New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-26
Search Every Montenegrin
House in Disarmament,
Says Vienna.
ALBANIANS SAID
TO DESERT ESSAD
Lyons Public Welcomes King
Nicholas, Who Accepts Nine.
POmpadOur's Residence.

ltHih, Jan. LO.-IIe disarmament
OF the Montencgrns, it is reported
here, is progressing favorably. Lack
OF communications. the nature Of the
i country and unfavorablc weather rem
dered it difficult for tho Montenegrin
/ government TO reach outlying districts.
IL was necessary that notice of tho
/ should reach every house. because
4 every Montenegro was armed. and this
| task, in the absence of rapid communi-
cations, was found more difficult that
at first supposed.
The Austro- Hungarian military au-
/ thorities, it is announced. are showing
much consideration for the conquered
people and have permitted the members
Of public safety organizations TO re
( tain arms, although Austro- Hungarian
troops have already assumed police
| duties.
Measures have been taken TO feed
the population, which is greatly In
need of the necessaries of life. Fiji
teen hundred Serbian soldiers, who had
taken refuge in Montenegro, were made
prisoners by the Austrians.
Trustworthy reports from Northern
Albania say that many Albanians are
joining the Austro- llungarians and
that the supporters of Essad Pacha, the
Provisional President of Albania, who
has been opposed to Austria, are
dwindling steadily.
Nothing is known by the public here
Of the terms of peace between Austria
and Montenegro This mas not even
been tie subject OF speculation by the
press. which treats this matter
Of secondary interest until the country
is completely occupied. There are in
dications, however, that the govern
ment IS not inclined 10 be severe with
Montenegro. Through the occupation
of Antivari and DulcIgno, Austria has
established an effective control over
the major part OF the Eastern Adriatic
coast.
Neither King Nicholas nor the Mon
tenegrin government withdrew the re-
quest which they made for peace. and
the capitulation has actually taken
place. The newspapers express the
opinion that King Nicholas went TO
France at the request OF the Entente
Powers. especially Italy, because OF the
impression made in these countries by
the surrender of Montenegro.
An official statement issued by the
Austro-H Hungarian Headquarters staff
under date of January % says:
"All foreign reports stating that the
fS,b. hoe kanr resumed M0nfCnp-
gro are pure inventions. The report
that King Nicholas has left his country
and his army is confirmed.
"Up 20 the present it has not been
ascertained in whose hands the real
government Of Montenegro rests. but
this j. completely without Importance
so far a. the military result OF the
Montenegrin campaign is concerned.
THE disarmng OF the Montenegrin
army is progressing without Interrupt
ton. At all places where Austro-hun-
garian troops arrive the Montenegro
battalions under the command OF their
officers surrender their arms without
DELAY. Numerous detachments from the
i districts not vet occupied by US have
notified our vanguard Of their readl-
ness to lay down their arms.
"The Austro- Hungarian force when
I occupied Scutari captured twelve can
non. five hundred rifles and two ma
| chine guns
King Nicholas Of Montenegro. &C
companiei by Crown Prince Danllo. by
Prince Peter and by Princess Militia
,nd by seven officers and thirty sol
diers of his staff, arrived here this
/ evening from Italy in King Victor I'm,
manueIs private car. He was received
/ nj the railway station by the municipal
/ authorities. who welcomed him in the
name of President Poincare. a mill
/ tarv escort attended him 10 the hotel.
+ where his wife and two daughters,
the Princesses Xenie and Nera. had
arrived last week.
NJ. Denys Cochin called at the hotel
ut which King Nicholas is stopping
soon after the latter's arrival TO wei
come him in the name of the French
government. Of which NJ Cochin is a
member without portfolio. crowd
gathered during the interview. when
lasted for twenty minutes. The King
of Montenegro later appeared twice on
the balcony OF the hotel TO pow ms
acknowledgements to the cheering
throng. He was dressed in the PIC
turesque native costume.
The Montenegrin royal family mas
decided TO accept as a residence Dulid-
ing on the banks OF the Saone RIVER
which was built for Nine. Pompadour'
The BUILDING was placed at their dis
posal by the City of Lyons.
King Nicholas has decided TO wear
civilian clothes, instead of his military
uniform. in order that he may prone
made about the city without attracting