The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1916-01-20
MONTENEGRO ASKS
PEACE OF AUSTRIA
Announcement Is Made by Hun.
garian Premier.
KING HAS ACCEPTED TERMS
Count Tisza Tells Parliament "Uncon-
dltlonal Laying Down OF Arms" Was
Requested and Ruler Agreed
to Quit Fighting.

Berlin, Jan, 1S.-Montenegro has I'M
conditionally surrendered to Austria.
She will lay down her arms. She is
the first OF the European belligerents
to sue for peace in the Is months OF
fighting, Terms will be discussed at
once. 1t Is believed they will include
the cession OF Mount Lovcen to Aus
tria and the northern Albanian town of
Scutari to Montenegro.
Premier Makes Announcement.
Announcement OF the submission of
the little mountain kingdom was made
by general headquarters Of the Austro-
Hungarian army and by Count Tisza,
the Hungarian premier, before the
Hungarian parliament.
The official announcement says:
THE king and government of Monte
negro on January 3 asked for cessa-
ton Of hostilities and the opening OF
peace negotiations. The Austro-Hun-
garian government answered that this
would not be possible unless the Mon
tenegrin army should Internationally
lay down its arms.
The Montenegrin army on Sunday
accepted these terms"
Count Tisza, addressing the Hungar-
ian parliament, said:
Montenegro has asked for peace.
I'VE asked that beforehand Monte
negro Internationally lay down her
arms.
Just now news has arrived that the
unconditional laying down of arms has
been accepted.
Peace negotiations will be entered
into Immediately"
First Peace Celebration.
The premiers announcement caused
q tremendous sensation. A deep silence
followed his words and then parlia-
ment broke into commotion. Shouts
OF Joy made the ancient chamber ring.
The news quickly spread to the
streets and the entire city joined in
the first peace celebration.
One Of First Nations in War.
The sudden announcement of Mon
tenegro's capitulation came on the
heels OF dispatches quoting her king
and cabinet ministers to the effect that
the nation would never surrender. 1t
was declared they would fight to the
last man; that Montenegro never had
been conquered and never would be.
Montenegro was one OF the first ma
.tions to enter the war. She recalled
her ambassador at Vienna on August
3. 1914, only few days after the final
Her wild mountain people thronged to
arms at the kings call Among the
most warlike OF European peoples,
their mountain Businesses had never
been trodden by the foot of an enemy.
The Montenegrins had fired the first
gun of the first Balkan war.
Never Captured Before.
When the Serbs had been complete
ly subjugated the Austro-Hungarians
diverted great forces for final and
complete accounting with the Monte
negrins The Austrians attacked on
two frontiers. the eastern and south
western. On the latter front land and
sea operations resulted in the capture
of Mount Loycen, which nev"- before
had been In the hands of % enemy of
Montenegro. 1t was the backbone of
their defense and thorn in the side
OF the Austrians, as it dominated Cat
taro, their great naval base and key
to the Adriatic.
On January 13 the fall of Cetinje,
capital of Montenegro, was announced.
The Montenegrin army was said to be
falling back into Albania, across its
southern frontier.
Montenegro was the smallest OF the
allied countries. Her area was less
than 5000 square miles, but 1t com
prised a wild region OF mountains and
forests which never had bowed knee to
an enemy.
Her army at the outbreak of the
war numbered about 10000 out of
population Of about 225,0O0.
The effect Of Montenegro's action in
seeking a separate peace on some of
the other wavering nations is the sub
ject of general discussion here.