The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-18
Vienna Hears That King
Victor Was OverrMled
by His Generals.
PATROLS SENT FROM
AVLONA WITHDRAWN
Serbs. in Retreat Before the
Bulgars. Heading for
the Adriatic.

Specioi Cable Despatch 10 Trs sr>.
LoSpoN. Jan. 17.-Montencgro hss
laid down arms and has
asked Austria for a separate peace. lIev
plea was accepted and negotiations v're
begun.
The Montenegrin king first asked for
a cessation OF hostilities and the open
10. the day after the fall Of Mount 10
cen. the "Gibraltar of the Adriatic." IN.
Austro- Hungarian Government replied
that the plea could be granted onl! 4
Montenegro unconditionally surrendered.
Two days later Cettinje. the Montcu--
King Nicholas yielded to-day to the
fate Of war.
Montenegro Asks Peace.
Count Tisza, the Hungarian Premier.
interrupted the budget debate IN 10
Hungarian Parliament to-day. accordiE
to a Budapest despatch received v'.'
Amsterdam, with the following an.
nouncement:
THE King and the Government Il
Montenegro asked to be allowed to open
peace negotiations. In reply TO this re-
quest we demarded AZ n preliminary
initiation Of negotiations uncondi'i"ua
capituiation.
I'VE have now received tho news 'as'
Montenegro has agreed to unconditi""G.
surrender" Loud applause greet
these words OF the Premier. VIII" con
tlnued
Therefore, after the cap!'ula'i"n h1s
been accomplished, peace ncgo' iatl"n'
can begin. Without overes'iInat'ng -
significance OF this event. ! think ! ''-
in any case describe IL as an import ,.'
and gratifying fact which shows ifI'
the Hungarian monarchy and nation Ir"
reaping the first fruits Of their psr.r-
verance and heroisin"
Close upon the heels of the news '....
the Monteuegrin link had dropn"i 70.
the allied chain came report fr''
Vienna that Italy has abandoned =.
Intention of participating IN III" R'i'h"
campaign and is about To eNacuit" "
hana.
This rossihlity oversha dowed ny 20
the news Of Mou'.uegro's surrender ,'.
caused a wave ~ ri ON and ANXIETY
The Vienna report states that tho Aps
trian Government has learned that lt'''
has Withdrawn the patrols sent norm
ward from NNloua after the oCculiat -
OF the port, The decision. il was cS-
planned. was arrived AT after = long
courcil between King Victor Emnauuc.
and his military chiefs The Kings de-
sire to aid In the defence Of Albania and
Montenegro was overruled, the dcspaich
said. His Generals insisted upon ~"
concentration Of forces on tn" Austrian
front--on the lsonzo and in Trentino
Albania 20 Re- Given ~.
With the bulgarian army of iNvs
sion menacingy close To- tho \'lr'''''
and the Austrian army which c"n'lc-"l
Montenegro threatening uo'th"in 81
bania. whore the native tribes r., ro G'
/ 10 aid the invaders, the d'feuc" e 'N''
; country becomes uutcnssle u II = tr''
that the Italian forces are +" 10" "'h
drawn These forces have boo ',' .-
mated as between -. 400 and f20.0uo
After their withdrawal :here w1Ild r"-
4 main only the remnants Of IN" S"rhaN
! army and the comparatively sm'I
! force under FNsad rasha. rh' DC
! Tenders have little or no artillery AID
/ lack food and supplies.
The Serbs are reported m retreat he
fore the Rulgarlaus west Of II Bassan
and are expected to reaCh tine Nirlaur
within fortnight.
! Already reports arc lu c'r.U'ltluu rs
10 the conditions imposed UPON N'utc
negro hy Austria. ON" despatch from
Athens says these conditions iuvluic the
cession TO Austria of Mount l.ovr'u "a
return for an Austrian gutI .trtoc 80
. Montenegro ~ all territorial .GHts N
Scutari. the most important inland city
I In northern Alhan'A
The Rome Correspondent of THE Sr>
tclcgraphs
prince Mrko Of Montenegro is ~ il.s
way to ItalN or an important mission
from Scutari. where the Nou;"ucg 80
-. now concentrating ir,u"N Nl"-o @
will meet King Victor i'mmlnuol
~ IL now known that the Aust''HuS
on January s offered peace 20 M"ut"H"
gre upon the condition that tn" Montcne-
rrins and Scrblaus d!sarm King Nl"ho-
las of Montenegro submitted the of"r
TO the Serhians. who refused llenc" the
N ,utencrrin monarch vas utaOle o A..
cent tine Offer himself
"AnOther reason was that the major -
&C Moutenegrins were determined to tigl
10 the bitter end The S'rhlaus are
eyacuating Scutari. which will probably
be defended by the Montenrgrns.