Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-15
Capital Is Lost and Time
Is Believed at Hand to
Negotiate Peace
LONDON WONDERS
AT ITALIAN STAND
Austrian Victory Threatens
Domination Of Adriatic
and Italy's Coast

0SA1O ACoAy - OOS*0S
London, Jan. 14.-A wireless
Ilspatch from Rome, reiterating
the report Of an armlstice be-
tween Austria and Montenegro,
states that It was Austria which
proposed cessation Of hostiIities,
with the purpose Of negotiating
separate peace.
Vienna, Jan. 14.-The capture
j, Of cettlnje, capital Of Montenegro,
was announced by the war office
today.
The official announcement states:
"The capital Of Montenegro is In
our hands. Our troops, pursuing
the beaten enemy, yesterday after
noon entered cettinJe. The resi-
dence Of the Montenegrin king and
the town are unchanged. The
population is calm.'
The fall Of Cettinjie before the in.
tading Austrian forces, which great
" outnumber the comparatively small
Montenegrin armies, was regarded as
j question of only a short time after
he capture by the Austrians of Mount
\ Lovcen. Cettinjie Is only six miles
lrom that stronghold.
The present location of the Monten-
ifoI ic foi hlf
assumed the seat of government was
removed to some point in the interior
when It became apparent that Get
tinjie was in peril. King Nicholas and
the officials of his government prob.
ably have taken refuge In the noun
tains.
With Cettinjie in the hands of the
Austrians, the Montenegrins are hem.
med IN on almost every side and, un-
like the Serbians, have little oppor-
tunity to retreat beyond the borders OF
their country. It is doubtful whether
they would be able to escape into
northern Albania and should they do
80, they would be opposed by the hos
tile tribes of that region.
Cettinjie is small and unpreten-
tious town. It is situated in narrow
valley at an elevation of 1000 feet.
London, Jan. 15.-1t is authoritative
" announced today that the reported
offensive of the Teutonic allies
against Salon1ki did not occur. Ru-
mors that the attack had been begun
against the forces Of the allies appar-
emily originated in the activity of the
French in blowing up the bridges con-
Meeting Saloniki with the road over
which the attackers would normally
travel.
The rumors that Austria and Mon
tenegro have suspended hostilities to
discuss arrangements whereby fur
ther warfare on Montenegnn soil
should be stopped, may be based on
the fact that the Austrian advance in
Montenegro has become 80 slow that
suspicion Of a suspension Of hostilities
is naturally aroused. Many military
critics, however, are OF the opinion
that Montenegro Is now il such po-
sition that some form Of arrangement
with her adversary has become imper-
ative.
Speculation is rife as to the attitude
which Italy has adopted with regard
to the invasion of Montenegro by the
Austrians which constitutes grave
menace to Italian interests.
Italy Being Watched.
The fact that Italy's superior fleet
did not prevent an Austrian squadron
from assisting in the reduction Of
Mount Lovcen which dominates the
harbor Of Cattaro, is being commented
upon and experts suggest that 1taly's
action in the present juncture should
be awaited before Judgment is passed.
News Of the developments in the
military operations in Galicia and Bes-
sarabia is awaited with much interest.
Beyond a general review ci the Rus
sian offensive movement, Austria gives
today but little light on the happen
ings on her eastern front. The Aus
trian military authorities affirm that
the sole result Of the Russian Often
sive to date has been the pushing
back of one Austrian battalion for a
foxu hundred wards