Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-25

DoAAO NAcSc SVECACu q ulSs
lance of 100 miles.
Berlin, Jan. 25, (by wireless to Say
villa, n. Y.)-The assertion is again
made today by the Overseas News
Agency that the Montenegrins have
laid down their arms, offering no re-
sistance
THE newspapers of Berlin" the
news agency says, state that the trav-
els and utterances Of King Nicholas
are less important than the fact that
all of Montenegro is now occupied by
Austro-Hungarian troops, which no
where encountered resistance. The
only disorders were at Podgoritza, and
in that case the fighting was between
Montenegrins and Albanians, who en-
gagged in riots in the streets until Aus
troHungarian troops were summoned
by the Montenegrins to restore Or
der"
The newspapers state further that
the main body of Montenegrin troops
laid down it's arms and that the Mix
sic, Danilovgrad, Podoritza Scutari
line is firmly in the hands Of the Aus
tro-Hungarians.
Peace Request Still Stands.
Neither King Nicholas nor the
Montenegrin government withdrew the
request which they made for peace,
and the capitulation has actually taken
place. The newspapers express the
opinion that King Nicholas went to
France at the request of the entente
powers. especially because of the i'm
preston made in these countries by
the surrender of Montenegro"
Rome, Jan. "a, g p. m.)-Active
guerrilla warfare is being waged by
the Montenegrin troops on their re-
treats southwark, and particularly in
the Tarabosch mountain west of Sou
tart, according to reports received
here today.
In the advance of the Austrian
troops who are in pursuit number
of Austrian aeroplanes have been har-
assing the Montenegrins, flying low
and using machine guns against
groups of the poorly equipped soldiers
of General Martinovitch.
Spanish Army Active.
Paris, Jan. "a, (6:O5 p. m.)-Gen-
eral Valeriano Weyler has been ap-
pointed president of a central general
staff of the Spanish army which has
| just been created by royal decree
according to a dispatch from Madrid
to the Havas agency.
! General Weyler was governor Of
Cuba just before the SpanishAmeri'
can war and his policy Of severity II
waging war on the revolutionary
movement and particularly his actor
| in forcing the concentration of the
rural population in certain sections
have generally been regarded as hav
| ing had much to do with the bringing
about of that war.
! After his return to Spain his reputa
ton as an iron handed soldier brough
/ him appointments to positions wher'
stern measures seemed to be required
His appointment in 1900 as captain
general of Madrid resulted in NOR
! than one ministerial crisis. He wa!
minister of war in 1901 and again il
1905. In 1909 he was appointed cap
tain-general of Catalonia with head
quarters at Barcelona, where the dis
turbances connected with the execu
ton of the sentence of death on Fran
cisco Ferrer were quelled by hin
without bloodshed.
1t was recently announced that TIN
Spanish government had decided Il
reorganize its entire army system ant
the appointment of General Weyler t
the newly created position to presiden
of central general staff is an indica
ton that the veteran soldier, who Il
In his 77th year continues to be pow
er in the military service of Spain.