The Prescott daily news., 1913-04-24
MoNTENEGRiNs ARE NOW IN POSSESSION AND HOW TO DIs-
 LODGE THEM IS PROBLEM.
EUROPEAN PEACE AT STAKE
Purpose to Hold Scutari, and Will Probably Succeed, Despite
 Great Odds Against Him.

London, April 24-The taking of Scutari is regarded by diplomats here with the utmost gravity, as it serious ly complicates the already strained European situation.
 By capturing the Turkish strong hold the smallest kingdom in Europe flagIantly defed six great nations and seriously impaired the harmony of the concert of the powers.
 With an international feet made up of British, French, German, Austria Hungarian and Italian warships and sanctioned by Russia. menacing his coast, blockading his harbors and threatening to land marines If he did not desist. the imperturbable King Nicholas went serenely on beleaguer ing Scutari and finally taking it Not. only that, but he immediately declared publicly that he would hold it against the powers with the same courage that he fought for it against the Otto mans.
 Three Allies Had Signed Truce.
 The Greeks and the Servians con cluded an agreement with Turkey similar 10 that made between Bull garia and Turkey, by the terms of which hostilities are to be suspended for 10 days. This left Montenegro. the first to open hostilties. the only one of the Balkan allies fighting.
 The Grecian and Turkish govern ments also have agreed to begin the repatriation of Turkish prisoners of war. Five thousand have been sent to the Turkish seaport of Mersina, in Asia Minor.
 The whole of Southern Albania has been cleared of means of subsistence by the various armies, which have marched through the territory, and famine reigns among the remaining inhabitants everywhere.
 Powers Plans All Upset.
 By taking Scutari King Nicholas upset all the nicely laid plans of the great powers for the settlement of the Balkan allies war agansJ Turkey.
 One of the main stipulations of the triple alliance and the triple entente was 10 give Albania autonomous gov ernrcut, with Scutari for it's capital. Now the Monteneertns have Scutari, and how to dislodge them without fighting the little kingdom is the nut that the powers will have to crack. IL is believed that the willy King Njch- olas demonstrated that he would not 'seil out when he turned down al ai- legged cash offer of millions to lift the siege of Scutari. If that story was true it hardly can be expected that the king will consider a cash offer, now that his soldiers are in posses. sion of the coveted city and vilayet.
 King Declared He'd Enter City.
 When the powers first served notice on Nicholas that he must desist he was quoted as saying; T will enter Scutari at the head of my troops or l will never return to Cettinje alive.
 We are fighting for our lives and against starvation. We have to have more territory You cannot raise grain on rocks. Death in battle is preferable to life the way we have been forced to live"
 While all of the six. powers ap. proved of the international blockade and five of them mad ships in the fleet, 1t was almost a certainty that if any power opened actual hostilites against Montenegro it would immedi- ately have precipitated complications that might have brought on the dread ed European war which every diplo- mat publicly belttled but secretly feared