South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-14
FATE Of SERBIA
FOR MONTENEGRO
Little Country is 0verrun by
AuStrianS and Prospects
Are King viii Quit.

Associated Press Service:
LONDON, Jan. 14.-Another de-
cisive stage in the Balkan situation
has been reached, with Montenegro
now following Serbia in virtual alb
sorption by the invading forces 1t
was learned Thursday night that
Austria and Montenegro had come
to an armistice. this being con
strued as the last act of the little
country after having It's capital. Get
TIME. dominated by the Austrian
capture OF Mount Lovcen.
Whether King Nicholas will con-
tlnue the unequal struggle is con-
sidered doubtful here, but the ac-
cepted view among the best posted
men in London is that Montenegro
has virtually passed under Austrian
control. The chief significance OF
this does not lie in the small terri
torial acquisition. which is less than
Serbia. but in Montenegro's Adriatic
front lying alongside the Austrian
main offensive naval station OF Cat
taro. where Thursdays dispatches
announce the entire Austrian fleet,
including three dreadnaughts is as
sembled and from which the recent
naval raid was made against Italian
transports going TO the relief OF
Serbia.
To Check Italy.
This further extension OF Austria's
Adrlatic front with the dominating
naval center OF Cattaro. is viewed
as further tending toward the real
ization Of Austria's object Of making
the Adriatic an Austrian sea and
thus checking Italy's ambition 70
make il an Italian sea
Italy had so much at stake that
officials and diplomats had been
waiting anxlously for the steps Italy
would take to relieve Montenegro
and at the same time avert another
Austrian extension on the Adriatic.
They were aware that Italy had
once before prevented Austria from
gaining territorial concessions from
Montenegro near Cattaro. by en-
phatically objecting TO the treaty
made in 1912 AS Italy was then
q member OF the triple alliance.
Austria reluctantly yielded to the
Italian objection.
Nothing Heard of Italians.
tt was believed that dynastic
reasons would play a part in Italy's
assistance OF Montenegro, as King
Nicholas daughter is the wife OF
the king OF Italy, but help from that
quarter did not arrive. as the Italian
expedition was landed further south
in Albania. and has not been heard
from since.
The London Times asserts that
Italy's interests in Montenegro are
as important as England's in the
opening Of the DaTdanelles and that
the prospective humiliation of Mon
tenegro will have far reaching mar
thine consequences in the eastern
Mediterranean
IncSnsed Over Corfu.
The news of the entente allies
occupation of Corfu is said to have
excited the greatest indignation in
Germany. where the fact that Achil-
leiOn castle is to be used as the
Serbian headquarters is regarded as
a personal insult TO the German en-
peror 1t is said that the emperor
has sent a protect to the king OF
the Greeks holding Greece response
bic for any damage done &c German
property.
The official communication from
Constantinople asserts that the
Turks knew well in advance about
AnglO-French plans for the aban-
donment of the last Dardanelles posi-
lions and made preparations accord
ingly but the fire from the French
and British warships appears to
have been successful in screening
the retiring troops from the Turk
ish attempts TO exact "A heavy toll.
RumOr Kaiser Again Serious.
RumOrs of the state OF the Ger
man emperor's health have again
assumed alarming tone, but with
out authoritative backing. A Rome
dispatch reports that the crown
prince has been summoned to a
council TO discuss measures in case
the emperors illness Is prolonged.
An Amsterdam dispatch attaches
significance 10 the fact that the en-
peror failed personally TO read the
speech from the throne at the open
ing Of the Prussian diet, and says
that the emperor repeatedly prom
ised TO be present at this function.