THE BALKANS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15487, 14 January 1916, Page 8

THE BALKANS.

IN MONTENEGRO. CAPTURE OF MOUNT LOVCHEN. AUSTRIAN ADVANCE. (By Cable.—Frees AMSTERDAM, January 12. An Austrian communique says:— "We captured twenty-six guns on Mount- Lovchen." (Received January ,13th, 10.15 p.m.) VIENNA, January 13. An official communique says:— "Our offensive against the Montenegrins is progressing. Our troops advancing across Mount Lovchen, drove the enemy over to Niegushi." • Niegushi is a small town on the south- east side of iMount Lcjvchein, close to Cettigne.

" TOO LATE " AGAIN.

BITTER ITAMAN COMMENT. LONDON, January 12. The ijilan correspondent . of the "Daily Chronicle" says the .capture of Mount Lovchen brings a bitter and sorrowful disillusionment to the Press. The great mass of the people consider that it equals a. grave national defeat.

The Milan newspaper • "Secolo" states that Montenegro, left with 25,000 defenders, resembles "Serbia. It is nowfeared that the Austrians will sweep over Northern Albania —another exasperating instance of "too late."

MONTENEGRIN CAPITAL TRANSFERRED.

ROME, January 12. The fall of Mount Lovchen was due to lack of ammunition. As 'Mount Lovchen commands Cettigne, the capital of Montenegro has been transferred to Podgoritza.

THE SERBIAN ARMY.

TRANSFERRED TO CORFU. ALLIES' NOTIFICATION T6 GREECE. (Received January lS.th. 10 p.m.) ATHENS, January 13. The Entente Powers have notified Greece that,-in order to.sava ■ tiu &er-

bian Army from starvation, they have transferred them to Corfu. A French force has been landed on Corfu to make the necessary preparations, but this must not be .regarded .as an occupation of the island. The French troops have occupied the Achilleion. Fourteen warships of unknown nationality are cruising around the island. SORROWS OF SERBIA. CHILDREN SENT TO SLAVERY. ("Times" and "Sydney Sun" Services.) (Received January 13th, 5.5 p.m.) PARIS, January 12. The "Echo de Paris" says that ablebodied Serbian children have been transported to Austria and Germany to work in the fields and factories. Only old people and babies now remain in Serbia. KING OF SERBIA. AN O'BRENOyiTCH APPOINTED. LONDON, January lU. The Rome correspondent of the "Daily News" states that the illegitimate son of King Milan Obrenovitch, who has been living in Vienna since the war began,- has been sent vo Belgrade and proclaimed King of Serbia. King Peter Kara-Georgevitch succeeded to the throne of Serbia after the murder ©£ King Alexander, of the Obrenovitch dynasty, in 1903.