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Show HIGHPITCH Austria Demands Recall Re-call of Servian Troops Sent to Scutari Belgrade. Servia. March 11 The Austrian government today look a step regarded as equivalent to forbidding for-bidding Servia to send troops to assist as-sist the Montenegrins in the Turkish fortress of Scutari. The Austrian minister to Servia, Baron von Ugron on Abranfalva, informed in-formed Premier Pasitch that his government gov-ernment objected to Servian troops assisting as-sisting in the siege of Scutari, which was to become the capital of Albania He requested the immediate recall of any Servian troops which had been dispatched there. Premier Replies. The Servian premier In reply point ed out that under treaty agreements Servia was compelled to assist her allies without regard to the future of Scutari The situation Is regarded as cx tremely delicate. Feeling here is at a high pitch over the attitude taken by Austria. The fortress of Scutari, near the Montenegrin frontier, has been besieged be-sieged by the Montenegrins without material success since the beginning of the Balkan war. Its capture and inclusion In the kingdom of Montenegro Montene-gro were the chief reasons for King Nicholas joining in the hostilities. Reign Would Be Doomed When the European powers decided in principle on an autonomous Alban la, the king of Montenegro declared he would enter the fortress of Scutari at the head of his troops, otherwise the reign of his family was doomed. In the meantime the troops of Montenegro Monte-negro had continued the campaign in Macedonia and Albania and had advanced ad-vanced to Durrazo, whence on March 7 they dispatched on board transports Squill Servian troops. Including artillery, artil-lery, to assist In the siege of Scutari It was this action which called forth the Austrian protest today |