The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-01-21
MONTENEGRO
SUES FOR PEACE.
Was Hemmed In on All Sides
by Austrian Armies
FIRST TO ASK TERMS
sarian capital-king Nicholas
Whereabouts Unknown-Turks
Beaten.


and with all lines of retreat cut of
except into Albania, where hostile
tribesmen must be faced Montenegro
has asked Austria Hungary for peace
and her request has been granted The
unconditional laying down of arms by
Montenegro was made the basis OF
the opening of peace negotiations and
Montenegro accepted these terms inn
posed by the dual monarchy
This announcement was made Off
cially by the Austrian war office and
the fact made known to the Hungar-
ian Parliament by Premier Tisza
whose speech met with an ovation on
the part OF the members of the cham
bers. Thus comes the first with
drawal of any belligerent from either
of the alliances which have been
fighting with each other since Au-
gust, 1914.
II had been conceded for many days
that the situation of Montenegro
was critical. Although the army OF
that little kingdom fought valiantly
against the Austro- Hungarians, 1t was
(,
lack of guns and, It has been stated
shortage in commissariat supplies
10 the task of holding back the armies
that had, in conjunction with their
allies, succeeded In crushing Serbia
Although the Montenegrin capital
and many of its important towns had
fallen into the hands OF the Austro
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well on their way TO Montenegro's
chief eaport-Antivari, last ao-
counts had the Montenegrin govern
ment at Scutari. The whereabouts of
King Nicholas is not known.
The King and the government of
Montenegro on Jan. 13 asked a ces
sation of hostilites and opening of
peace negotiations. ii was officially
announced by Austro- Hungarian head
quarters.
The Austro- Hugarian government
replied to Montenegro that peace ne
gotiations were only possible if the
Montenegrin army unconditionally laid
down its arms, the headquarters
statement, as received here from
Vienna, says. The Montenegrin gov
ernment, adds the statement, accept
ed the conditions.
The Overseas News Agency in Ber-
lin announced that Count Tisza, the
Hungarian premier, had announced
IN the Hungarian Parliament that
Montenegro had asked for peace.
Montenegro was asked uncondi-
tionally TO lay down her arms and
the offer had been accepted. the
premier declared, according TO the
news agency report.
Count TisZa announced that peace
negotiations Will begin at once. 1t
is understood here that King Nicho-
as will leave his country with other
members of the royal family and go TO
Italy. In all probability an Austrian
will be named to the throne of the
tiny kingdom. which had withstood
invading armies for decades.
Montenegro did not sign the treaty
Of London, binding England. France.
Russia and Italy to conclude no sepa
rate peace.
The British and the Russians in
Mesopotamia and the Caucasus re-
gon. respectively, are pressing the
Turks hard The army of King
George proceeding to the relief on the
British forces at KutelAmara has
driven the Ottomans TO within six
miles of the beleaguered town on the
Tigris.
The Russians In their drive along
the front of nearly 100 miles in the
Caucasus have won additional points
II vantage from the Turks. especially
in the Arasa and lnid valley regions
Constantinople admits this. but says
that south Of the Arasa, i'm hand 10
hand fighting i'm q Russinan advanced
position heavy casualties were infic-
led on Russians by the Turks
On the other fronts little fighting
Of moment has taken place The
British and French guns in France
and Belgium have been busy bonn
harding German trenches, while on
the Russian front there has been
lighting only ut isolated points from
the Riga region to Bukowina.
The Italians, through concen-
trated artillery fire on trenches near
Oslavia. taken from them recently by
the Austro- -Hungarlans. have forced
out the invaders and again occupied
their former positions.
According to the semi-oficial Over
seas News Agency of Berlin. entente
allied troops have landed at Phalerum.
po-, five miles southwest of Athens
and once the port of the Greek CAPT
ial. The newspapers. the agency says
interpret this as part of preparations
looking TO the overthrow of King
Constantine and the placing of Eleu-
therios Venizelos, the former premier.
who has always sided with the enten-
te powers at the head of Greek re-
public.