Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1916-01-19
News of Montenegro
Army'S Surrender Is
Declared Premature.
IMPORTANT MOVES
EXPECTED IN BALKANS
Allied Council OF Military Chiefs
Hurriedly Called in
London.
REPORT OF ULTlMATuM
TO GREECE is DENIED
Greek Government May De-
clare Martial Law as Re-
volt Rumors Spread.
BY tho AssocIated Press.

PARIS, Jan. 10. via London, e:f9
p. m.-The following official statement
! was issued today:
THE wireless news of the surrende~
Of the Montencgrin army appears
| somewhat premature 1t is nov an
nounced from another source that ne
gotiations between Austria and
Montenegro have been broken. the
conditions of surrender imposed bv
Austria having been found quite un..
acceptable by Montenegro.
The king, the royal family and tho
diplomatic corps are about TO pro-
ceed to Italy"
BY the United Press.
! LONDON, Jan. 19.-The allied war
council met here today with the air
run of rumors of important develops
| ments in the BALKANS.
; a few hours before the conferences
began. the foreign office issued g.
statement, discred ting the German
report that the allies have delivered
q forty-e'ght hour ultimatum to
Greece. 1t was stated that German
reports of new developments In Greece
| are believed" to be untrue.
Dispatches from Rotterdam and
from German cities reported a revolu-
| tionary republican movement on foot
in Greece and King Constantine's
government In danger of falling. From
several sources came fresh reports or
allied troop landings, and with them
renewal of the reports that the
Austro- German Bulgar * ottack ON
Saloniki is about to begin
The allied war council is believed to
have been summoned into session
within only the past forty-eight hours.
The first intimation that meeting
was to be held today was the arrival
in London of the French prime rllir-
ister, A BRAND. The very fact that.
the French prem'er-s presence was de-
sired indicated that political matters
| of the greatest Importance, as well as
the military situation, are to be dis.
cussed.
The French premier, with Premier
! Asquith and military representatives
on the war council went into session
| at Downing street shortly after noon.
Censorship Tight.
| No session of the war council has
been held ii was recalled today, since
the December sessions in Paris when
the allies decided to continue to pur-
sue the Balkan campaign and land
more troops at Salonita.
: Scarcely any press dispatches from
| fatiitilo HdNt btGIi IdHSGtl 'y lile
censor in the past three days and this
fact alone is considered ominous. In
view of the German reports. London
newspapers complain that they have
been unable to get replies to queries
addressed to their correspondents at
the Greek capital. German news
papers hint at a possible revolution
headed by former Premier Nenizelos.
and express doubt as to whether King
Constantine will have the support of
the Greek army i'm real crisis.
Attitude of yenizcIos.
| A Daily News Athens dispatch, de-
claring that the Greek government Is
about to declare martial law to put
an end to dangerous rumors," was
permitted to pass by the Greek censor.
! London diplomats profess to have no.
| knowledge of the intentions of former
Premier Venizelos. leader of the Creek
party that favored Greek participation
! in the war on the side of the allies.
i Venizelos and his followers did not
participate in the recent special cleo
! tion called by the king, declaring the
proceedings illegal. 1t was reported
several weeks ago that the Venizelos
party might refuse to accept the re-
suits of the election, precipitating q
crisis when Parliament meets next
! Monday