The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-12
MANIA FOR K
COST HIM
Poor Player, but Always Won From Enjoys of Allies
and Central Powers, Which Explains in Part
His Country's Plight.

draught horses, presented to King Mich
olas by the Car of Russia. they re-
FUSED 10 carry the provisions milan
and neglected TO repair the road he
tween Medua and Scutari. The pro-
visions were partly looted by the Mon
tenegrins. who sold them to the Alba
mans. and partly allowed TO deterio-
tate.
Instead the road between .Jacova and
Scutari. which the Austrians will now In
all probability use in advancing to
Scutari, was thoroughly repaired by the
Montencgrins Immediately after they
occupied this city with Austria's tacit
consent.
There is every reason to believe that
a secret agreement was concluded be-
tween Montenegro and Austria last
August during the conference between
frince Peter and Major Hupka. at which
the late Austrian Minister at Cettiuge.
Baron otto, is believed to ,have been
present. According to this agreement,
Austria promises Montenegro territorial
coiniiensations in Novibazar and Albania,
llcluding of course Scutari. which the
Montenegrins had to occupy al once
against the cessisn Of Mount Loychen,
which the Austrians prepared to capture
at AN early date soon after crushing
Serbia with the help Of the Germans and
Bulgnrians. Evidently some provision
WIS Init'tf Ior inc restoration of the
Prince of WED as Mprct OF Albania who
In fact has been at Irisrcnd more than
a month waiting to advance toward
Durazzo.
The agreement was conditional on the
success OF the Austro-,;.rman invasion
OF serbia and in fact 1t was confirmed
or rectihed last October. News OF IL
was brought Ia Rome by a British officer
who. II Is reported. secured "A copy of IL
| al t'pfflp',, rtgh.I g.. S,,,,,. ..1 -.
there TO Avloha. where. h" came 10
li'lN on a torpedo boat at full speed.
Tie reason the Allies and especially
ltaIN DID not take any action against
Montenegro after they had secured evil
dcnre that the King was in leagu. with
Austria has not been explained. Posi-
bly, II was one Of the Allies many mis-
takes.
1t is impossible tina. the Montenerr,ns
did not know that tn" Abstracts were
preparing TO attack the Lovchen last
month When the attack was imminent
King Nicholas gent Gen. Martinoyich 10
take charge ~ the defence OF the noun
tan and placed him in command OF n
few Thousand men. Gen. Martlnoyich
Is VIGOROUSLY pro-Italian and his APP
poiniment evidently satisfied the Allies
that the Montcnegrins Intended to de-
fend the I.ovchen.
Meanwhile King Nicholas dismissed
the cabinet and appointed a new one.
with Minskov!ch, who is rotoriously pro-
Austrian. - Premier.
Then the Austriaus attacked the
LoNchen. They first occupied the viii
lage, OF Niras. which was defended by
a company Of Austrian deserters and
ihe' assembled to kuk. which they CON
pu"red without hardly firing u SHOT. Il
would have been absolutely Impossible
Tor the Austrians T." climb up the sides
"t the mountain had the Lovchen been
defended instead. the only troops CON
sisted of the I00 Austrians deser..rs a,
Miras. who we're killed to n man by the
Nu~tri"ns before they reached kuk by
surprise.
Gen. Martinovich. with "A handful OF
mon, resolu'ely attacked the AuStrians
ana drove them away from kuk. hut the
AHStr!hi's wer" 11,"0O strong and they
ha'l heavy artillery. 50. az they At
tempted an envelopiue movement agalns,
the Noutor"Erius nv way ~ Rudua and
Threatened 20 ou' them of. zen. Martin
ovi'I' abandoned the defence Of the
l.n,' hon. which IN" Austrians occupied
Hardly any more fighting followed.
heoauS" Immediately the King and court
abandoned 'ettini" and went frs, To
fodI"r.tza and then To- Scutari. while
orders wer" given to Mtrko o;uikano-
Wien, President Of the Council Of state,
l" hand over the capital 20 the Aus
TRANS and initiate negotiations for an
armistice. as agreed upon long ago.
The only Austrian fighting In Monte
negro 50 far consisted Of the attack Of
the L.ovch,n. besides the pressure along
the frontier by the Austrian army under
i'n koevess, II is feared tha, more
lighting. I"a. fighting too. Will follow.
Tn" AuStrians viii find IL very ii.tiCult.
" not impossible. to disarm tie Monte
nerrius, Who. under IA" leadership of
Gc". M~tr'nuvivh. are now opposing lie.
siStiu,. IN iro Interior.
los-'hl, tn" Nus'riaus VIII u'.upy
Montenegro lu order 20 advaur" against
tuIa22" and \tlurA from the North. TO-
Sether with the Bulgarians from the
cast. This may explain why the attack
against StlouiCa has been POSTPONED,
siur" obviously an easy Invasion ~ NJ
hania vii not fa'l ~ impress the Greeks
more favorahly Than m unsuccessful
attack against S~al"nic,. aud possibly
might lead 20 their intervention IN favor
~ IN" central Empires.
The -\listriaUs count a great deal on
the support ~ their friends. the Al
hau!anS. vino for Centuries have had
their clergy subsidized by Emperor
Francis Joseph and his predecessors
Tho Alhaui,us ALREADY have aided the
AustrlauS in Montenegro and northern
Albania. Iul urdnuhr"lly hoth the cath.
nlir 'rih,~ men and the MoslcmS are now
, fully ynuvic"d hat since Serbs, and
Montenegro have been conquered by the
Nustritns. y viii he safer to side with
them than with the Allies. In contra,
and southern Albania the Austrians
with the Mpret and his followers and
th' representatives NJ the Sultan of Tur-
! key, now hop" To have nothing to d.
but advanc" In a so'call"d military