The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-19
WORLD M0URNS WITH
GREEKS FOR DEAD KING

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carriage and taken to the Pafafiom hos
pftal. He was still breathing, but died
within half an hour.
Prince Nicholas, the kings third son.
and other officers hurried to the hos
pital Arriving first, Prince Nicholas
summoned the officers and speaking in
a voice choIzed with sobs, said:
TT is my deep grief to have to an
nour1ce to you the death of our be-
loved king and invite you to swear
fidelity to your new sovereign King
Constantine"
When Prince Nicholas babe the Off
GERS swear fealty to Constantine they
shouted: Long live the kingt'
Crown Prince Constantine, who sue
ceeds King george, at present is at
Janina He is expected to come here
with all possible speed.
The assassin of the king is an evil
looking fellow, about 40 years of age.
On being arrested, he refused to ex-
plain his motive for the crime. In re-
ply to an officer who asked him
whether he had no pity for his country.
he announced that he was against gov
ernments.
Schfnas maintained a perfectly i'm
passive demeanor, which was sugges-
tive of his being irresponsible for his
actions.
Precautions were at once taken
throughout the CITY ana perfect OIuST
is maintained.
Prince Nicholas is the only member
of the royal family in SaIoniki. Mourn
ing emtAems are displayed everywhere.
The Greek governor has issued a
proclamation announcing that the oath
of fealty to King Constantine has been
taken.
Queen Olga Frustrated.
Athens, March 19.-Queen Olga of
Greece was too Frustrated by the news
of the fate of her husband to sail for
SaIoniki last night, but she left today.
When her sons, Prince George and
Prince Andre, communicated the news
of the tragedy to her, she fell fainting
in their arms and only recovered to
swoon again. This happened several |
times and physicians were called to |
quiet her. All the princes and prin- |
cesses of the royal family accompanied |
their mother to SaIoniki.
State mourning has been ordered |
for period of six months and court |
mourning for a year. The whole |
Greek capital is draped with mourn |
ing. On public and other buildings |
the national flag flies at half mast |
and is draped with crepe. The bells |
of all the churches in the city were |
tolled all day and minute guns were |
fired from the forts. The population
is overwhelmed. All news is printed |
with black borders and contains long |
euIogies of the dead monarch.
The chamber of deputies met today |
ana premier fenlZolOS FORMALLY an |
nounced the death of King George
and the succession of King Constan-
tine.
Greek Legation Notified.
Washington, March ia dis
patch was received at the Greek le-
cation here last night from the minis /
ter of foreign affairs of Greece an
nouncing the assassination of King
George The dispatch stated that the
king was assassinated while taking his
usual walk in Saloniki at o'clock yes
terday afternoon He was shot in the
back with a revolver and died a half
hour later
News Caused Shock.
London, March 19.-The official
world at London and the general pub
lie were startled last evening by a
terse message from Saloniki announc-
ing the assassination of the king of
Greece. Interest in the troubled Bal
kans has been waning of late days,
but the news of this tragedy caused an
instant and immense sensation. It was
not generally known that the king of
Greece was still remaining at Saloniki,
as nothing had been heard of his {
movements for several days.
Concern regarding details of the
assassination was intense, but as the s
hours passed and no further news
reached London, it became evident !
that a rigid censorship was being :
maintained by the army administra- !
ton. -
The strained relations between the :
Greek and the Bulgarian contingents :
at Saloniki gave Greece the greatest :
fear that the assassination of King
George might have been incident to a ! .
clash between the allies, but a mes =
sage received at midnight dispelled :
such apprehensions by identifying the :.
assassin as Greek Observation-Disclosures
dispatch referred to him as demented. 1
News Comes Late. .
The British foreign office, MarIbor- 7
ough house, where the Queen Mother ,
sister of the dead king. is !
residing, and the Greek legation were 9
besieged by reporters, but no one at ;
these places had any information ex- !:
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