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Show WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. Tho Serbian Ser-bian legation hero was advised officially offi-cially today that King Nicholas of Montenegro, had been deposed by the Montenegrin national assembly at Podgoritza. The dispatch dated at Cettinje, Montenegro. December 1, and transmitted via Belgrade, the Serbian capital, follows: '"The great national assembly of Montenegro called in Podgoritza after having considered the political and economic interests of tho people of Montenegro, has resolved today, December De-cember 1: "King Nicholas, of the family Petro-vitch-Niegush, to be deposed from the throne of Montenegro. "Tho dynasty of the Karageorge-vitch Karageorge-vitch of Serbia is elected to be the national dynasty for the kingdom of Montenegro, thus uniting these both states (which are inhabited by the same Serb race) into one; so they will enter together Into the common state of all Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, Slov-enes, which will be formed in unison with all Serb, Croat and Slovene territories ter-ritories of the former Austro-Hunga-rian empire. "A national council is elected which will be responsible for all the formali-1 formali-1 ties and details of execution in the j unification of Serbia and Montenegro. "Has resolved to inform on this decision de-cision of the national assembly the former King Nicholas, the royal Serbian Ser-bian government, all the friendly en-1 en-1 tentet powers and all neutral states. "The decision was voted unanimous-I unanimous-I ly and with acclamation, and, afterwards, after-wards, by individual voting also. "Tho population has sailed this de-jcisipn de-jcisipn of the national assembly with enthusiasm and with a firm faith in j a better future." ' BERNE, Switzerland. Dec. 5 A dispatch from Agram says that the national na-tional assembly of tho people of Montenegro Mon-tenegro which deposed King Nicholas and voled In favor of uniting with Serbia, was elected by universal suffrage. suf-frage. Each constituency, which formerly for-merly sent oifb deputy to tho Skup- : shtina is now sending three represen- i tatlves to the assembly. : |