Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-12-23
BELGRADE ACCUSED
OF ASSISTING REDS
IN BORDER RAIDS
Jugo- SIavs Ignore Virtual
Observation-Disclosures Are
Denied, However

BELGRADE, Jugo-Slavia, Dec. 81.
The Albanian minister has handed
q note from the Albanian govern
ment to Assistant Secretary of State
Markovtcb, in which the accusation
is made that Jugo-Slavia is helping
the aggressions being carried out on
Albanian territory. Consequently,
the note says, Albania has decreed
mobilization to defend her national
territory against invasion.
M. .Markovitch made reply that
the contents of the Albanian note
were without foundation, and that
the tone of the note was such that
the Belgrade government had de-
cided to ignore it.
PREMIER OF ALABANIANS
REPORTS MILITARY SUCCESSES
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Prernier
Noli, of Albania, today cabled c.. A.
Tashko, Albanian. consul here, that
Albanian troops operating against
armed bands of Jugo-Slavs had re-
occupied Krouna, the chief town in
the prefecture of Cossovo, and had
captured one cannon, a machine gun
and twenty-three prisoners of whom
three were regular Serbian soldiers.
1.-THE government had further con-
crete proof" said the Cablegram,
that the Belgrade government is
fomenting the present frontier
trouble. The general military situa-
ton is very SatiSfViOgo
The message asserted that Premier
Noli had assumed the duties Of for
eign minister in order that he might
bein a position to negotiate person
ally from Tirana with the League Of
Nations and the powers.
ENVOY AT WASHINGTON
DENIES PLOT AT BELGRADE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-The Bel
grade government has absolutely
nothing to do with the present revo-
luton" in Albania, and will respect
to the end the principle of non-inter.
vention, DR.. Ante Tresich Pavichich,
the minister Of the kingdom of Serbs,
Greats and Slovenes, declared here
today i'll a formal statement outlin.
ing the position Of his country. 81
I'm the last few days." said the
statement, "the Albanian govern
ment and it's legations in foreign
countries have sent out commune
CUES in which they try to create the
impression that the present troubles
in Albania have been instigated by
the government Of the kingdom of
| the Serbs, Croats and Stevens. The
truth is that the present revolutions
airy movement in Albania is only a
reaction against the miSrule of the
governments of Bishop Fan Noli.
These troubles are further due to
BolsheVist propaganda, the center of
which is VIGOROUSLY in Vienna. This
propaganda is carried out with the
knowledge and connivance of the
premier, Fan Noli. The same gov.
eminent tolerated from it's first as
sumption of power the arming Of
bands OF katchak Brigands and Bull
garian Comitadjis on Albanian soil.
ana sent them for months past
against the territory Of the kingdom
or the -erbs, Croats and Slovenes
to raid cattle, TO kill innocent people
and to burn entire villages"
ALBANIA TAKES PROTEST
TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS
GENEVA, Dec. 20.-By the Asso-
ciated Press. albania today formal
~ appealed to the League of Nations
In her dispute with Jugo-Slavia, and
requested the league council to con-
slider the matter as promptly as pos
Sible under articles II and Is of the
covenant. This action follows a pro-
test made to the secretariat of the
league yesterday by Albania against
Jugo-SlaVja that the latter was toll
, Grating and even encouraging the or
ganization on Jugo- Slavian soil of
armed bands which we're crossing the
frontier into Albania and creating
revolutionary troubles.
Sir Eric Drummond, secretary gen.
eral OF the league, forwarded the AL
bantam appeal to all members Of the
council which, under the terms of the
covenant, must endeayor to, settle
the dispute. The Albanian protest
states that Jueo-Slavia's attitude is
endangering peace in the Balkans.
SOVIET LEGATIO'r ASKED
TO LEAVE ALBANIA
LONDON. Dec. ga news agency
dispatch from Rome states it has
been officially learned from Tirana
that the Albanian government re-
quested the soviet legation, includ-
ing Minister Krakovieski and six OF
his staff. all of whom arrived there
Wednesday, to leave the country. 1t
was added that the Russian officials
departed for Moscow this morning.
DEMAND FOR u. S.
NAV TFAVF SCOTS