The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-19
KING CONSTANTINE IS
NEW RULER Of GREECE

King Constantine Immediately as
sumed command OF the Greek troops
holding Salonika, and then gave or
ders concerning the preparation for
the removal to Athens OF his fathers
body. Then the brothers prepared to
await the coming OF their mother,
Dowager Queen Olga, on her way
from Athens aboard a Russian war
ship.
The story Of the assassination as
told to King Constantine by Colonel
Francoudis was that he and the late
king were walking slowly along the
street, returning from their daily
constitutional when suddenly without
warning, q shot rang out.
King George staggered and the aide
whirled to see Schinas less than two
yards away, his pistol raised for an
other shot The man had not spoken
a word.
Francoudis seized the assassin by
the throat and interposed his own
body between the man and the king
who by that time had fallen.
Two soldier guards, who by the
kings orders were far In the rear,
came up and took possession Of Schin-
as, while King George was rushed to
a nearby hospital. He was conscious,
but did not speak and lived less than
half an hour.
Examination showed that the bullet
entered the back below the shoulder.
touched the heart and ranged down
ward, coming out through tho abdo-
men.
American Sympathy.
4, WASHINGTON, March 1S.-Presi-
Edent Wilson today sent a personal
cablegram of coincidence to Queen
Olga of Greece. He said:
Her Majesty, Queen OF the Hell
lenes, Athens:
4 am inexpressibly shocked to hear
of the terrible crime which has re-
suited in the death of the king and
offer to your majesty, to the. royal
family and to the Grecian nation the
sincere condolences of the govern
rhent and the people of the United
States, and the expression Of my own
sympathy.
(Signed) Woodrow Wilson. Presi.
dent of the U. S. Al
4 Shot In Back.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-Kina
i George met his death at the hands oi
a an assassin, who shot him only once
4 at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon al
Salonika, according to the latest con
firmatory cablegram to the Greek le
CATION here today. An earlier dis
I patch, equally kief, received by L. L
Caftanzoglu, charge d'affaires OF the
J legation, last night simply stated thai
King George had been shot in the
back while taking his afternoon con
stitutional.
4 The Greek legation will today off
! cially notify Huntington Wilson, act
ing secretary of state, Of the death o.
King George and this news will II
J turn be conveyed by Secretary Wilson
to President Wilson.
Killed by idiot.
u SALONIKA, March 19.-Under the
| capable direction of Prince Nicholas
third son of the murdered King
George order was maintainedsin in Sal
onika today while the mourning city
awaited the coming Of the new Kins
J Constantine and the Dowager Queer
! Olga, widow of the dead monarch.
The soldiers are bitter in their an
ger against Aleke Schinas, the as
sassin, and frequently threats Of vic
A lence are heard, but 80 far no at
tempt has been made to put them in
I to execution The slayer, closely
guarded, was kept out Of sight ant
the people of the town did not know
: the place of his confinement.
An unidentified man, who because o
his proximity to the assassin wal
supposed to be an accomplice, was at
Z tackled by mob as Schinas was LEI
!, away by soldiers and literally torn t,
: pieces.
: While the authorities stated tha
3 Schinas appeared to be man of lov
) mentality, almost feeble minded, &C
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