EVENING LEDGEK-PHILAPELPHIA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1915.
SERBS IN ALBANIA
HURL BULGARIANS
OVER RIVER DRIN
Foe Forces Passage in Two
Day Snowstorm Beaten
Back Third Day
FIGHTING IS FURIOUS
BERLIN, Dec. 17. Austro-Gcrman
troops that swept clown the valley of
the Llm Klver have captured UIJIr
polje, eight miles within Montenegro,
St was officially announced today by
the German War Office.
Austria Is presstnB its campaign to
crush Montenegro, but npparcntly with
Indifferent success, as Cettlnjo bulle
tins odlclally state tho news that
Teuton assaults, supported by heavy
Eunnrfc, wero beaten back at thrco
points.
U ul pars and Serbs havo resumed
furious fighting In Albania. The Ilul
gars wore driven across tho Klver
Drln, which they won In a snowstorm
battle.
Tho Toutons aro endeavoring to reach
Rcutarl, and tho Uulgarn aro driving
toward Klbassan, whero It U reported
nn entire Serb division tins arrived.
Both Bulgars and Austrlans aro
Btratnlng every effort to stem tho
Italian advance In Albania.
Tho naturo of tho operation that tho
, Italian troops will undortako Is not
yet clear, but theso arc the chief pos
sibilities: They might cross into Montenegro to
frlvo battlo to the Austro-Hungarlans.
They might drive through Albania
, Into Serbia In an effort to tako Bul
garian and Gorman forces upon the
rear and flank.
i They might bo content to hold tho
coast of Albania, a piece of territory
which Italy has long coveted.
PAIUS, Deo. 17.
Furious fighting has been resumed be
'tween tho Bulgars and Serbs in Albania.
Thrco thousand Bulgarian troops forced
n crossing of tho Itlvcr Drln after a two
days' battlo In a severe snowstorm. Tho
Serbs brought up reinforcements, and
threw the Bulgars back on tho following
day.
Austria has sent reinforcements Into
Montenegro, and is pushing with great
energy her campaign to capture or an
nihilate the Montenegrin army.
Dispatches received hero today said the
Austrlans aro advancing on a 0-mllo
front Tho Montenegrins are resisting
stubbornly along the Llm River, but lack
heavy artillery and ammunition to check
the Invasion. Inhabitants of eastern
Montenegro aro fleeing before tho np
rroach of tho Austrian army, which now
occupies a front extending from 20 to 30
miles within the Montenegrin frontier.
The Montenegrin Legation today Issued
an official report from Cottlnjo an
nouncing the repulso of Augtro-Hungur-lan
troops at threo points with heavy
losses. Tho report follows:
"The enemy supported by big guns
hotly attacked our Sanjak army. Our
positions were furiously assaulted near
Plevljo, Kraljeva and Mataroge. Our
troops repulsed the enemy at all points,
Inflicting upon him most Bcrlous losses."
TEUTONS MASS AT QIEOVELI.
Athens dispatches today reported that
150,000 Bulgarian and Germun troops nro
now massed at Glegvell and Dolran. To
theso forces will soon bo added 60,000 Aus
trlans advancing from Krivolak.
GREECE ALSO FEARS AUSTRIA.
If their plans Include tho participation
of the Bulgarians in the attack they aro
likely to meet with opposition from
Greece, as Greece Is strongly adverse to
any Bulgarians crossing her frontier. This
applies also to some extent to the Aus
trlans, whose ambitions always have been
for a port on the Aegean, preferably Sa
lonlca. On the whole, therefore, it Is thought
here that tho Greeks might prefer to see
the Entente Allies remain there until the
end of the war. In fact. Lord Robert
Cecil, Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs,
said In the Hose of Commons yesterday
that tho Anglo-French plan was to keep
the Central Powers from that city In
accordance with the wishes of Greece.
AUSTRIA WILL CONCEDE
POINTS IN NEXT NOTE
BERLIN. Dec IT,
Berlin does not expect any diplomatic
break between Austria and tho United
States as a result of Austria's failure to
comply promptly with American demands
In her reply to the Ancona note.
Austria Is willing to make important
concessions to prevent such a break, ac
cording to Information received hero. An
other exchange of notes probably will
clear tho whole situation.
The position taken by the Austrian
Foreign Otilce In its reply not only Is
heartily approved here, but Is exactly the
attitude Austria was expected to take
It was pointed out by officials today that
to have compiled meekly with the Amer
ican demands at once would have cost
Austria much In prestige and would have
brought down popular denunciation upon
the Austrian Government.
"Austria, having maintained her posl
tlon In a dignified manner in her reply,
can now gracefully yield to America In
a. subsequent note, said one German om
clal. "To have bowed down to Washing
ton In the reply It has Just delivered
would have raised a storm of protest
In Austria. There Is every reason for
believing that the Austro-Amerlcan con
troversy wilt be solved Just as the trou
ble over the Lusltanla was settled."
The Vienna press, apparently at the
suggestion of the Government. Is re
fraining from sounding defiance In edi
torials on the Ancona affair Some of the
newspapers declare tliat Austria has no
desire for any but friendly relations with
America, and aesert that Austria Is will
ing to accept the American viewpoint If
Washington can submit the proper
proofs.
There comments are taken as further
Indication that the Austrian Government
does not Intend to force a break.
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SLAV DRIVE ACROSS RUMANIA
HALTED BY TEUTON MASSING
LONDON, Dec. 17.
Russia's projected Invasion of Bulgaria
through Rumania has ben held Up for
tho time being at least by the concentra
tion of fresh German troops on tho east
ern front. In view of tho likelihood of
a tenenul Austro-Germnn offensive on
the east front It may be some llmo bo
fore Russia will be In a position to mako
a doclilve move to help the Allies In tho
llalkan?.
The possibility exists that operations In
Hie Ualksna and on tnc cost fiont may
be more cloaclj llhed In the future. The
Germans have maaaed heavy forces of
reinforcement In northern Gntlcla and
ltunsla In order to allow the Austrlans to
withdraw sonic of their men for service
In Hukowlnn This movement Is snld to
have caused the Russian General HtarT
to nhft part of the nrm of General Visol
sky northward ftom Odessa and Until.
VILLA HELD CAPTIVE;
NOW FACES EXILE
Lender Virtunlly a Prisoner of
His Generals May Be
Driven From Mexico
EL PASO, Tcxns, Dec. 17. General
Francisco Villa, virtually a prisoner of
his 15 generals at Chihuahua, today faced
removal as leader of the rebels and poS
slbly deportation from Mexico. Villa U
considered o failure by his followers, who
are still determined to wage warfnro
against the recognized Carranza Govern
ment. They nro reported to be meeting
In Chihuahua to decide whether to se
lect his successor. In enso he Is deposed
ho will be taken under guard to tho
fritted States and told never to return
to Mexico.
Since his arrival at Chihuahua Wednes
day Villa has remained secluded nt tho
home of his "church" wife. Senora Luz
coraal de Villa. Ills presence nt the
council was forbidden and he was placed
under surveillance.
The 11 generals have taken up the plan
of future opposition to Carranza. They
havo decided to Inagurate a campaign In
southern Mexico.
GIRL WHO WROTE 'POISON PEN'
LETTERS HAD A LOVE SORROW
Member of Rich Goshen, N. Y., Fam
ily Annoyed Newlyweds
NEW YORK, Dec, 17. By arresting
Miss Theresa Samuels, of a wealthy
family of Goshen. N Y.. at he.- homo
yesterday, Postnl Inspectors Duryca and
Fitch Axy they captured the writer of tho
"poison pen" letters that in the last year
havo been sent to newly married or be
trothed young women, somo of them of
great social prominence in New York
city.
Tho letters contained shocking charp.
against tho young husbands or nances.
Inspectors Duryca and Fitch said at
Mlddlctown, N. Y where they went from
Goshen after Miss Samuels had bem ad
mitted to $3000 bail, given by her brother,
Slgmond Samuels, that she had c-on-fesscl
the nuthorshlp of the "poison pen"
communications.
"Wero you acquainted with any of tho
ncrsons to whom you wrote letters-.'-' she
was naked. "Had you any grudge ngnin.it
any of them?
"No," it Is said Miss Samuels answered.
"I Just picked tho iianws at random out
of newspapers names that appeared in
tho accounts of weddings or engage
ments." "Have you over had any love affair?"
"Yes." tho Inspectors report sho an
swered, "two years ngo."
When asked if this low affair had
preyed upon her mind and caused bur
to write such scandalous letteis, she
replied:
"Perhaps It did."
SIlss Samuels was taken to New York
today for arraignment bcfoie Fedeial
Commissioner Houghton. Owing to thi
nature of tho letters written by her It is
expected she will be examined as to lur
sanity before she is placed on tuul
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KILLED IN QUARREL
BY FELLOW EMPLOYE
Glass Factory in Tacony Scene
of Tragedy in V. nich Youth
of 20 Is Shot
A youth was shot nnd killed todnv at
the Gllllnder A Smis glass mniuifnetiirlng
plant, Devereaux and Tacony streets,
ns a result of nn argument over a num
ber of globi'9 which wero broken. Ho Is
William Ranlzlnskl, a M- oar-old Polish
boy. who lived at ISfil Tacony street.
Tho man's nKsnllnnt is said by the po
lice to be Anrelii !teo, nu Italian, liv
ing somewheio on Carpenter street. The
man disappeared lmmpii'"toly after the
shooting and Is being ruuglit by the
police In every qunitor .' the i'lty.
The shooting took place after 0 o'clock
this morning, when :i trav of newly mnd
globcs was dropped. lioth Ranlzlnskl
and Iteyo said t!i'v were not responsible
for tho accident. Each accused the
other, according to fellow employes, and
the shouting followed. Kanlzlnskl was
pronounced dead by Dr II.' W. Lambert,
S021 Tacony street.
Wills I'robated
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German Trenches Pene
trated at Armentieres.
Defenders Killed
BIG GUNS ROAR AT YPRES
LONDON, Dec. 17.
British troops entered tne German
trenches nt two polntB near Armentieres
and disposed of the occupants, accord
ing to a report from British headquarters.
Considerable artillery activity and
much activity on the part of aviators on
both sides nre noted in the official state
ments Ypres nnd tho district between
tho Olso nnd tho Alsno were the scenes
of particularly heavy firing. French
trench mortars blew up n German ammu
nition depot near CJucnnoviercs, between
tho Olso nnd the Alsne.
Tho Hrltlali odlclnl statement denies
tho German ofllclnt report of tho loss
of four Urltlsh aeroplanes.
The following olllclal report from Urlt
lsh headqunrtcrs In Franco was Issued
by tho picsx bureau:
"Two small enterprises were successfully
carried out near Armentieres. Hostllo
ttenches were entered nnd their occupants
disposed of. The enemy losses nro e.ttl
inild at 70 killed. Our losses wero
trilling.
Today there wero artillery bombard
' ments on both sides about Ypres.
"Tim rpnnrt pent out hv the German
wireless on December 15 Hint wo had lost
four aeroplanes Is untrue."
Today's statement Issued by tho French
War Olllco lepoits activity at many
points on tho fi tint. Tho text of the com
munique follows:
"In Uelglum thcro was bomb lighting
in tho region of tho dunes. I'atiol en
counters occurred south of the small fmt
of Givcnchy, In Artols, between the
Sommo and the Olso.
"In ClmmpuEnc east of the butte of
Mesnll a bombaidment of Hip French
ttenches was stopped by tho Ficnch bat
teries. "In Lorraine there was a cannonade on
the Nomeny-Alnoy fiont."
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BBrtLIN, Dec. 17 The War Onice Is
sued the following report this afternoon:
"Southeast of Armtntlerns and beforo
Hellwerden the English penetrated our
trenches, but wero driven out
"Had weather has hlndeied lighting on
the western front. However, thcro have
been engagements with grenades nnd
mines, and the usual artillery duels havo
taken place "
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