New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-24
MOntenegrinS EXaggerate
Losses, Saw Americans

Rome, Jan. %. Additional light as
20 the situation in Montenegro. Al
bsnia and Serbia has been obtained
through G. ". Brakeman and K. J.
Strong. OF the American Sanitary Com
mission. and George /. Lor.lard, who
has been in Serbia for the United
States government 20 protect the in
tereSts Of Austrian prisoners held by
the Serbians
Mr. Brakeman and Mr. Strong arrived
al the American Embassy to-day. nav
ing left san Giovanni di Modua for
Brindisi I'm ore of the last vessels to
depart from that abandoned Albanian
town. Mr. Lorillard has been IN Rome
for several days.
Views expressed by Mr. Brakeman
and Ny Strong are that the so-calied
sancunary NOutcnegrln battles have
.n reality not been very heavy and
that not forty men had been wounded
there in six months. The Montene-
grin government, they said, was IN
readiness Co leave the country Tor
italy or Greece whenever the step te-
came necessary.
Mr. LorIard did not deny the views
Of Mr. Brakeman and Mr. Strong. which
also indicated that since the beginning
of the war the Aontenegrln govern
meu- had an understanding with the
Aust~ians which made 10 unsafe for
any ATTEMPTS 10 bee maze az receiving
succor from Italy or other Entente Al
lies
81 wish TO say" said Mr.. Lorillara'
chat Italy has done fine work as lar
as she was able % helping the Sero-
JAMS She has kept her good taith m
getting food and other supplies 10 ths
Serbs and refugees.
Mr.. Lorillard said the sanitary con-
ditions Of the Serb army were very
bad There were 100000 men now
catered along the coast from Scutari
10 Durazzo. Typhus. cholera ana
SMALLPOX we're prevalent. and the roa's
wei, Uttered with starving and dying
men and horses. The Sero ans We're
tired out They had been VISITED 'o2
much Dy charity comm sslons ana AH'
received too much advice ana 700 Htl.s
help too many French, ing iish 4ht
Italian officers had visited them, but
9TH no recommending sold ers 90 give
them real assistance. GOD was NeIF
scarce in Montenegro. but any he4p
must now come from Austria. Mr. Lor-,
lizard said that be had 10 personal
orinion to express in regard 10 me sig
milton and that his statement merriV
elected things he had seen or CONVEX
sat0ns he had he'd.
sir. Brakeman. who has long been on
the Adr.atIc coast, said; .,,
eff is true that the Entente Alles
.ert hundreds o. tons OF food ana mu-
r-tiors 20 San Giovanni cl Meoua AT
GREAT risks. The harbOr there ls q saIe
one from attack. King Nicholas now
ever. would not come Tor the supp.e'
or eend for them. Instead, ] saw ms
soldiers carry away loads Of furniture
for his palace. The ship on winch we
left Albania was fred upon by aero
rlares and submarines as we were lea'-
mo San Giovanni di Medua.
"Tbe price of bread when we lett was
10 francs per klo l2.20 pounds, while
tav was selling for francs per hio
and sugar at 10 francs"
Dr. Edward ". Ryan, OF the An1erl-
can Red Cross. who has recently Dteh
i'm Montenegro. witnessed the battle on
Mount Lovcen He could hear the roar
of the heavy bombardment and see the
.hcu, bursting ON the mountain. Dur
inc the lighting he had an interview
with King Nicho .as. who SAID:
elf does not make any difference 10
mo what others say. IL is certain iha1
Montenegro viii fight with her Allles
to the end
The old King, according 70 DR. Ryan
then raised his sword and solemniy
said. "With this 20 the last Where-
upon he followed his soldiers 70 Mount
Lovccn.