Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-18
Little Kingdom, BeSet by
Enemies on All Sides, Is
Compelled to Lay Down
Arms to AuStro-HungarianS
CAPITAL IN HANDS OF
TEUT0NIC FORCES
Russian Forces Back Turks in
Caucasus and British Report
Victory Over 0ttomanS Near
Kut-eI- Amafa,

Beset on the north, east and west
by Au-tro-Hungaran armies, and
with all lines Of retreat eat off. cx-
ccpt into Albania, where hostile
tritesmen must be faced Montenegro
has asked Austro-Hmgary for peace,
and her request has hccn Brantcd.
The unconditional laying down of
arms by Montenegro was made the
basis of the opening Of peace ncgo-
tiations. and Montenegro accepted
these terms imposed by the dual mon
archy
This announcemcnt was made 90 the
Hungarian parliament by Premier
Tisza. and II met with an ovation ON
the part Of the members of the
chamber Thus comes the first with
drawal Of any belligcrent from either
of the alliances that have been fight
ing with each other since August.
1914.
1t had been conceded for days that
the situation of Montenegro was a
critical one Although the army Of
the little kingdom fought valiantly
against the Austro-H -Hungarians it WIS
unequal because Of the inferior forces.
lack of guns and, II has been stated
"A shortage in commissariat supplies
to the task Of holding back the armies
that had in conjunction with their al
lies, succeeded in crushing Serbia.
Already the Montenegrin capital
and many OF It's Important towns Ind
fallen into the hands of the Austro-
HunGarians, and the invaders were
well on their way Co Montenegro
chief seaport-Antivari.
Last accounts had the Montenegro
government at Scutari. The wherca-
bouts of King Nicholas Is not known
The British and Russians in Meso-
potamia and the Caucasus regions, re-
spectlvely, are pressing the Turks
hard. Tho army Of King George COM
ing northward from the Persian gulf
to the relief Of the British forces at
-El-Amara has driven the Otto
mans to within six miles Of the be-
lcaguered town on the Tigrs
The Russians. in their drive along
the front of nearly 100 miles in the
Caucasus have won additional points
of vantage from the Turks especially
In the Arasa and Inid valley regions.
Constantinoplc admits this, but says
that south Of the Arasa heavy casual
ties were inflicted on the Russians.
On the other fronts little fighting
of moment has taken place. The
British and French guns in France
and Belgium have been busy bonn
harding German trenches while on
the Russian front there has been
fighting only at isolated points from
the Riga region to Bukowlna,
The italians through conccntrat
cd artillery fire on trenches near 0s-
lavia, taken from them recently by
the stro-llrngailans, have forced
out the invaders and again occupied
their former positions.
According to the semi-official over
seas News agency of Berlin( entente
allied troops have landed at Phaleron
IA port five miles southwest of Athens
land once the port of the Greek capi-
Ital
The Berlin newspapers, the news
agency SAYS, attribute this as paft
of preparations looking to the over
throw Of King Constantine and the
plaoins Of ;, atneriDs Ncnizeles, the
former ler. who always has sid
ed with 81 uteute powers, al the
head ,f . Creek rcpublic