The sun., 1918-10-11
MONTENEGRO ENVOY
ASKS U. S. FOR HELP
Gen. Gyosdenovitch Says Ma
ton That Saved Serbia
Is Starving.

Gen. Antoynd Gvosdenovltcll. Envoy
Extraordinary of Montenegro, arrived
from Washington yesterday to raise the
flag Of the kingdom OF King Nicholas at
the Altar of Liberty at noon to-day. The
General Is accompanied by his aid,
Lieut. Chaoulitch, and G. Matanovitch
and A. Prlin. secretaries of legation. The
party will remain in New York to at
tend the launching of two ships at Port
Newark next Monday and will then re-
turn TO the capital.
At to-day's celebration at the Altar
of Liberty Alison Dix, daughter Of Will
lam Frederick Dix, secretary OF the Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company. appointed
yesterday Consul General to Montenegro,
will lay flowers upon the altar after the
flag raising.
Gen. Gyosdeuovitch in his khaki. with
stripes of red. Sam Browne belt. AM
bassadorial insignia and rows OF ribbons
representing various decorations, Is a
picturesque figure. Tall, bronzed. beard
ed. suave and dignified he combines the
hardihood of the soldier with the easy
grace that goes with diplomacy.
Mother Died as Result Of Invsyion.
While the orders on his breast repre-
senting the Grand Gordon de Russia.
Grand Gordon de Italie, Grand Gordon
de Montenegro and other ribbons are
impressive. the black band around the
right sleeve is conspicuous 1t stands
for his mother, who died as result Of
the Teuton Invasion after. Montenegro
went to the aid of Serbia.
The first envoy Of Montenegro to
America Is a bachelor and has been a
warrior from his student days He was
with Skobelef in Central Asia, fought in
the Russian Turkish war. the Russian
Japanese war. the Balkan wars of 1919
and 1913. and has seen active service
in the present struggle.
Gen. Gvosdenovitch says that not even
a remnant Is left OF the Montenegrin
army of $4,000 that went to the. aid of
Serbia and tried to hold back the Teu-
tonic hordes. Montenegrins are fight
ing in the allied army alongside the
British. French. Belgians and Italians.
The court OF Montenegro is at Paris
King Nicholas is at Pau, where early
this week he celebrated the seventy
SEVENTH anniversary Of his birth.
Tells of His Nations Plight.
Concerning the plight OF his people,
which he desires to bring to the attention
of the American people, Gen. Gvosdeno-
witch at the Waldorf Astoria said yestor-
day:
LEFT TO her own resources. lacking
food and ammunition as we'll as all
means OF modern defence, Montenegro
has succumbed before the overwhelming
superiority of the enemy. after having
covered the retreat Of the heroic Serbian
army.
MY compatrtots are to-day in dire
distress; famine prevails In our homes
and mows down particularly our chill
dren, the hope Of our nation. No one has
come TO their help: they are forgotten
far away In their mountains.
II hope that the great American PEG,
ple--whose sons are accomplishing mira
cles OF heroism on the batlefields--whici,
is giving a renewed proof OF it's patriot.
ism by the cooperation of all It's citizens
| in the Fourth Liberty Loan. will not for.
get my country. which is so highly de-
serving OF its generous help"
Asked concerning his views OF the
Jugoslavs, the envoy remarked:
Montenegro looks upon the liberation
| and the union OF all the Jugoslavs as the
realization of her ceetenarian aspira.
| tons. and awaits in full confidence the
| great day which will insure the triumph
| of the immortal principles of justice and
free determination OF the peoples pro-
claimed by President Wilson"