OFFICIAL REPORTS.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 December 1915, Page 5

OFFICIAL REPORTS.

SERBIANS CAPTURED. MONTENEGRIN TROOPS RETIRE. Received Dec. 4, 8.15 p.m. London, Dec. 4. A Berlin communique states: We captured twelve hundred Serbians, who were fighting in isolated detachments, on Thursday in the mountains south-west of Mitrovitza. A Montenegrin communique reports: Owing to the arrival of strong enemy contingents at Metalka we evacuated Pltvlie and retired to defensive position*. AUSTRIANS CLAIM A - SUCCESS. ALBANIANS JOINING THEM. Received Dee* 5, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam, Dec. 4. An Austrian communique reports: We annihilated an enemy detachment at San-Martens. The enemy artillery caus* td a large fire in the centre of Gorizia, doing, considerable damage. Numerous Albanians joined us during the fighting between Mitrovitz and Ipek. ON THE WEST. (WEATHER IMPEDES OPERATIONS. Received Dec. 5, 5.50 p.m. London, Dec. 4. French and German communiques state that rain and mist are impeding operations on the West front. ON MONTENEGRO'S FRONT. FIGHTING ON THE STYR. "" Received Dec. 5, 11 p.m. Rome, Dec. 5. A communique reports that after concentrated artillery preparation on the night of the 2nd dense masses of infantry charged our trenches in Montenegro. Despite the murderous fire a few parties penetrated our lines in a few places, but were driven out and fled, abandoning five hundred dead. Paris, Dec. 5. A communique says: Our artillery destroyed a heavy gun near Woinville. A Montenegrin communique says: The enemy violently attacked us at Chekotinar River, near Plevlje, but were repulsed. Petrograd, Dec. 5. A communique states that the German offensive south of Laceventin broke down in the face of heavy rifle fire. Our artillery inflicted heavy losses at Semki, on the left bank of the Styr, and the enemy fled in disorder. We dispersed large Austrian forces south of Nova Lcxinett. We pursued the retreating Turks in the Varkumis region and have approached Bitlis.