Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
TEUTOMS HOLD TO VIEW
Conquest is COMPLETE
Austrians Occupy SeapoTts on the
Adriatic. Cutting Off Source
of Supplies.
CONFLICTS NOT sANGU1NARY
Americans Say Battles Were Triv-
ial, Montenegrins Refusing to
Accept Supplies Sent
by the Allies.

NOME, January S4.-NlHS
Nicholas OF Montenegro, accom-
= panied by his son. Prince Peter.
and by three officers OF his suite,
arrived in Rome yesterday from
Brindisi, in the royal train which
had been put at his disposal to
emphasize the purpose OF the
Italian government in wishing to
do him honor
King Nicholas, who was dressed
iii the national costume with
black cap, white jacket and red
sash, looked very worn as re-
suit Of his hurried trip on horse
back from Podgoritz to the sea
and the subsequent passage and
the trip from Brindisi.
Met by Italian King.
King Victor Emmanuel met the King
VI -"ShtSHSe.O a. thS tci
station. where an immense crowd had
gathered to applaud him. They pro-
eeeded in an automobile to the villa
savoia. where Queen Helena. daughter
of King Nicholas. awaited him with her
four children. The exiled monarch left
Rome at 9 o'clock last night to join
his wife and ewo daughter. in Lyon
Premier Miouchkovitch Of Montene-
gro, who declared on his arrival at
Brindisi that King Nicholas had pre-
pared documents justifying the conduct
of himself and his ministers in regard
to the peace negotiations with Austria.
h quoted in a dispatch from Brindisi TO
the Stefan News Agency saying that
Montenegro arranged truce with Aus
tria as a ruse 20 enable her to gain
time.
Such step was necessary after the
capture of Mount Lovcen by the Aus
trians. the premier is reported to have
said. and it gave the Montenegrins a
weeks time TO prepare the retreat into
Albania, in the effort to effect a juno
tion with the Serbians and defend Sou
tari.
Fugitives Flock Into Italy.
Many more refugees from Montenegro
and Albania. including sixty Serbian
deputies, have reached Bari, Brindisi
and Rome. one of these arrivals is
Emile Vita, head of the French Or
phans' Association. who went to AL
bania to rescue Serbian children. NJ
VITA sailed from Bari on vessel that
was only 200 yards from the steamship
Brindisi when she was blown up and
sank. He said the Brindisi had on
board 100000 francs in gold. in addi-
ton 20 the large quantities of food and
ammunition.
This ship was almost the last hope
OF the Montenegrins, NJ. Vita con-
tnued. IF she had landed her SUD-
plies the Montenegrins would have been
able to hold out more effectively"
Battles Not Serious Ones.
Some additional light as TO the situa
ton in Montenegro. Albania and Serbia
has been obtained through C. j. Bake
man and r. w. Strong OF the American
sanitary commission and George L.
J.orillard. who has been in Serbia for
the United States government to pro-
tect the interests of Austrian prisoners
OF war held by the Serbians.
Mr.. Brakeman and Mr.. Strong have ar
rived at the American embassy. having
left San Giovanni di Medua for Brin-
disi in one OF the last vessels to depart
from that aba andoned Albanian town
MIR. Lorillard has been in Rome for
several days.
Views expressed by Mr.. Bahcmau and
Mr.. Strong are in effect that the So
trxi Na
have IN reality not been very heavy
and that not forty men had been
wounded there in s.x months. The
Hontenegrin government. they said.
was in readiness to leave the country
for Italy or Greece whenever the step
became necessary.
Mr.. Lorillard did not deny the views
of Mr Bakeman and Mr.. Strong which
also indicated that since the beginning
of the war the Montenegrin govern
ment had an understanding with the
Austrians which made il unsafe for
any attempts TO be made at receiving
succor from Italy or other entente
allies.
MIR. Bakeman. who ha. long been on
the Adriatic coast. said:
1t il true that the entente allies sent
hundred OF tons of food and munitions
10 San Giovanni di Medua at great
risk. The harbor there is a safe one
1om attack. King Nicholas. however.
would not come for the Supplies or
send for them. Instead. ] saw his sol =
diers carry away loads of furniture for
mis- palace
Oiscredited in Berlin.
BERLIN, via London. January "a
Most OF the Berlin newspapers discuss,
editorially. this morning the report
tnat the Montenegro peace move was
merely ruse 10 obtain time to improve
the military position. These reports
have been received here from italian
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