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Show MONTENEGRO HAS ACCEDED To Demands of the European Powers i Fop the Evacuation of Scutari 'Cettlnje, Montenegro, May B King Nicholas of Montenegro decided .today .to-day to ovacuato tho fortress of Scutari Scu-tari ln response to the demand ot tho European powers'. When ho took possession of Scutari on April 23, aftor a six months siege which cost tho lives of thousands ot Montenegrins .and Turks, King Nicholas Nich-olas declared that he would hold tho city until tho last drop of Montane-grin Montane-grin blood had been spilled. As the European powors had decided previously previ-ously that Scutari was to form part of tho futuro autonomous state ot Albania, a crisis was brought about and the powers immediately brought strong pressure to bear to force him and his troops to evacuate tho placo. In tho meanwhile Austria took en-orgotlo en-orgotlo stops to enforce tho powors decision and concentrated largo bodies bod-ies of troops ln Bornla, Hcrzogovlna and Dnlrantltt, Tho power ln tho interim in-terim instituted n blockade of the Montenegrin coast. All these demonstrations, demon-strations, howovor, scorned not to affect af-fect Jlio determination ot tho king Somo of tho Montenegrin troops wore withdrawn from Scutari, In or der. It was said, to resist a possible. Austrian advance. Then word camo tliM Austria and Italy had entered Into an agreement to solve tho Albanian Alban-ian problem by a military expedition and It was known that tho Austrian nrmy was preparing to march forward. for-ward. Tho attltudo of Russia under these circumstances was a matter of great concern to Europe and when sno joined In the pressure being cxer.lseJ on Montenegro, great relief was le'it as it had been thought sho vou t e slst any attempt by Austria to order her nrmy southward. It was suggested during the negotiations negotia-tions that tho king ot Montenegro would receive territorial compensation compensa-tion in another direction it he would give up Scutari" and his majesty was preparing to accept this offer. No date for tho evacuation of Scutari Scu-tari by tho Montenegrin troops wan given but tliero Is reason to bellevo that the Gorman minister ln tho Mon tenegrln capital received assurances from King Nicholas that the first Btep would be taken In 24 hours. |