Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-05
Stories of the War
TransitorY Government.

King Nicholas of Montenegro re-
Gently informed the Montenegro con-
sui general at London that he had
ordered the three ministers remaining
in Montenegro not to undertake any
government business or negotiations
under any circumstances, adding de
priVed for the moment of his king
dom, like the kings of Belgium and
Serbia, the King of Montenegro places
the fate of his government in the
hands Of the great Allies" These
orders to the ministers indicate that
King Nicholas considers the seat of
government to be wit hhim, at Lyons,
and not back in Podgoritza. With the
king are his prime minister, Miouche-
koVich, and his family, Queen Milena,
Princess Vera, Xenia and Militia, and
the heir to the throne, Prince Danilo.
One of the Princesss daughters, Mi
litza, married the Grand Duke Peter of
Russia, while another, Anastasie, who
is not with the family, married the
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholavitch,
and another, Helene, is now Queen of
Italy. There are German connections,
as well, the Crown Prince having
married a German Duchess and the
the daughter Anna, married German
prince.
That the ministers remaining back
at Podgoritza think they are really the
government is indicated by u recent
statement by the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Mr.. Popovitch. In accord
ance with the constitution" he said,
three of us remained behind and con-
stitute the Whole of the government.
am minister Of Foreign Affairs and
minister of the interior, Mr.. Radalo-
witch is acting Premier and Minister
| of Education, and Gen. VesoVitch is
| Minister of War"
! These are the ministers, however,
| who were ordered by King Nicholas
not to carry on business, and it re-
| mains to be seen who is the real gov
| eminent.
The Serbian seat of government at
| Corfu is also in a hotel, the largest
| establishment on the island, formerly
run by German, but now entirely
taken over for Serbian cabinet meet
| ings, and in the company with AL
bantam officials recently arrived, mingle
| in the drawing and dining rooms
Premier Paschitz with his patriarch
zeal white beard is a striking figure in
| these ministerial groups. Crown
Prince Alexander recently arrived al
the hotel and received a royal recep-
ton from the Serbian army already or
the Hand. The Serbian forces are
| variously estimated from $4,000 to
10000, with $4,000 Albanians. French
officers are now training this remnant
of the old armies back to their ole
standard.
There will be a surprise some day.
ISOLATED Press, when some point i.
hard pressed, and 10000 Serbian
troops spring back to the firing line
in complete state of equipment anC
efficiency"
}, This training has been quietly goins
on at Corfu, and Corfu is very neal
the Allied base in the Southeast.
| The Belgian administration goe!
| forward much as it did at Brussels
even the appearance of the Moni
| faYJ7 On1c off io1 -
ernmbent business. An issue the othe,
day gave orders of the Minister O
Colonies on the Congo budget. Showing
that Belgium continues to have verI
substantial resources from that far
away source even If it's home re
sources are cut off. The orders refer
red to the Congo receipts as SO, 049, 90
francs for the year, and a provisional
credit against this amount was openet
at 13,6S5,00O francs for certain govern
ment expenditures. A decree by KIM
Albert is set forth giving to Mr.. Van
derVelde, now Minister of State, tn
qualities of War Minister on admins
tratiVe matters at Hayre and the mil
itary base, excepting the army at tn
, front. All the other miniStries-com
merce, labor, railways and telegraphs
: etc-have their full share of activities
with numerous orders showing tn
: work they are doing.
Some of the Belgian troops have re
Gently been Withdrawn from the from
f I and sent to the Congo, where there 1
another extensive administration, an
frontiers to be protected against Ger
man East Africa. A Belgian officie
summed up the wealth and Vastnes
of this Congo region by saying it wa
l seVenty-six times as large as Belgium
The legislative branches of thes
i transitory governments are about tn
only ones not continuing to operat
many of the senators and deputies be
ing under restraint in their HON
countries, so that it is left to the kins
and executive branches to carry fol
> ward the government. 1t was estimat
: ed that about 60 Serbian deputies coul
3 be assembled for a meeting at Mic
but this has about been abandone
Aside from the legislative, howeYe
a all these governments are keeping U
= all their functions as sovereign ns
tons, difficult and almost unprecedent
. ed as this is on foreign soil, and all
them are expecting to have somethir
/ to say as petions in the final settle
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