Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-24
MOntenegrins Are Ordered
to Halt Operations
Around Scutari.
ANSWER A DEFIANT ONE
Return of Recent Converts to
Their Former Faith Is Also
Insisted on.

Cettinje, Montenegro, March "a
1t is semi-officially announced that
Austria presented an ultimatum to
Montenegro today demanding a sus-
pension of the military operations
around Scutari until the entire civil
population has left the town In event
of refusal, Austria will resort to arms
against Montenegro.
In note couched in threatening
terms Austria also demanded that all
Catholics and Mohammedans in Jack
oya and the surrounding district. who
have been converted since the Monte
negrin occupation, must be restored
to their former faith.
With a view TO proving that the
conversions in question were not at
tended by any compulsion. Montene-
gro replied that it proposed to appoint
a commission, on which, besides the
Montenegrin members, there also
should be one representative of Aus
tria and another of Italy or some other
great power.
Montenegro at the same time stated
that 1t could not allow the sovereign
right of Austria to be exercised in
territory occupied by Montenegro.
AUSTRIA REFUSES ANSWER.
Austria refused to accept the answer
10 this note, ON the ground that its
wording was not seemly. In govern
ment circles here the conviction is ex-
pressed that Austria refused not on
account of the form of the reply. but
because of its contents.
The Official Journal publishes a
communication in which it is stated
that the Catholics and Mohamme edans
Of Ipek and Jakova expressed the
wish TO join the orthodox church, but
were dissuaded by the Montenegrins,
who advised them TO exercise patience.
The movement spread, however, and
when the people repeated the demand
their wish was granted.
The priest, Palic, the communica,
ton explains, was arrested for incit-
ing the Albanians against Montene-
gro. He was being taken to Ipek
for trial when he attempted to escape
and was shot.
WILL INVESTIGATE KILLING.
Vienna, March 24-Austria is send
ing the vice consul at Prisrend and
the Catholic archbishop OF Uskup to
Jakova to Investigate the killing of
Palic.
A steamer will leave Trieste at an
early date with provisions and blank
cts for the needy among the civil pop
ulation of Scutar.
FIGHT DAILY AT TCHATALJA.
Ccnstantinople, March 24.-Skirm.
ishing and fighting on the outposts
are reported daily along the Tchataljs
lines. but the general staff is deter.
mined for the present not to allow It.
self to be drawn too far beyond
Tchatalja The right wing Of the
Turkish advance. after scoring an ini.
tial advantage. seems to have failed
utterly and the Bulgarians have re,
occupied Kestandejik, which the
Turks took some days ago.
/ The commanders both at Bulair and
/ Tchatalta have declined TO adopt the
suggestion of the committee Of union
and progress for a general advance
! Bcmbardment Of Adrianople continued
. Friday without damage or losses.
ACCLAIM KING CONSTANTINE.
/ Saloniki, March 24.-King Constan
( tine arrived here yesterday and was
acclaimed by the pOpulace. The for
I eign warships fired a salute Of q guns
/ The king showed great grief, and the
meeting between him and Dowagel
Queen Olga in the death chamber wai
most affecting.
The body Of the late King George
will lie in state today. The Italian
armored cruiser San Giorgio has beer
ordered here 10 act as an escort Il
the Greek warship bearing the body o.
the late king back 10 Greece.
ITALY TO FEED ALBANIANs.
Rome. March 24.-The government
has instructed the Italian consul q
Aya.ona, Albania, to distribute sup