New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-22
Albania Sends 20. 900
Men to Aid Noun
taineerS.
KING NICHOLAS
NAMES LEADER
Threat of Revolt by Gen
eral Prevented Sur
render.

LONDON. j an. Zl.-AuStrlau armies
have resumed the conquest Of what
remains of Montenegro, Vienna en-
nounced to-day.
Meanwhile the valiant Montene
grins, headed by their aged King and
his sons, are retiring through the
mountains toward Albania. To aid
in extricating the troops an appeal
has been issued 10 the Allies for as
sistance such as was rendered the
Serbs.
Complete command of the Monte
negrin troops, according TO Rome al.
vices, has been intrusted TO General
Martinovich. For several days the
report has been current here that II
was General Martinovich, backed by
the army, who refused 10 agree TO
the peace King Nicholas had ar
ranged with Austria.
Before the threat of open revol,
the King was obliged TO yield and
throw in his lot with that of his
soldiers, or face the loss Of his
thronS
Essad Pacha Sends Troops.
Essad Pacha. the Provisional
President Of Albania. is also reported
from Rome 10 be rushing 10000
troops 10 the assistance of the hard
pressed mountaineers. II was Essad's
soldiers who also protected the re
tirement Of the Serbs to Scutari.
while last month the Albanian leader
was said to have sided with the Allies
and declared war on Austria and
Bulgaria.
Scutari, on which the Montenegrins
are retiring. is being hastily fortified
by the Albanisns and Serbs already
concentrated there.
One Austro- Hungarian division j. sd
vancing in the general Cettnle-Pod-
goritzs direction. while another Is NOV
ing south along the Adriatic coast
toward Antivari. according 20 ADVICE
from Geneva. Other detachments Or
less strength are reported TO be 'n
Albania within fifteen kilometres o.
Scutari.
The Montenegrin Consul in Paris
makes the official announcement that
all negotiations between Montenesr"
and Austria have been broken of and
that Montenegro has decided to fght TO
the bitter end.
Official Montenegrin Denial.
Tho official announcement from ths
consulate says:
"Iazare Miouchekovitch, the Prime
,;,is,e, and the Minister of Foreign
Affairs OF Montenegro, arrived A.
Rrinds Al last night, accompanying
Queen Milena and the prlncesses on
,beir WAY 10 France. lie telegrsphs 10
Louis Drunet. Montenegrin charge
d'Agaires at Paris, that the King ana
the government have energetically re
fused all the Austrian conditions, and
that Montenegro will continue the
war 70 the bitter end.
"Klrg Nicholas and his two sons re-
main with the troops 10 organize the
resistance and facilitate, m case or
necessity. the retreat Of the valorous
army. The King expresses the hope
that the Allies will eventually provide
him with effective aid in extricating
the army. as has already been done FOR
The Serbian army.
"The maleyolent insinuations OF
which Montenegro has been the victim,
founded on partisan news from the
enemy, have distressed the Kings gov
ernment u. Miouchekovitch hopes that
the last tragic experience undergone by
his country will show her heroic fdel-
ity 20 her allies, 20 her pas, and 20 her
future. and will end the unjust cam
paign.
Officials Leave for France.
"The Premier is waiting Al Brindisi
for the diplomatic body, which IS due
20 arrive there to-day and with ihe
members Of which he will travel TO
Lyons"
THE Daily Telegraph's' Milan cor
respondent gives what he says IS the
inside story Of Montenegro negotia-
tons with Austria regarding the capit-
ulation of Montenegro.
since the defeat Of Serbia says
the correspondent, The court party.
fearing a similar fate for Montenegro,
had advised King Nicholas 70 surren.
der as the only salvation. The King
sent for General Martinsyitch 20 de
fend the approaches to- the eslitaI