Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-03
GERMAN STAND
UPON BALKAN AFFAIRS
Foreign Minister Won JagoW
Says Montenegro Shall
Not Have Scutari.

BERLIN, April 3.-Germany's position
in Balkan affairs was outlined in detail
by Gottlieb Won Jagow, the German for
eign minister in a speech before the bud
get committee of the imperial parliament
today.
He referred to the situation at Scutari
where the little kingdom of Montenegro
is defying the powers. Germany, he
said. is participating in the naval dem.
onstration on the Montenegrin coast a,
the wish Of Austria. The powers decision
is final. he added, that Montenegro. shall
not have Scutari.
Herr Won Jagow is endeavoring to OBJ
tain settlement Of the question OF the
future Of the Turkish islands in the
Aegean sea which will not endanger Tur'
keys Asiatic possessions, where Germany
wishes to preserve existing conditions
None of the European nations has yet
he said. brought up the question OF the
Dardanelles.
In the Bulgarian Roumanian contro
versy Germany, he continued rs trying
as far as possible to establish the Hoo-
manian claims.
Must Give Up Scutari.
LONDON, April 3.-Just as Montenegro
has scored her first real success by get
ting a foothold at Tarabosch. the Key &c
scutari, the warships Of the powers arr
gathering along the coast to compel mel
to give up the most percfous fruits OF
five months fighting.
After a series Of desperate engage
ments the Montenegrins. assisted oy
the ServianS, are practlcaIiy IN coHi-
mand of Tarabosch.
simultaneously with the arrival OF this
news came the information that AUSTRIAN
warships are anchored of Antfvarl. ana
that British and Italian warsnlps are on l
their way to join them for the purpose OF
making a demonstration winch ID ap-
proved by all the powers
should the demonstration prove fnef-
fective, it is understood that the NOME
negrin ports Of Antivari and Dulc1gno
will be occupied.
When the Montenegrin trouble IS out
Of the way it Is likely that the powers
will have to deal with Servia Sne mas
informed the British minister that II wa
impossible to withdraw her troops from
Scutari as Servia was bound to Monte.
negro until peace has been signed, ano
that any drawing back at the present
time would be the death knell OF tho BAL
kan alliance.
Heroically Sacrifice Lives.
CETTINJE. April 3-Great Tarabosch
Fort, which for months has held the IL
lies off Scutari, is now practically In the
hands of the Montenegrins. thanks to the
sacrifice Of 200 bomb throwers, every one
of whom lost his life In last desperate
effort to clear the way to the town. Tor
the possession Of which Montenegro is
ready to give up everything.
These bomb throWers were all picheo
men, chosen from several battallons.
C1an,herinr nm the mountainside under q
murderous fire from the Turkish guns,
they cut the wire entanglements, and,
getting to close quarters. threw bombs
among the Turks, thus opening the way
for the storming party.
ATHENS, Greece. April 3.-The will-o'
the-wisp Turkish cruiser Hamidien yes
terday sank the steamer keros IN tns
Adriatic sea- She rescued the crew ana
landed them today at Jaffa, Asia Minor
The Leros was a Greek t transport, ,o and
was engaged in Landing Seivian tsSUps
on the Adrfatfc.