Harbin, Jan. 2.
The Petrograd Agency states that, according to news received from private sources in Rome, one Austrian battleship has been considerably damaged and is undergoing repairs while several other Austrian meniofwar hake been damaged, lately, by mines in the northern' Adriatic.
A telegram received from Bukherest states that the Austrian Government, in order to hinder the desertions of militiamen, who are slipping across the border into Rumania, has reinforced the fron. tier guards, who consist exclusively of Magyars and Austrians
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