Show NICHOLAS IS lOYAL LOW TO KINGDOM SAYS CONSUL Montenegro Still Unconquered Unconquered Unconquered After Five Hundred Hundred Hun Hun- dred dyed Years of War FO FOOD D. D SUPPLY Y IS SHORT Sol Soldiers i rs Go Out to B Battle Poorly Clad and I Hungry NEW YORK Feb 5 In In an interview interview interview inter inter- view yesterday Anto Vladimir consul for Montenegro In NewYork NewYork New NewYork York related re sever l Interesting facts concerning the plucky little kingdom that has liver though now badly battered battered bat bat- tere l. l through centuries of warfare W We Ve have received news from several sources in Europe in which the loyalty of King Nicholas NicholaJ to his Mi kingdom was vas made to appear doubtful and intimating intimating ing that he be had sold his country to Its enemies As a Montenegrin I 1 know better I know the king and the people of ot Montenegro are not nt of those who ho would dishonor th the sovereignty so of the state In order that the American people peo pen pIe le as well as those of ot Canada ma may know the truth I should like lile to mention mention mention men men- tion a few tew facts regarding the bravery braver of ot the poor Montenegrins in this warThe warThe war The Montenegrins have been at war for all of ot years against the Turks After the peace of 1878 they still had to tight fight and skirmish along the national border with brutal neighbors Turks and end Albanians Therefore since Montenegro Montenegro Mon Mon- existed as a state the people never have had peace The land is rugged and poor of soil There Is no agriculture and few tew industries All have lived a poor and frugal life th there re When war was declared against Turkey In 1912 Montenegro fought side sideby sideby sideby by side with Serbia and then against Bulgaria There was Just a few months of ot peace and while we were yet in the act of ot healing our wounds war was begun again with Austria as our enemy Since Since- the beginning of ot the new strife we have fought side by side with wilh our our brethren the Serbians At the beginning of the Balkan struggle our population numbered about with an army of men in addition to some more who arrived from America This made madea a R. total of divided into five di divisions divisions divisions divisions' di- di visions visions' of all ages between 18 and 60 When hostilities were commenced against Austria we again gathered together all of our strength and succeeded succeeded suc sue in mustering Out Our artillery was composed of a afew afew afew few batteries sent to us by the French These batteries were of obsolete cal cal- iber Black powder was wal used so that our gun positions were readily discovered dis die covered by the smoke They proved to be unfit to oppose modern ordnance ordnance ordnance ord ord- nance and evacuation of our stronghold stronghold stronghold strong strong- hold of r was made inevitable The remainder of our artillery we wo purchased from the Italians also ob obsolete oh- oh solete and three batteries of rapid fire guns donated by the Serbians after aft- aft pr fOr the capture of from the Turks The Montenegrin infantry are armed I with the old Russian model re repeating repeating repeating re- re rifle and some that we had ta taken taken ta ta- ken from the Turks and others of Austrian model that we took from the enemy Much of the ammunition was faulty Uniforms of all patterns were worn by our troops and the condition of rf many of the men in the field was pitiful from want of clothing A fortnight after the d d of ot war against Austria there was no flour to be bought in any of the little markets markets mar mar- of Montenegro I know Instances where the army fighting in the i trenches was left for four days without without without with with- out bread The Montenegrin people have ha cried for centuries for bread Because Because Because Be Be- cause the land was unfertile our Mother Russia has always sent to us wheat in time of peace The Montenegrins have sacrificed many lives BYes in striving to hold because Itself is more valuable valuable ble bie than the rest of ot the country We can in spite of Austrian naval and aeroplane attacks come into contact by way of Medua with our allies from whom we can get help food and war supplies Under SUnder such conditions Is it not re remarkable remarkable re- re that Montenegro has been able to maintain any kind of ot a resistance resistance resist resist- ance to the enemy Hemmed In on two sides aides by the allied and cut off oft on the other by the Austrian fleet ready to sink ink any vessel that ap approaches approaches ap- ap preaches our coast and having the treacherous Austro Albanian population population population tion to the south could anything save de destruction be expected Yet I feel great reat pride in the knowledge that the little remnant that is left leCt with the king at the head is making a a. splendid stand Aid may come b by way of Mount at tho back of King Nicholas who Is a soldier and a poet already has reached the age of 75 and has fought many a battle lie loves his people and his people love Jove him With our brethren the Serbians we share our sufferings and we shall stand Bland by th as they stood by us Until un until un- un til we are restored to our old homes Many women children and aged men have died of starvation I know a IL man who has wandered through Albania for tor ten days living altogether on bad bread and onions The condition in the country is such that there is nothing you can purchase for money Being Christians Christian the Montenegrins are not discouraged of final victory They are always sober healthy and retiring retiring- of disposition Besides be beIng beIng being be- be ing intelligent they have the additional additional addi addi- quality of ot being splendid soldiErs sol sol- sol sol- diers diere faithful to the holy cause Al Although Although Al- Al i though they have lost which I Ito to Montenegro represents the value of ot a diamond as bi big as the mountain Itself this will not dispirit the pe peOple Montenegro 1 shall fight on |