The Washington times., 1910-04-08
QUEEN OLGA ONLY
WOMAN ADMIRAL
Is Formally Recognized AS
Commander of Russian
Squadron.

ATHENS. Greece. April S--Queen Ol-
"a. Of Greece. has the distinction OF he.
ing the only woman admiral in tht
world.
She was Grand Duchess Olga Constan
tinovs, OF Russia. when she married
Prince William. OF Denmark. who after
ward was elected King OF the Helene.
and assumed the title Of George ].
Before the wedding Alexander III
then the Gar. appointed her an sdmirs
IN the Russian navy. and today she 3.
recognized as the commander Of the
second squadron Nof the Russian feet
Her flagship is the cruiser Admiral Ma
ksroh
The Greeks are worrying both them
selves and. the powers with a proposition
10 throw. over her husband. King George
No one would be more pleased 70 oui,
Athens for good than his ma jesty. But
abdiCaIiOn IS not considered quite tie
thing nowadays, as II brings IN its
wake a certain loss OF Self-resppCI for
the sovereign concerned Otherwise the
former Danish prince would long ago
haze renounceG ali his rights as ruler
Of ,he turbulent two and half million
people who 1nhabit MS kingdom.
Crowned When Young.
King George accepted the crown OF
Greece when q mere LAD OF eighteen.
Throughout his reign he has been allow
ed a greater degree or latitude than
other mOusrchS. travelling at frequent
int ervsls abroad and enjoying life Ike
an ordinary mortal Indeed. in the
earlier days 81 his reign his main OBJ
IeCt was TO escape TO brighter sur
ruUndiuEs than offered by Athens and
his sUUJeCJs-lH-lsw- Recently he has
been hindered from visiting Paris and
his beloved German cures by a po-
litical crisis which ne could end easily
and eFectuslly. with the result that he
i heartily sick of being confined 20 the
somber domain
Again, George ] would be infinitely
better off financially n he chose TO live
on his own private means in retirement
rather than be obliged Ia keep up a pal
ace and kingly position on civil grant
cor salary) Of S-e9e1t
HIS family has drifted from beneath
the parental roof one sequel 10 the
TFpaldos mutinies Of last fall was the
removal ordered by parliament OF the
Kings sons from the navy Those
princes TOO proud 10 remain in their
foster country after such q rebuff. have
now left Greece fOrever-Prince George
10 settle down in Paris Nicholas 70 en-
ter the Russian army and benefit by his
=
20 travel King Georges only daughter,
Princess Marie Is married TO Grand
Duke George MichaeIOvitrh and lives
in Russia So the crown prince and
the only two children OF the King now
residing IN Athens
Free and Easy
King George is the most free-znd aasv
monarch in Europe today His brother
kings envy him because OF the manner
IN which he IS permitted 10 20 about un-
attended uureCOEnIzed. unmoIested-
The story has only Just EOt abroad ot
= hsirbreadth escape he had quite re-
Gently, and which was in sense
brought about by the existing unrest.
To prevent any attempt TO aSzassirzfe q
MN the palace guard had been. doubled
ana orders Issued 10 keen rho zfrf~fess
watch on all persons lurking fn the vi
clhllN- one night after dinner when
iEe hlnE vas returning from a stroll Hp
was challenged by q sentry. Twice the
guard repeated the familiar phrase but
H' reply vas forthcoming from the
prom -nader. whereUpOn q shot rang out
IN the SFlline6S OF the night Though
the bullet pErced his maFpSr--g sleeve
ne vas UntHjured- Next dav the King
sent to- MS WOuid-be execrgrfore- and
Eande1 nim 2 check as a token of aD-
E1recztion Of the conscientious ,7f-~f1,-
Sze he had observed
anoSe responsible for the Sr0ry-eu5
l. comes from an autho~itativ source
ElNe II aS rheir conviction that fine
ft3unled monarch wished 10 be roIIn,-aT
~ his duties I'm this summary rrznr1e-
q Eut this may be rather a dramatic y-iez-
10 take OF the incident
4 GOOd Athlete.
L Is not generally known that IN by
gone days, while still prince OK Den
mark. King George took part in most
Of fhe leading athletic reunions Of FL
rope under the name Of George PaDs-
GcUlos.' He has several champion belts
to- boxing one OF which he won afte-
he became King OF Greece
His majesty has been in the habit of
spending several months Of the wear in
TEeleadiuE watering places Of France and
Germany, no one being aware half rEe
time of his presence a. Badeu-Baden or
AfT-leS-Bai iuS
One morning he went early 10 a Egf--
Ssal- having as a companion 2 giant
Danish hound. The authorities declined
10 allow The beast on their premises.
50 the King unrecOEnized, was Obliged
TO return 10 his hotel Later Il Iea xed
ont that he was IN town and his alb
Sence from Sl5s kurSasl was commented
upon The management sent a court
eous message 10 the august visitor
begging 90 know the reason Of his alb
EteutioD from taking the waters.
Briefly came the reply in the royal
haudWritinE-
Love me. lore my dog"