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Show ENTENTE ALLIES LANDING TROOPS IN LARGE NUMBERS AT SALONIKI I Officers Believe They Can Make a Second Ypres of Saloniki H Czar Nicholas Declares There Can Be No Peace Without H Decisive Victory Austro-Montenegrin Armistice H Is Reported Invasion of Montenegro Grave Menace to Italians Fierce Artillery Fights in Progress Along Austro- M Italian Front. . . H London, Jan. 14. The Dutch steamer Princess Juliana H arrived at Gravesend today, bringing the body of the captain H and seven members of the crew of the Dutch steamer Maas H Haven, which was abandoned on fire after striking a mine. H A Lloyd's dispatch from Rotterdam says the-other mem- H bers of the crew were saved. H Vienna, Jan. 14, via London, 2:50 a. m. The capture H of Cettinje capital of Montenegro, was announced by the war H office. The official announcement states: lfl "The capital of Montenegro is in our hands. Our troops H pursuing the beaten enemy yesterday afternoon entered Cet- H tinje. The residences of the Montenegrins and the town are H undamaged. The population is calm." " ' -"""TM Berlin, Jan. 14, by wireless to Say- ville. Dispatches from Sofia says th?t Information has been brought there by a person who left Saloniki January S that the allies continue to lauo. forces on a considerably increased in-creased scale at Saloniki and at Or-fano Or-fano bay. No purpose of taking the offensive has yet been displaj'ed on the part of the allies who, according to this information, have completed their second line of defense. The allies at Saloniki are said to have grown exceedingly optimistic and their officers express the belief that they can make a second Ypres of Saloniki. Furious Fighting on Italian Front. Rome, via London, Jan. 13, 959 p. m. The following official communication communi-cation was issued today: "Along tho whole front artillery actions ac-tions continue aided by aeroplanes. The enemy's batteries hurls incendiary incen-diary projectiles on our positions around Altissimo and in the valley of Terragno-Le and on the Borgo, without with-out damage. "Our artillery destroyed enemy shelter oast of Oregonie pass at Vis-end Vis-end o and dispersed troops and rovic-tuolling rovic-tuolling columns on the march in the Roder valley and Seebach. In the sector of Javornik in the Plezzo basin bas-in and San Martino Dalcarso, we repulsed re-pulsed enemy attacks. "On the lower Isonso the enemy artillery fired on Gradisca Sagrado and Monfalcone. Our artillery responded re-sponded bombarding Devataki and Op-pachiasella Op-pachiasella On Tuesday one of our aeroplanes dropped bombs on barracks bar-racks in the Breguzzo zone in the valley val-ley of the Giudicaria, returning unharmed." un-harmed." No Peace Without Victory. London. Jan. 14. Reuter's Petro-grad Petro-grad correspondent says that Emperor Nicholas, in an imperial order to the Russian army and navy on the occasion occa-sion of the Russian New Year's day, proclaimed that there can be no peace without victory. Ihe order said: "On the threshold of the year 191G, I send to you my greetings, my brave warriors. In heart and thought I am vith vou while you battle in the trenches, imploring the aid of the most high on your work, your valor and your courage. Remember this: Our beloved Russia cannot be assured of her independence and her rights; cannot enjoy the fruits of her labors or develop her resources unless a decisive de-cisive victory Ms gained over the eu-emy." eu-emy." Austrians Expel Montenegrins. Berlin, Jan. 13, by wireless to Say-ville. Say-ville. The Austrian official communication commu-nication received here today, says: "Austro-Hungarian detachments advancing ad-vancing on the Adriatic have expelled the Montenegrins from Budua (a fortified for-tified port in Southern Dalmatia) and occupied Mont Maim Vrh north of the town, detachment in the Lovcen district dis-trict yesterday evening were fighting six kilometers (about 3 3-4 miles) from Cettinje. "Engagements near Grahovo also were favorable for the Austro-Hungar-ians. who advanced into the valley of the Austro-Hungarian frontier district dis-trict south of Avtovac (Herzegovina) and suppressed the enemy who was expelled from his high positions. ""On the East Galicia and Bessara-bian Bessara-bian fronts there have been only isolated iso-lated artillery duels. The Austro-Hungarians, Austro-Hungarians, contrary lo the assertion of the Russians, still occupy the same positions east of the Strlpa east of the Bessarabiau front as from the Christinas offensive the only exception excep-tion being the section o : one battalion, batta-lion, which was taken back 200 P!l"ietalian artillery has shelled the towns of Crete and Por in Giudicaria and Nago, east of Riva. "Enemy aviatois threw bombs on Koncone without doing any damage. The Austro-Hungarian artillery fired upon the Italian camp and barracks south of Pontafel and set them on fire "On the coastal front,, there have been artillery duels In the Tolmino and Doberdo sections." Review of War Situation. London, Jan. 14. 11:50 a. in. It Is .-uthoritatively announced today that the reported offensive of the Teutonic allies did not occur. The rumors that H the attack had begun against the for- M ce3 of the allies, apparently origiuat- H ed in the activity of the French in M blowing up the bridges connecting H Saloniki with the road over which H the attackers would normally travel. . H Bridges were destroyed by tbo H French not only at Demir Hissar on M the Struma, near Serres but also at M Kilindir, south of Doiran. All the M bridges .destroyed were in Greek ter- J Austro-Montenegrin Armistice. - Tho rumors that Austria and Mon- H tencgro have suspended hostilities for H the purpose of discussing arrange- JM ments whereby further -warfare on lfl Montenegrin soil should he stopped, may be based simply on the face of M the Austrian advance in Montenegro H has become so slow that suspicion M of a suspension of hostilities is nat- H urally aroused Military critics, bow- " ever, are of the. opinion that Mon- H tenegro is now in such a position that jH somo form of arrangements with her IH adversary has become imperative. M Attitude of Italy. H Somo speculation is rife as lo the H attitude which Italy has adopted with H regard to the invasion of Montenegro IH by tho Austrians which constitutes a H grave menace to Italian interests. 1 The' fact that Italy's super-fleet did. jH not prevent an Austrian squadron -H fiom assisting in the reduction of H Mount Lovcen which dominated the H harbor of Cattaro Is being comment- "H ed upon, though experts admit that IH there is not a sufficient basis of in- 'H formation from which to draw deduc- IH tions in the matter and they suggest H that Italy's action in the" present H juncture should be awaited before H judgment is passed, and that action. jH thev point out would naturally be H kept secret as long as possible. tM News of the developments in the H military operations in Galicia and JM Bessarabia is awaited with much in- H terest here and it Is observed that Jm both sides are unusually reticent with H regard to tho operations. Austria H usually sends out the first informa- VM tion on the military activities in that H region, but beyond a general review H of the Russian offensive movement jH she gives today but little light on the m happenings on her eastern front. The m Austrian military authorities affirm m that the solo result of the Russian of- H fenstve to date has been the pushing H back of one Austrian battalion for a m few hundred yards. H |