New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-14
ordon Thinks Them
Already Under leu
ton Control.
IOVCEN'S FALL
IMPERILS ITALY
Germans Excited and
Angry Over Allied
Occupation of Corfu.

Occupation of Corfu.
io,son. Jan. 1s.-Agreement between
,,.r,a and Montenegro for an ar
,I..is. announced here tonight, is re
..,s,s IS the last act Of the little
,ouptrv Of Montenegro after the cap
.r-. - Mount Lovcen by the Austr1ans
.v, them the certainty of taking Get
.,,,. the capital. snd--of greatest i'm
,o-,ssce-6omination of the Adriatie.
n,spatches from Paris say word has
,.,n received there that the Montene-
rim government has taken measures 10
rseuste Cettlnie at once, but has de-
,,S.s 70 keep up the struggle against
-. Austr.ans This is considered
.oubtful here. 'he best posted men IN
Io,do, believing that Montenegro
practically has passed under Austrian
,on,-ol. The chief significance OF TINS
;,.. not lie i'm the small territorial
,eouisition, which is less than Serbia
ht in Nontenegro's Adriatic front iy-
;,v sIongside the Austrian main often
,y, naval station of Csttaro, where
.o.Ssv's dispatches announce, the en-
,re Austrian feet. including three
i,s,6,ough-s is assembled, and from
which the recent naval raid vas mace
,gsin,t Italian transports going TO the
relief Of Serbia.
Rome reports show that the fail Of
Noun. Lovcen has caused great con-
tsrr among Italians, who regard II as
serious menace 10 Italy. Not only
Goes il give Austria domination OF the
Adrstic coast. but it opens her way
10 invade Northern Albania, where the
rs,iyes already have taken the Aus
tnsn SIDE.
Urge Allies to Help.
Italian newspapers appeal 70 the AL
Au Tor immediate Intervention to
pst. Montenegro from the fate OF
Serbia. King Nicholas Of Montenegro
i quoted as saying.
"Joveen is the Olympus Of our race,
the cradle Of the dynasty, the strong
tolG which resisted the invasion OF the
Turks, even when they reached the
walls Of Vienna Lovcen is more
precious than II II were a colossal
cismond."
King Victor Emmanuel. Baron Son
nno, the Foreign Minister, and Prem
isF Saisnora are reported holding con
ssnt conferences and the Cabinet is
meeting frequently.
Italy bad 70 much AZ stake that Brit
hh officials and diplomats had been
waiting snU0usly Tor the steps she
would take 10 relieve Montenegro and
vile same time avert another Austri-
10 extension on the Adriatic. They
sre aware that Italy had once before
lieNented Austria from gaining terri
nnsl concessions from Montenegro
Tear Cattsro By emphaticslly objecting
" the treaty made in 1912. AS Italy
o. then member Of the Triple Ali
nee, Austria reluctantly yielded 70 the
NAlisn objection.
ltaly's Aid Fails.
was believed that dynastic reasons
'y0ia play part IN Italy's assistance
Montenegro, as King Nicholas s
,,susnter is the wife OF the King of
"aiy but help from that quarter did
soi arrive, as the Italian expedition
,a landed further south, in Albania,
'ho has not been heard from since.
me London Times" asserts that
y ly's interests i'm Montenegro arc as
Iportant as England's in the opening
me Dardanclles and that the pro
TeStNe 'e ennlhi.ation Of Montenegro
,r n haVe ierTeaching maritime conse-
ices IN the eastern Mediterranean.
rItet'ln newspapers point out the po-
Ma Importance of the capture of
,,.-lt' .-n' Lovcen, which has rendered i'm
s'Dse s,. o. realization Italian domina-
row. row ~ 'he Adrlatic, which the Italians
vS'uered ~, the principal object of the
me me Overseas News Agency says:
rTeS Papers note the fact that before
entered the war she had made il
.e,., pliu pal condition for maintaining
~, ,iaily that Mount Loycen should
Tbe,. re attacked by Austria Hungary.
We also institute comparisons be
trs u. 'he fruitless efforts Of the en-
Hnnn.a.lian a'alian army against the Austro-
Hnrssaa...shs with the brilliant Austro-
nul....aD .aD achievements performed ST
vas 'I;.aeously !. with bitter fighting that
progress on other fronts"
Dnve at Salonica Developing.
Of Is ae r. dispatches SAY that the attack
forees 5eutonic allies on the Entente
velons5u ueiendine Salonica is being de
the A,s.on on large scale, according To
rale 'ae9s S,lI correspondent OF the "Gior-
Tsoay's date. . ''''"e "''u''
,aesns V"eiman commander Of the at
vn -. forces, says the correspondent,
and T"rGe T1Se use of Austrian, Bulgarian
o. the 44sn 4n forces. The participation
add. br. ,urhs has been doubtful. he
win BE- ~, 1t is now certain that they
The Included in the attacking army.
Tie S,,nr.pO RANT railroad bridge over
NlYer, at Demir-Hissar, has
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