The Cambria Daily Leader

The Cambria Daily Leader gives later news than any paper published in this dis- trict.

THE FUTURE OF THE HELLENES. ? I TO MARCH ON A TREBS 1 i SENSATIONAL RUMOURS Of THE ALLIES INTENTIONS IN CREECE I REPUBLIC SAID TO BE POSSIBLE I y* Seosationai rnmonrs, vhiott mssl be re- J ceived -with great caution, come from I Sofia and Constan-tdnopl e regarding the I position -at Athens. They are to the effect that the Allies may march on Athens, and that the King is prepa-rod to flee t.o larissa, in the north or Greece, to which place part, of the archives of the Govern- ment are already said to have beeji trans- ferred. The formation of a Republic is also said to be possible. A special correspondent at A t hens, tele- graphing on Tnesday, <iiscounts such statements, but says the declaration of martial Jaw in the country is impending. A statement issued on Tuesday night by Renter's Agency declares that the loreign Offire n 1/ondon ha.s no confirmation of the.se rumours, and that the Greek Lega- tion believes them ti be unfounded. Serbians at Salonika. 1 The heroic Serbian army, having emerged from its ordeal, has apparently j been re-equipped, and according to the; latest information is now with the Allies i at Salonika, ready and eager to again I med its pncmi? under more equal con- dition.s. I Th" followjn Exchange T?I?raph Com- pany message !)<? Leen r?'p?vcd to-day from Athens, and dated Monday: A trans- port ship \(?t?rdny (Sunday) landed Serbian soldiers at Salonika.

DUTCH LINER DISABLED I Seven Casualties Among the Crew. Lloyd's Agency states the Dutch steamer I Rijndam, New York for Rotterdam. I parsed Southend yesterday a fternoon un-I der her own steam with a, slight list to I starboard and clown by the bows. Three stokers had been killed nnd four injurpd. ) i, All the passengers were sale. She waa proceeding to ('Iraves-end :f' h R.. d f 1" 5"- t The Rijndam. is n steamer of 12,527 tons displacement, built by llarlaud and Wolff, i Ltd., BelFawf. in 1901, for the Holland- Amerika line.

CRECKWEICHERS STARRED. I The Home Office officially notifies that colliery oheokwelgh-men are to be con- sidered starred under the Derby 6clieiiie and the Military Service (No. 2) Bill in the same way as company weigh-men.

THE POOLING OFWAGONS. I Sir Alfred Moud put down a cluec- tion with the object of ascertaining what is being done in the way of pooling rail- way w, w o n The Board of Trade has given very little information in regard to I the matter..

CRQWTN OF THE NAVY. Parliamentary Papers issued on Wed- nesday morning contains a supplementary estimate raising th maximum number of i officers and men for the navy to 350,000, by I the addition of another 50,000.

PRINCE- RETURNS TO THE FRotff Tuesday night's Court Circular eon- bins the following announcement from Buckingham Palace: The Prince of Wales, attended by Captain Lord Claud N. Hamilton, Grenadier Guards, left the Palace to- day on his return to the front. .L- 1

ON THE IRAK FRONT. 7 I Amsterdam, Tuesday.—According to a telegram from < Constantinople, via Berlin ihe following communique was issued by the Turkish headquarters t-o-day:— Irak F ront.—No important changes have taken place. Our artillery destroyed an enemy monitor which had been sighted in the region of Sheikh Snad.

=- I DURBAN AND THE ALIEN t Durban, Tuesday.—An enthusiastic mass meeting, held hero to-day, passed a resolution strongly urging the passing of l legislation dealing with enemy subjects, and approving the petition to Parliament asking for the prevention of enemy sub- jects trading in the Union.

P.A.'S TELEPHONE SUPERINTENDENT I The Press Association regrets to an- nounce the death of Mr. Allen Greaves, which took place earl N, on Wednesday jiiormng at his residence at New Maiden, Surrey. I Deceased who was 54,w as well-known in the press circles. lie entered the service of the Press Association in 1915 as a tele- phone su per i n tend en t. I

CHAPLAIN KILLED AT THE FRONT I News has reached Southampton of the death of the Bev..1. li. Stewart, .formerly) a local curate, while acting as a chaplain] at the front. I Mr, Stewart wa. conducting a military ?n?ral when a (!r'r'T)an p?ll f?M "d ex- ploded among th mourners. Mr. St??-art was killed instantly and many of those in attendance "were seriously wounded. He v/as thirty-five years of age. His; father and mother and voii n ge r lyrother were among other missionajries massacred j at Wha^ang. China, during tàe anti- I foreign riots of 1894. ,to

THE ENEMY'S FINANCES CENTRAL POWERS TO TAKE STOCK OF I THEIR RESODRCES -11, GERMANY'S FALLING EXCHANGE Amsterdam, Wednesday.—A oorrference of finance of Germany, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria will take place next "week at Vienna to discuss the financial posi- tion of Germany's allies. It is believed that new loans will be granted to Bulgaria and Turkey previous to any operations against Salonika. —Ex- change Special. THE DECLINE OF THE MARK. I The value of the mark further col- lapsed in the Scandinavian capitals on Tuesday. According to Ecu fur messages, 1 the exchange on Germany declined in Stockholm .from fiS.30 to 67..xi) I Christiania from 69.25 to (>8.75 Ji Copenhagen .trom 68.25 to 68.00 j

LIEMCHT THE INOEPEBDENT I Ing to a Berlin telegram Berr Eiehkrieeht has re- quested the Administrative Office of the Reichi>tag to strike his name off the list of .members of the Socialist. Party in the Reichstag, ami enter it on the list of members belonging to no party.—Router.

300 BLUEJACKETS ILL I Three hundred bluejackets at Chatham had [>ea-soup and boiled beef for dinner on Saturday. Soon afterwards they com- plained rrf severe pains. Members of th stafl of the Naval HoN- T)iM werp .Navgl Ilos- tered antidotes. None of the e?sps is ailt idotc-s. N-olle of the is SÜrIOUS.

A MAN OF MYSTERY I Accidental Death was fhe verdict at 1 Teddington, Surrey. on Tuesday at the inquest on Adoiph Imtis Berger, an aged < Swiss, who was killed hy a motor-car ni Bushey Park. it is stated that Berger lived, in one room, was shabby, and believed to tw poor. Since his death securities, a life I annuity, and two ixinking accounts Lay-e been found in his lodging.

£ 30,000 ONWGtIGH HOUSES I I The report of lbe. Comptroller and Auditor-General of the first account under the Housing Act of 1,914 shown that; £ 30,«0;j was speaii on the Woolwich Housing Scheme. The building contracts -were placed with two firms, on the basis of actoal cost plus a pere.entage for establish- 'I ment charges anrl an additional percen- tage for p»r>fif. Select competitive tenders were first ob- t-ained, hut in consequence of their high prioes the method reported was adopted.

ECLIPSE OF THE MOON. i; The moon will set eclipsed to-morrow (Thursday) morning. The beginning of the eclipse will occur at H.5 a.m., and moonset takes place at S.25 i.m., or 15 minutes befpre the phenomenon attains 1 its greatest phase. In Ireland and places I far west the whole of the event may pos- sibly be witnessed (says the Times.) It will be a comparatively small eclipse, ■ the earth's shadow covering about one- seventh of the lunar surface at the time (8.4-0) of greatest obscuration. .? '——————'

STRIKE OVER THE UNATTESTED I About 100 men. engaged in the finishing and lasting department a<t Messrs. Raw- (Ltd.) boot and rfhoe factories, T/eieester. went, out on strike on Tuesday. They allege that a number of siugle men in the departments have not attested under Lord Derby's scheme, find the majority say they decline to work with slackers." The union officials hope that all the men concerned will have attested by to- day, and that work will then be resumed as usual. ————————————

CRYING EVIL 11 Six lads appeared at the T?ai?Hy I Juveile Court on 'Tuesday, in answer to ''har?foof ?arc?ny. a?<i th? priding I' magistrate (Mr. Win. David) at the clow of fill Court said Larceny amongst boys has become a crying evil in the town. The fact that I, this Court can be kept going nearly all day trying javc?Hes in eawes of t1wH ?hows there must ? something ?r<?n? jn I' the up-hringm? of Iwya, or Owir educa- t.ion is at fault. Wo R.ppeal to t?lie-l parents to give attention to this matter."

SWANSEA POLICE COURT. I Wednesday.—Before Messrs. A. H. Thomas. and J. ti Kosser. (?apt..lans Albert, charged with beins drunk and incapable in Victoria-road, was fined 10s., or seven days. Eliza lieth Huehes, widow, similarly charged, was dismissed -on promising to go to thp workhouse. Arthur Williams, absentee from the Royal West Kent Kegimenl at Whit.ly, near Aldsrshol, was renianded to await < an escort. d

THE BLOCKADE POLICY The Li k-ral War Committee, (of which It Sir Alfred Mond is a member) met on I' Tuesday, under the chairmanship of Sir F. Cawley, and discussed the blockade policy of the Government. If was de- cided to await the. debate in the Hause: of Lords on Wednesday, which will prob- ably arise on some questions put by Lord Portsmouth.. The Government's reply to the attack made upon them in a portion of the Press, which alleges hat the. Foreign OSice is feeding the Huns," may determine the attitude of the Liberal Com- mittee. Tt is hcped in MjpMteiiaJ cirr.?? < tha.t Tord < rewf (who W3. oon?npd to his room on Tuesday) will be able to answer for the Foredgr O&ce. It is a coincidence < tbat he wa.s nnw?tl on the last occasion, < when Ix?rd Lansdowne r?plipd, but 1/ord 1 Lanariownedid not deal wit* the, quegN:;d ,of kury iB?eiyed.

HOME OFFICE OFFICIAL I Clerk in Alien Department Before Extradition Court. I An Exrlwwige message says:— The cb srfe M. Dallas, clwk in the Alien TVjxirtment of the Home Office, who was arretted a his homo in New Tark-ro;.d, Hriston ITill, on day night, Rj, e K-tore tlit, Extradition at How-" NEET on Wednesday morn- ing. TTe was -,rg with a Ru-sfian sub- ject named oi -Achim Alpani, alias Althntar. The accused -rere remandwl. after evi- dence had been %rr-n, until Tuesday next ai 10.30. Mr. J. Dickinson stated he should re- quire very substantial bail, and he would accept two sureties in the case, of Dallas in the sum of £ 250. Tlte charge, was that Dallas and Altsehuhar conspired together, and with othera. th?-? moaoy should be corruptly giveB to. and a('pt by. Dallas, ?w b<4c? 3 pnbh<* o?T*iaL h-? wit a derk in a depart- mNÜ of ?? Secertary of Stat? for thei Ftome Detpartment. as an inducement to I him to do divert acts in violation of pub- lic duty. The magwrtratos fixed AUschutar's bail, in two sTireties of ,£1,000 each. arwl de- j olm?d to make an ord?T that anv money f01md in h? pamo-wirm F,h"M 00 pvfm to prisoner. Bad! for Iht?as was fc?bccmiog, aad*he l left tb e court.

THEY ALL HAD A DRINK ACUUS!tJ OFFICER'S EVfOENCE IR THE SCOVESTON COURT-MARTIAL The charges against Major J. Caippbell .Tones were further gone into by the Count Martial sitting at Fort Scoveston, Pembrokesiiire, on Wednesday, this being the fifth day fkv,-upitxi the. prooeediifgs. When the Court Martial re-opened, Major Jones gave evidence in defence of the third charge against itiva, aod flatly contradicted the story told on Tuesday hy Second-Lieutenant P. B. Davies. He said 1 that Oil the evening of Sunday. November 7th, he was in the orderly room most of the time, and went to his hut and retired eoon after mnlnight. Eefwcen 11 and 12 he T-isit(Ni Captain Ro'« and found several officers there. Somebotiy suggested a drink, as the regiment was being spit: up. and he obtained half a hnttle of whisky frnlli LÙmL Hughes. When he returned Lieut. I)avi<>s and Lieut.. Humphreys were tiierv. arid they i all had a drink together. He denied that he used any threat to induce Lieut. Davics jo orink, and neither I>avios nor Rom- phreys demurred. After this accuser re- turned from a last visit to the orderly room. He was quite sober and did not stagger. Lieut. Davies ("nIne in of his own free will. Prosecutor: As you deny yon were drunk on the date in question, can you impute any reason for Lieut. Daviee hav- ing aid you were? Accused: No; I cannot. Further cross-examined, he said that lIt ree officers, one of whom was Captain Rogers, went to fetch Licnt. Davies. He could nr.t say T-first suggested having a drink in Captain Rogers' room. Fit to Handle a Battalion. Further cross-examined by prosecutor, j accusetl said that he had never forced | Lievil. Davi<is to drink again-st his will, i and he denied that he had ever poured j whiskey down Lieut. Davies' throat. n", was merry, as described by Lieutenant Humphreys, in that be was laughing and joking, but declared tha4 lie fit to Second-Lieutenant A. G. Randell gave evidence supporting ;K-.cuse<i's story, and said that Major Jones wjis quite soi>or. | He stated that Lieut. Davies and Lieut;, Hump Dries, when invited to come and have a drink in Captain Rogers' room, walked in, and he denied that Lieut, Davies was either led by the arm er carried in. He fixed the time of the in- cident; at half-past eleven, and said that M a jo r Jones left tbe room before mid- night. Lieut. James Bradley Iftighes also gave evidewee for the defence.

U.S. PARCELS POST STOPPED .1 <>>penhapren, Tuesday.- The Danish Postmaster-General announces that the parcel ixist on ho-a rd the steamer United Suites, travelling from America to Den- mark, has been stopped at KirkwalL — Times •" Telegraph (.per Press Assoc-ia- tioru—Copyright.

DEATH 8EFME SLAVERY ney, Wedne.sday. The F<>deral Ijabonr Party to-day entertained Mr. Hughes, the Commonwealth Premier, who. responding to the toast of his health said: It is better to die as free men than live :M-. slaves under intolerant j and brutal Prussians."—Kenter.

COHSCRrPTrmf OF WEALTH. I Tlie amendment (iealing with the crrn- scription of wealth which Mr. J. H. ,?Mnias proposed in reverence to 1 he <Mi'!it'A:'y S?rvicp (No. 2? Rill having' ??n .n¡d out of order, Mr. Anderson has | -n(,ti,,(, to ask she Prime Minister I w]K't?<?- he will afford an opportunity i for discussing the subject. d

AIR BECONMAISANCE THAT FAILED I Salonika, Tuesday.—An enemy aro- plane, which for several days has been trying to reconnoitre our positions on the eastern flank, near the Guf of Orfanos, met t squall and at the same moment had engine trouble. In full view of a British cruiser it dived towards the sea. One air- man feJl before it hit the water; the otber L-uitk with the machine.

AI8MAN V.C. A PRISONER I The Paris Daily Mail" says: Flight 1, Slil)-T,i,-ute.tiant Iiisiill. c)f the Britiish Flying Corps, who received the] Victoria Cross for brilliant featis of arms, and w]w was missing a month fw his ?r?! fxptoi?. is alive, hut a prisoner. His fathN. who lives at A, p_A,? tciiil has rec?iv? i>osfcards and a Mtcr from Lim. datod ?n) Germany, ?taHnp that h? has hn wounded but wt scriou&iy. His machine gunner, Corporal lionald. is also a prisoner.—I're&s Association War Special.

HOW CERMARY SENT THE RfFLES I Paris. Jan. IS. -A telegfani from Mrl- rid to the Journal tells how on Mai- aga quay tivere have for six weeks HOfl casks of stweo, which had come from Zurich via Genoa. lately one of the casks burst., and a watchman noticed witbtn a zinc hox underneath a layer of stucco. Then the fact was roveal ed t.lrjt not one of the casks was filled with i stucco, ht they contained in all nearly 4.600 nH? and m?r? than 4$<t.O? ?-art ridgœ. It ? ??p?x-ed fhat this matt-r?l was intended to arm 1 he r; I x- in Morocci\. w ho. tbe Germans hoped, would re in opposition to the French.—Ex-

CONFERENCE DEFERRED. Mr. -lame? Wir^rtone presided over a meeting ot the executive rxuincil of tlw, South Wales Itinera' Federation hld at Cardiff on Tuesday. Those present in- eluded Mr. T. Richard*. M.P., and Mr. J A. Onions.. It was decided that the. special nonfer- originally fisod for January 2-ith to con.sider tlie question of providing a con-j vov of ambulant cars for the front, 1n conjunction with the ccalowners, should j be deferred to January 3tst. It will II I .recalled that in maoy of i he English dis- I tricts similar action has a.lre»dy been taken. Several reports www reoeivfid of appli- cations for out-of-work pay, and these, |j were all adapted.

ITHEAR I Resume of To-dayys I' Messages. "Leader" Office 4.50 p.m I It i-? bcing openly alleged th&t the Mon- i fengrin surrender follows an "Hader- I surrciider Jollows an "iinder- r!,tan4ing" som-e rnont,hs oicI withAfa6?.ti6x, Much dissatisfaction prevails, &Bd e n e T-a4 -M'L)Dte- j Sensational rumours, to be regarded "With caution state that the Allies may i ro»rcli on Athene. Tlx reixuts add that a CretA iiepuriiiv; may L>0 procla^. ^ed. Serbian troops have been landed at 1 Salonika. Russia is hard pressing the Turks in the Caucasus. Aus-f ria's claim to a big vic- tory in Bessarabia is hotly contested by our Allios. Beyond some gunnery achievements, re- sulting in damage to enciny lin-es and batteries, there is no overnight news from France. The Italians by a fine display of gal- lantry. have completely regained posi- tions temporarily lost in the Gorizia region.

TWO ZEPPESTRaYED I Third Damaged, says Namur I, Report. Amsterdam, Wednesday.—According to a message received hy the from Namur in (xmsequenoe of ha.d weather, a Zeppelin was obliged to de- scend in tho neigubr>urh<>o<l of Namur. The airship collided v. ith telegrapji wires I and suffered considerable ilamh-ge. It is reported that h'ü members of the crew- ¡ were k'?d. A fU1thêr etat?m?nt pub- ?jsb?d hi the same pap?r. says; In Bel- gium it is reported that, two Zeppelins which escaped trom the fire of the French guns came down in Belgium, and the Germans sent t be debris, occupying a large number of railway trucks, to Germany.

ARMY WASTAGE I A qu?pH?n was addressed on T1H''day1 night hy Sir Alir?'d Mond to Mr. Tetin;ii?f.1 as to wastage in the army.

SUCCESSFUL ALLIED AIR RAID I Amsterdam. Wednesday.—The Tcle- graaf" learns to-day from Belgium that three Allied airmen successfully bom- barded a German munition stores on the Franco-Belgian frontier.

GERMANS ESCAPE FROM NOVA SCOTIA I Toronto. Tuesday.—'Twelve German I prisoners escaped from the detention camp at Amherst, Nova Scotia, laet night, and as yet rto trace of them has been dis- covered.

700 TRAMCAR WOMEN f The Birmingham Tramways Committee reported on Tuesday that there werej now 700 women acting as conductors in tram- way-cars in the city. Generally their wwk gave satisfaction. About fifty professional and business men are acting as motor-men in tramway-cars during the week-ends.

THE HARMLESS V'.PER'S PLEA I Am?crd?m. W?dne?d?y.—A Berlin mes-  sage says:— The t{?cb<!a? has ?jourrpd. the Pr?M- i dent referring to the sacrifices which Ger- many has made and her determination to I fight out ihp war which was forced upon her to a finish. I

NATION AND WAR BONDS I I Another large Inerea" in the subscrip- tions for fhe 5 per cent. Exchequer Bonds, which are. now to be obtained in denomi- nations of. S5. 1::20. an(I 1:50, is sh own in the revenue returns in last night's Lon- don Gazt-tfe." Tlie total is now I £;)().708.fi{lO last week, all increase of nearly £ 20.000.(100. The £ 100 bonds were first issued on December 17th. The public's payments to fli- Exchequer laet week also included nearly £ 6,000,000 on account of income-tax.

LICENSE OF THE THEATRE ROYAL I M special mt?ttn? of th? Swansea j Watch C'ommit??? on Tuesday af.f;fflnoon.! Alderman Hnn J'?nr.? (Chairman), pre;ir1,-¡ ing, th? riD?matocraph license of the Theatre Royal. Wind-street., was trans- ferred frnm Mr. John F. Harvey tp Air. Harry Thomas, managing d?f<"t?r ft a I?ndon ?nn wh? linvo ta??D t?f pr?mi??? Of'T. Mr. ?Tidr?ws (M?sr?. Frank I Thomas and Andrews, solicitors) ap- peared to ?npr?rt the awltio. on the firm's ¡)('half. I 'Th? Chief Constahle (lpt. T'?m?? 'J offered no objection, bur- explained that f the tirin asked for an. unconditional license. They gave an undertaking ever to close the bars and not exercise the excise license so long as the tbmt-re, i was ul'Ni as a cinema. The Chairman explained t}-r»i an »ppli~< cation for a full license would be manfe, to the council on Wedrvesday, and it was,, for them to decide. Mr. And rows remarked that the 7ww lessees had put a lot of money intI) the., undertaking, and if it sheuW no* tuMl dirt, suocossf nlly ass a cinema they in- tended to use it as a fhee6tm

GERMANY'S LOSSES, Mr. Tennant told the Houss of Commons to-day that Ger- manv s losses, officially, rd* ported to the end of the year, totalled 2,535.768. Details and other Parliamentary news appears on Page 5. NO SURRENDER. latest Surprise From Montenegro. Tlie Frcncli official coaiuiunio-oe I coived by Wireless Prcsr, Ltd., at oSfe o'clock in Paris on Wednesday 4f:. noon bt5:- The news of the surrender of tTic Montenegrin Army apiX'or^ to Nj ,ha. premaitlre. It is now aticc-oiioed from aactlitfr source that the negotiations betweefl Austria and Montc-nce ro 1:e Iwft •broken. The eondifi'Ts' of surrender jirop'-tsed by Aust ria JJ;)\ l->een found, to qu;to unacceptablo by Ment^n^grcr. Tlie King and F.!mi1:- and Zhp- loioauc Corps, art allÛèl to pi^-ood tc Ifalv.—(Wireless A later wire frottsi oa WodfiOc* ai v aittra,v>3 tuys *—T'florc is to JrrcreOiUJ

WAS MONTENEGRO SOLD pi Anger of the Army at Surrender. j _?? TROOPS MAY JOIN SERBIA. W ø A Country's Humiliation. The surrender of the Montenegrin Government is the principal subject of comment in all the Allied, countries to- day. While the fall is causing much rejoicing in the Central Powers' capitals, its effect on the ultimate issue of the war is held to be infinitesimal. It is, however, held in high circles that the news comes as no surprise to the Allies, who have for months suspected an intrigue with Austria. The capitulation has caused much dissatisfaction, particularly in military circles, and a move is being made by (eneral lart inovitdl to raise Montenegrin battalions to assist the Serbians. An Exchange Special from Pans on Wednesday says that a telegram trom Rome to ih0 "PPtit Parisien" states hat the separate peacc made by King Nicholas has produced a movement, of great lit?- satisfaction in the Montenegrin Army. General Martinovitch has placed him- self. with. those who protest and wlio Yllh to continue the struggle, by the side ot their brethren in the Serbian Army to secure the restoration of Tsing Peter to his throne. If the enemies of Austria do not succeed in convincing the King ami Government to resume the ttru^gle for the honour of Montenegro, Monte- negrin battalions will be formed for 11(- lisfment in the ranks of the Serbian Army. 1 The Price of Surrender. f Paris, Tiiesdav.—The Consulate-General i lie lollowmg Note:— T'he i>PTv\spapers announce that un- I;„vppy Montenegro has to submit to the inevitable after having struggled heroic- ally in peculiarly 4i«advautag«R>«s condi- tions against an enemy much superior in numher and formidably armed. It May b<; considered, as certain, that if the King and Government have yielded if is be- cause the army had exhausted its last munitions. Even flight wa« impossible. The enemy was on t.h() frontier-, tho,,) was no escape by sea; Utvctprate jto?tHity was t? he en- countered in AlbMiia..it th? Serbian was able to oscs? from ?erhi;?, the weak ?<?n- tingents of Montenegrins, exhausted by the. super-human efforts of their long and desperate but effective resistance, and by privations of all kinds, were not able to seek refuge on friendly territory, It is jwssibJe to discuss at infinitum the condi- tions of fhe suspension of hostilities, de- tails of which it is to be oJ.-Nv('d come from enemy resources- It is even pos- sible to heap insults on the unfortunate conquered, but that would in no way de- tract from the reputation of valiant little Montenegro, nor from the sublime role of heroism which she is proud of ]riving! played in the great war. Other matters j for the future, particularly i ii- the j Orient, nMy furnish the Allies' Council with a useful field of activity while the machinory of co-ordination itself can also" usefully i')e strengthened. The Austrian ilnfiyence. I Paris, Tuesday.—For some time past the Allies have been aware that all was not going well with Montenegro, and in fhe absence of definite information suspicion* arouetod by the meeting he- tween Prince Peter and the former A 1]T.I trian Military Attache, by the change itti the Montenegrin Government:, by the de- j parture of Piiuce Mirko (who is not. in agreement with his father's policy) for j Rome, and by the language and actions of the King's Vie.ttnese doctor, have very considerably increased by the ease with which Austrian* captured in three', days rnountain fortresses which had rcsisfe<l for nearly eighteen months. It is impossible to -date d(<tir.itely when negotiations for and capitulation !Kjgaiu but t here is authority for et,,tir.gI iI that they were by no means as recent as | Austrian diplomatists state, nor is the j surrender so entirely without. conditions, The pn!'iion of Sk,¡fari and th? pro- • slwd of playing <hp p?f't of a minor Serbia, even ?nd<'r Ann?ria.n prptp?ior. jn.?y w?ll have (&r?t.?ib??t<.? to t? ?all of LanJwl1. The prospect of an Ane- triau advance on Skutari makes rt more than ?v€r m-g'pn< that the Scrhiarm re- maining in Albania should be pva.rmat?. I What Italy Suspected. I Kome, Tuesday. —It may now be said openly that the Montenegrin attitude has been suspect for many months. Aus- ti. iarl goiH> about the country freely since the early summer, and there is strong evidence to show that an a< tnal agreement was in existence as long ago as October. The twins of the agree- ment are doubtful- It has been r,-i)orted i-ecewtly that Montenegro was to be con- firmed in the ion of Skutari and di-tr?<-t in veiurn for thn surrender of Mount Lovc h^n, but there is some rea- ptoi to think that a much more tempting offer was made by Central Powers. The much-criticised failure of the Ital- ian Government to end an expedition to Montenegro may perhaps be connected with its knowledge of the uncertain ittitud# of Montenegro It may be argued fiat adequate I material belps might have removed this uncertainty.~Times War Telegrams per Press Association (Copyright).] j The Austrian Report. I Ajnoterdajn, Tuv lrY Weines- lay).—Tbe communique issued in Vienna. In-day says:— Souf.h-Ka^torn Theatre of War.- Vester- iay after:>oon negotiations for the sinrren- ler of the Monteaiegrin Army began. Our troop, who in the meantime occupied Vir- pazar and Kyeka, tare suspended lioetili- I bi "Ii- 0 [ Rejoicing in Germany. I "I I' t '['h d Copenhagen, ruesday.—The surren d er of Montenegro has u rejoicing in Germany. The" Cologne Gazette, in a leading article headed, TJve First Con- version." writ?- "Kin? ?icho?s has found that he m?da a bad bargain and Ins con?-qn?'m?y yipld?d. One of onr enemies hH? b?< converted by tJw weight ?f,l' <)iir aruis. W?n?w await the moment when they will all he Coll i-e The Oilogne N'olswitung says: ''Montenegro's capitulation is the first dwisive result ef the war. Nothing can alter ihnt, not. even our antagonists' furious « rath." Enemy's First Success. raris. Wodnrs-rjay. morning's papers, discussing the canitulet ion of Jy'oritejiegro, derdare that it will not affect the course ol the war. ami it has no im- portance excrpt i'roui a moral point; of view. A. writer t.n t h- I'igaro remarks that the Central Empires hav« won the first success and the onU- eompk-,t« victory whidl ran be writ,ten to them. After eighteen months of war Germany and Austria have, subdued Montenegro and induced lw4i 1." aF-k for p«>a<e. Italian aoairs are rather like Mount Lovchen ir- iself, with its succession of passes and nby. among íThich it is ix>t always fiats,- to know whore one is. Wo cannot read. We lure not yet forgotten that the Dalian, (lowrarrent was to have Seconal our efforts at Salonika by de- (isivo int?r?nttou on h?haU' ? the S<'rbians in Al?oda. Wuh this object, in view, th?T ?t out for Valona and landed an expeditionary corps there which has dme nothing j'tore than <xxupy the place. Valona, so long (ovefwl. was iakeii, arfl Borne thought that enoug-li. Il; jias not IXHUI emuign. We knovr the fate which lias overtaken the Serbian army- or r«ther we do not know, for, hard pressed by thej ŒH\my on the east and re, ceivixig no help from the west, it has broken up and scattered, and only by heroie teats <vi endurance do rare stragglers manage to reach the coast.. May Load to Good. I Paris, Wednesday.—" The Rappel I says that French puldic opinion, which I receivcxl unmove< the ih-ws of the evalua- tion of Gallipoli. will not be inordinately distressed at what: is happening in the Adriatic, hut pcrheps tlie Italians will profit by the exoerieix-e in rd0r to get into <loser tomb with the Allies. If that were to be. the icfJuH of the defection of Mon tenogro, it would he cheap at the price. Understanding Months Old?, Rome, Tuwdav.—Tlie belief is rapidly Incoming current that Montenegro ha;s done no fighting for many weeks, and fliit she has had an v.nderwtandinR with A us-1 tria for two months. This new is adopted by ma?.y iciiliiut lwtperq. The (tiornak d'ltalia says that Lovc.hen fell too quickly, and points out that the Premier, M. Mu-skoviteh. was notoriously pro-Austrian aivi yet was retained in office, and mentions that though Aus- tria alwayw insisted onSclItari belonging to A Ibania in former wars, this time it has boett left to Montenegro.

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