The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-03-20
KING OF GREECE
IS SHOT DOWN
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known ngure to London crowds. Dur
ing his visits here he often walked
through the crowded streets, unattend
ed; and during the days Immediately
! following King Edwards death he and
his brother the late king of Denmark.
frequently mingled with the crowd in
front of Buckingham palace and lis
tened to the sympathetic references
about the late monarch.
Called for Council Of War.
{ King George had been called to
Salonika, the headquarters OF the
Greek forces in Albania. for council
of war. His eldest son and the sue.
cessor to the throne, Crown Prince
Constantine, commanderin.chlef OF
the Greek army. was at once notified,
King George was born December IA,
1916.
Was Son Of King Christian.
He was son of King Christian OF
Denmark. King George was married
in October, 1867, to Grand Duchess
Olga of Russia in st. Petersburg.
George was proclaimed king Of
Greece in October. 1868. Parts Of
his reign were filed with vicissitudes
and the report became current at
least once that he was on the point
of abdicating. Crown Prince Con.
stsntine was born August 2. 1868. and
vas married in 1889 to Princess So
phia OF Prussia, a sister Of Emperor
William |. The king became heartily
sick of the many intTigues directed
against him.
Last Plot Against Ruler Was in 1909
He declared many times that he
had been unable to find loyal friend
among the nobility.
The break in the Balkans, however,
put a different complexion on Greek
affairs. feeling of patriotism and
national pride was inspired and after
Foreign Minister Coromilas of the
Greek cabinet formed the Balkan
league with the able assistance OF
Car Ferdinand Of Bulgaria) ths
cabals died out
When the Balkan war broke out
King George was acclaimed by all
his people without division. When
Crown Prince Constantine went to
the front anG victory after victory
was won by the Greek soldiers, the
royal family took heroic place In the
affections OF the Hellenes .
The last serious plot against the
king. which was exposed by the fol.
lowers Of King George. was In the
fall of 1909.
Authorities investigating.
Athens, March l9.-The authorities
are making an investigation TO deter
mine whether or not Schinas. who
killed King George. is "A member OF
an anarchist society. 1t was rum
ored here the assassination of the
king was only forerunner to the
killing of King Peter of SerVia. King
Nicholas of Montenegro. and Car
Ferdinand of Bulgaria. There is
nothing TO indicate the Turks were in
terested in the killing of the King, al
though Turkish newspapers are try.
ing 10 show that the killing of King
George was because of jealousy be-
tween the Balkan allies.
Son Succeeds Father.
Salonika, March liking Con.
stantine |. of Greece was received
with homage due monarch by the
people of Salonika when he arrived
here today to direct the removal TO
Athens of the body of his father, King
George. The king of a day sobbed
audibly as he embraced his younger
brother. Prince Nicholas, and warmly
wrung the hand of Lieutenant Colonel
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life of King George by capturing the
assassin before he could make the
second shot King Constantine i'm.
mediately assumed command OF the
Greek troops and then gave orders
concerning preparations for the re.
moval to Athens of his fathers body.
Then the brothers prepared for the
coming OF their mother Dowager
Queen Olga, who is on her way from
Athens aboard a Russian warship