In the Balkans

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 45, 28 January 1916, Page 5

In the Balkans

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. United Pefss Assocut.ojt. London, January 27. Guerilla warfare is proceeding in Montenegro. The retreating army is suffering greatly, and it is stated that unless Italy provides food they must surrender. The army is now 10,000. The Daily Mail's Rome correspondent says that large crowds acclaimed the departure of King Nicholas, King Victor assisting him into the carriage and embracing him. King Nicholas spent a day in the Palace and received the Allied Ambassadors. He was unwilling to leave Scutari, but the generals and his sons begged him to go. The journey to Medua was made variously on foot, on horseback, and in a springless cart. He was much distressed at the death of the centenarian Marshal Plamanatz who was hale and hearty, but fel] to the ground and died when leaving Cettinje after it was surrendered. King Nicholas has been suffering from rheumatism, due to ex-

posure, but is recovering. The German press publishes choice extracts of the Kaiser's conversation ' at Nish. He remarked that M. Radoslavoff was extraordinarily pleased to meet the Great Men lie had heard so much about. He also said: "Prince Cyril, my boy, you please me. Go on being good and brave," meanwhile stroking Prince Cyril's face. He also said; "General Sodoroff, it is marvellous what you have clone to the English and French." A Bulgar general who was present at the War Council is reported as saying: "Our enemies hopes would collapse if they heard the Kaiser and tk» German generals' calm and clear conversation in discussing the certainty of victory." The Bavarian Diet was ludicrously bombastic or. Thursday because of the supposed Montenegrin surrender. They expressed the liveliest joy at i "the first fruits of the victorious struggle which, please God, ends t»iis year now that Montenegro has takfln j the first step."