n Press Association.] (Received 12.4'5 p.m.) . Cetfinje, August 14. The Government denies the occupa; , :tiou of Skutari and all other reported actions and intention;; against Albania. GERMAN AVIATORS HAVE BAD LUCK. (Received 12.45 p.m.) Amsterdam, August, If. A German aeroplane developed engine trouble, and was* compelled to descend in Dutch territory, where the two aviators were arrested. GIFT HORSES 70 TROOPERS. Major Young, principal veterinary officer, who is making a flying visit to Taranaki in connection with tho purchase of horses for the expeditionary force, states that when any person or committee offers a gift hack to the Government, it can. at the same time, nominate any particular trooper to have the use of such horse. This information should he forwarded, along with the horse, to the Agricultural Department's officer of the district, who will send [he instructions on to the remount officer at Palnierston North, where.the horse will lie numbered, and that number placed against the trooper's name for future guidance. As Major Young is going with the expeditionary force, donors can rely on their instructions being carried out. In order to assist troopers in getting horses at a reasonable priee, Major Young suggests that farmers having horses for sale would be helping greatly if they would eommmiicate with tin; Defence Department, who would then advise the would-be purchasers where they could obtain a horse. Rome troopers, he said, had been looking for day:* to purchase a horse, and' then had to secure an unsuitable one, perhaps, at a greatly inflated price from a dealer. As the Government only gave the trooper actual value for the horse, it could ho seen that some of them might be victimised to the extent of several

pounds., (lift horses, ftfiijpr Young states, are coming to liancl freely in the Wairarapa and elsewhere. A day or two ago lie inspected thirty valuable horses at Huntervillo, aud< accepted sixteen, the others hieing rejected because, they were too light.

CENERAE. DIMITRIEFP. ■ General Radko Dimitriefr, who is now to lead a division of the Russian Army, was the hero of Kirk Kiiisse. and has had an eventful military and political career. Borodin 1859 in'tfte Balkan village of (Jradet/., near Kotel, lie entered the Eastern Rtunelian Militia as lieutenant in 187:), and in the following year was sent to Russia in order to pursue his military studies. Returning in IHSI he took part in the revolution of the following year and was subsequently appointed Chief of Staff in the Eastern Army Corps. He was present at the battles of Dragoman, Tzaribrod, and Pirot, and iva:decorated with the Order of Bravery by Prince Alexander, in capture and expulsion from Bulgaria ho played a leading pan". After tlie counter revolution he (led to Russia, where he remained till IS:),S, w'hen he returned to Soi'ta, receiving a staff appointment in the Bulgarian Army. In 1904 lie became Chief of Staff, and in the following year he received the rank of major-general. It is stated that he attained much success in training the ybnuger officers of his staff, and has done good service in the general preparation of equipment. In the Balkan War General DimitriefF at first commanded the Third Bulgarian Army (of 80,000 men), and in that capacity tool; part i.i the battle of Leliolu. His principal tr.*sk during the campaign in Thrace, iio.vever, was the reduction of Kirk Kiiisse, an important depot and road centre guarded by two modern forts. The Bulgarian Commander-in-Chii f. General Savoy, had intended to delay this enterprise until the investment of Adriixnople wag Sufficiently far advanced to secure it from interference, but General Dimitrieh pushed <<n ...» vigorously that the Turks! suffered a severe defeat and were compelled to abandon Kirk Kiiisse, with its forts' and its immense supplies of material, as well as fifty field guns. From the outset General [DimitrieiT was regarded as the mostYTyriiliant troop leader in the Bulgarian Army and soon after the battle of Kirk Kiiisse-both the first and third Bulgarian Armies wore placed undei his taoTtaal direction.