Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-01-14
LITTLE KINGDOM
NOW ABSORBED BY
TEUTON ALLIES
Armistice Declared With Central
Powers Which Spells
Defeat.
ADRIATIC FRONT IS
BIG GAIN OF CONQUEST
Strikes Blow at 1taly's Ambitions
in This Sphere Of the
Conflict.

London, Jan. 13.-Another decisive
stage in the Balkan situation has
been reached with Montenegro now
following Serbia in virtual absorption
by the invading forces. 1t was learn.
ed tonight that Austria and Montene.
gro had come to an armistice, this
being construed as the last act Of
the little country after having it's cap
ital, Cettinje, dominated by the Aus.
trian capture of Mount Lovcken.
Whether King Nicholas will continue
the unusual struggle is considered
doubtful, but the accepted view
among best posted men in London is
that Montenegro has virtually passed
under Austrian control.
Control Of Adriatic.
The chief significance of this does
not lie in the small territorial acqui.
sition, which is less than Serbia, but
in Montenegros Adriatic front, lying
alongside the Austrian naval station
of Cattaro, where, today's dispatches
announce the entire Austrian fleet,
including three dreadnaughts, is as
sembled, and from which the recent
naval raids were made against the
Italian troops going to Serbia. This
further extension of Austria's Adri-
attic front, with the dominating naval
center of Cattaro, is lending toward
the realization of Austria's object, Of
dominating the Adriatic and Mediter-
ranean seas, and thus checking It.
aly's ambition to make it an Italian
| sea.
Italy Much at stake.
| Italy has so much at stake that
officials and diplomats have been
waiting anXiously for the steps Italy.
would take to relieve Montenegro and
at the same time avert another Aus.
trian extension on the Adriatic.
1t was believed that dynastic rea-
sons would play a part in Italy's as
sistance of Montenegro, as King Mich.
olas daughter is the wife of the king
of Italy, but help from that quarter
did not arrive, as the Italian expedi-
tion was landed farther south in Al
bania, and has not been heard from
since.
Seize kaiser's Castle.
The news OF the Entente allies Oc-
cupation of Corfu is said to have ex.
cited the greatest indignation in Ger.
many, where the fact that Achilleion
castle is to be used as the Serbian
headquarters, is regarded as a per.
sonal insult to the German emperor.
1t is said that the emperor has sent
a personal protest to the king Of
Greece, holding Greece responsible
TO" any damage to German property.
The official communication from
Constantinople asserts that the Turks
knew in advance about, the Anglo
French plan for the abandonment OF
the last Dardanelles positions and
made preparation accordingly, but
the fire of the warships seems to
have been successful in screening the
retiring troops.
There was an incident between the
Greek and Entente allied troops, when
the latter blew up the iron bridge
over the Struma river at Demir-His-
Sar. * - * ~
The officer commanding the Greek
guards at the bridge ordered his men
to resist the accomplishment by the
IACCALC 1AAACO tAOoPo VI IAOAA qua
pose, and at the same time requested
reinforcements. While awaiting the
arrival of the reinforcements, the
bridge was blown up and the Entente
allies then withdrew, thus avoiding
further difficulty.
A message from Zurich to London
states: A large part of Austria-hun.
gary is suffering severely from .
shortage of coal. In Budapest elec.
trio lighting of the streets has been
suspended and private consumers
have been notified that they may
soon expect the cutting OF Of their
electric supply.
In Vienna cooking by gas has been
forbidden.
"By vote of 60 to Is the Socialist
caucus has expelled from member.
ship in that party DR.. Karl Liebk.
necht for continuous gross infrac.
tions of party discipline, ...the Over.
seas News agency announced today.