The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-25
Montenegro May Have to Fight to b
Able to Keep Scutari and New
Frontier Lines. 3ef
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ITALY INTERESTED IN MATTER
Armed Intervention May Come if
Neighbors Need Help-An
Europe Alarmed. &5~

London, April 25.-1n diplomatic
quarters here the belief prevails that
Montenegro has been called to ac-
count by the powers on the Scutarf
question and it is reported that Mon
tenegro offered an informal suggest
ion regarding the new frontier line in
this district, giving her territorial
and extra advantages, including the
possession of the town of Berdicka<
and both banks of the Byoana river.
= According to the latest news Aus
Ftria has not stipulated any time limit
for the evacuation of Scutari. It is
reported that an. Austrian expedition
Of $4,000 men is organized to coerce
the Montenegrins if necessary. T.,
= Hungarian Note. + !,
/, London, April 24.--...r ake simmedi-
ate combined action to turn the Mon
tenegrins out of Scutari or we win DO
it alone" declares a circular note
sent by the Austria-Hungary govern
ment to the powers. The note yfrtu..
ally is an ultimatum. ! - +.
f. The prestige of European nations Is
violated, says the note, and it de-
mands the powers to decide promptly
on the steps to be taken TO- restore
that prestige '~:: ~
Nicholas Defiant. .~@
Cettinje, April 25.-"Scutari from
today is Montenegrin," is the defiant
reply of King Nicholas to the Euro
pean invitation to surrender the hard
won Turkish citadel. =.
The king made the. statement in
the course of speech, delivered from
the balcony of the royal palace:
Among the audience were the minis
tiers of the Balkan states, who came
to congratulate him. He added:
SHOULD Europe still think Of
snatching Scutari from Montenegro,
which has given her life blood to take
it, Europe will have to carry out the
task by force of arms "
Italy Interested. ~~.-
Rome, April pa very active Ak
change of communications between
Rome and Vienna over Scutari is go
ing on. Italy and Austria-Hungary
are directly interested in the question
of the future of Albania. Austria
Hungary appears determined to act
alone, if she is not backed by the oth-s
er powers in obtaining the evacuation
of Scutari by the Montenegrins, and
an European conflict is almost certain
to be the result of such action, &C.
cording to opinion here. If Montene-
gro refuses to abide by the decision Of
the powers, it is feared here that =
collective armed European interven-
ton is inevitable. -. ..".s, a. -
Russia is Worried. s."gi
St. Petersburg, April 25.-The cap
ture of Scutari has caused great an1saa
iety and activity in diplomatic circle9X
here. The Russian foreign minister
Sergius Sazonoff, was busy all day;
comforting with ambassadors and ex5
changing kilograms with the Europa
can chancellories. H. @ss, - Ms
It is understood that Russian diplos
macy prefers to leave the initiative to-
France and Great Britain and it is bel
lieved that neither will countenancs
any form of coercion with respect to-
Montenegro. Russia herself cannots
do so without straining to the break Sss3
ing point the patience Of her slaveo
phile ruling classes. ,s5 B s=Is III. Es
sIss|1aaIf : aaaa assesaIa 4
tiers. the only possible course is for
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