The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-01
WORLDS ONLY
WOMAN ADMIRAL
Queen Olga of Greece At
taChed to Russian
Navy.

Athens, Greece, April 30.-Queen Olga
of Greece has the distinction of being
the only woman admiral in the world.
She was Grand Duchess Olga Constan-
tinova of Russia when she married
Prince William of Denmark, who after
ward was elected king of the Hellenes
and assumed the title of George 1.
Before the wedding Alexander III.
then the car, appointed her an ad-
miral in the Russian navy, and today
she is recognized as the commander OF
the second squadron Of the Russian
fleet, Her flagship is the cruiser Adj
miral Makaroff.
The Greeks are worrying both them
selves and the powers with a PROPOSE
ton to throw over her husband, King
George. No one would be more pleased
to quit Athens for good than his maj
esty, for he prefers the gay capitals of
Europe. But abdication is not con-
sidered quite the thing nowadays, as It
brings in its wake a certain loss of self
respect for the sovereign concerned.
Otherwise the former Danish prince
would long ago have renowned ell his
rights as ruler OF the turbulent two and
a half million people who inhabit his
kingdom.
Again, George I would be infinitely
better off financially If he chose to live
on his own private means in retirement
rather than be obliged to keep up a
palace and kingiy position on a civil
grant Cor salary of 100000.
His family has drifted from beneath
the PARENTAL roof. One sequel to the
Typaidos mutinies of last fall was the
removal ordered by parliament of the
kings sons from the navy. Those
princes, too proud 70 remain in their
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now left Greece forever-Prince George
to settle down in Paris. Nicholas to en-
ter the Russian army and benefit by his
Wife'S property in that country, Andrew
to travel. King Georges only daughter
Princess Marie, is married TO Grand
Duke Michaelovitch and lives in Russia
So the crown prince and his youngest
brother, Christopher. are the only two
children of the king now residing In
Athens.
King George is the most free-and-
easy monarch in Europe today. His
brother kings envy him because of the
manner in which he is permitted to go
about unattended, unrecognized, unmo-
Tested. The story has only just got
abroad of hairbreadth escape he had
recently, and which was in sense
brought about by the existing unrest.
To prevent any attempt to assassi-
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doubled, and orders issued to keep the
strictest watch on all persons lurking
in the vicinity. One night, after din
ner, when the king was returning from
stroll he was challenged by a sentry
Twice the guard repeated the familiar
phrase, but no reply was forthcoming
from the promenader, whereupon a shot
rang out. Though the bullet pierced
his majesty's sleeve, he was uninjured.
| Next day the king sent for his would
be executioner and handed him a check
as a token of appreciation of the con-
scientious discipline he had observed.
Those responsible for the story-and
II comes from an authoritative source
give it as their conviction that the
| troubled m1narch wished TO be relieved
of his duties in this summary manner.
But this may be rather dramatic view
to take of the incident.
! II is not generally known that in by
gone days. while still a prince OF Den
mark, King George took part in most Of
the leading athletic reunions of Europe
under the name of George Papadou-
los" He has several champion belts
| for boxing, one OF which he won after
he became king OF Greece.
His majesty has been in the habit of
| spending several months Of the year in
the leading watering places OF France
and Germany, no one being aware half
the time OF his presence at Baden
| Baden or Aix-ies-Bains.