AUSTRIA
DREADNOUGHT DISASTER IN A DOCKYARD. SIX DESTROYERS DAMAGED. Received 17, 12.15 a.m. Rome, October 15. A message from Trieste states that a fire at Mont A'lcone arsenal destroyed the scaffolding of an Austrian Dreadnought which, was ready for launching on Monday. The vessel crashed to the ground, and six destroyers were damaged. Many workmen have been arrested on suspicion of incendiarism.
"'LONG LIVE iPRINZIP!" POSSIBLE EXPLANATION OF THE DISASTER. 2 Received 17, 1 a.m. Rome, October 10. Five thousand were employed at the Manifalconc dockyard. The authorities Recently eagerly superseded Italians by Slavs. Seditious inscriptions have now been found on the walls, such as "Long live Prinzip, Franz Ferdinand's assassin." These point to Slav incendiarism.
A REPULSE AT VLASNITZA. SERVIANS AND MONTENEGRINS COOPERATE. Received 16, 9 p.m. Cettinje, October 15, The Servians, and Montengrins, a combined force, defeated the Austriana at ■ Vlasnitza. Many Austrians were Hilled and captured;
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 123, 17 October 1914, Page 5
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149AUSTRIA Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 123, 17 October 1914, Page 5
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