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de-camp. who was walking beside his
royal master, Immediately drew his re-
volver. Schinas turned and fired at the
aid-de-camp, but the shot went wild.

/ do-CdlHPs WIZ was WdIklIk USSlO0 llis
royal master. Immediately drew his re-
volver. Schinas turned and fired at the
| aid-de-camp, but the shot went wild.
King Stretched on Roadway.
+ Two Cretan military policemen. who
were acting as an escort to the king.
| dashed at Schinas and pinioned his arms
| before he could fire again. When Fran
| coudis saw that the assassin had been
arrested he turned to King George, who
| he supposed had escaped unscathed, and
was Mortified to find his majesty stretch
| ed on the roadway.
| F'rancoudis raised the stricken mon
arch's head from the pavement, but the
| king was already unconscious and he
never spoke again.
| Soldiers who had been summoned by
| the shots lifted the king from the ground
Issnd carried him to a hospital. He ex-
Ep.fed on the way without recovering con-
sctousness.
/ When questioned by the police Schinas
/ trucuieatly replied: You have courts. !
/ will speak there"
| Pressed to say who he was and what
was the motive of his crime. he replied:
! Take me to the police station SO that
| the crowd shall not maltreat me. will
| speak there.
| On reaching the police station he gave
| his name and a few particulars about
himself
/ Greek of Low Intelligence.
| The assassin is a Greek of low mental
type and an evil-looking fellow. He ap-
pears to be about forty years old. His
| impossible demeanor suggests irrespon-
sibility.
Since his triumphal entry into Saloniki
the king had been accustomed to take an
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Tower or to the cavalry barracks in Les
ser Karaburum. The kings confidence in
the people was SO great that he went
| gle -elherry.
! The danger of this custom was ap-
parent to members of his encourage, who
Repeatedly. but without avail, requested
his majesty to permit the presence of
| civil guards.
A few days ago four gendarmes were
| ordered to follow the king, but their pres
ence was considered SO Objectionable by
his majesty that the number was reduced
to two. These followed at a long dis
| tance.
The king was in a happy and con-
| tented mood. and as he strolled along
| talked Of the war, of the success Of
the Greek arms, of the capture of
Climax to his fifty years reign.
Tomorrow" said the king, when 1
pay my formal visit to the dread
nought Goeben, the German battleship
which is to honor the Greek king here
in Saloniki-that fills me with happi-
ness and contentment.'
Last Words of Monarch.
These proved to be the monarch's
last words, for at that moment shot
rang out from behind Col Francoudis.
The bullet, which was fired at dis
tance of two PAGES, entered the back
below the shoulder blade. It's point of
exit was below the stomach. There
was a severe hemorrhage. The jewel
ed cross which the king always wore
was smothered with blood.
Prince Nicholas, the kings third son,
and other officers hurried to the hos
piral. Arriving first, Prince Nicholas
summoned the officers and, speaking in
a voice choked with sobs, said:
1T is my deep grief to have to an
nounce to you the death of our be-
loved king and invite you to swear
fidelity to your new sovereign. King
In reply the officers shouted Long
live the king
The effect of the assassination in Sa-
lonki was most impressive. Groups OF
grief-stricken people gathered In the
streets and conversed in mufhed tones.
The troops We're recalled to barracks
shops and cafes were closed, the street
cars suspended service,l lights were ex-
tinguisheo and Salonki last night had
a dead and deserted apl earance. The
church bells tolling the last call echoed
along deserted streets.
Long Stay in Saloniki.
The long stay of the Greek king at sa-
lonki, where he had been since November
-. was made with the object Of show
ing Greece's title to permanent posses
sion Of the city. When the war with
Turkey was begun each Of the allies
made for the territory in which its in
terests lay, and Greeks, Bulgars and Serbs
alike coveted this prosperous point.
The Greek army Won the race to the
city and. unaided received the submis-
sion of the Turkish garrison. The Bull
garians, however, who were not far be-
hend, sent in portion Of their army,
and since then there has been consider
able friction and even fighting
The Greeks. nevertheless, established
an administration, and the king hur-
riedly left Athens for Saloniki He
played host to King Ferdinand of Bull
garia and the Crown Prince of Servia
on their visits to the city. He realized
that his presence there was not with
out peril. for he was surrounded by
malcontents-Turks who had lost one
of their most cneflSneO clL1eS ana ser
vians and Bulgarians who envied the
Greeks their possession of the place.
Personal courage was the kings
marked characteristic. On one occa-
sion. when an attempt was made to as
sassinate him while he was driving
with Princess Marie. he rose to his full
height in the carriaP and shielding
his daughter with his body, furiously
shook his cane at two men who were
firing at him at close range.
King George had another narrow es-
cape from death, this time at the hands
of one of his own sentries. AS was his
lifetime habit, he was walking one
night along one of the quays at Piraeus
when a sentry challenged him. Being
unwilling to reveal his identity. the
king turned abruptly and walked away.
Without more ado the sentry fired. The
bullet grazed the kings shoulder.
The next day the sentry was sum-
moned to the palace complimented on
his attention to duty and presented
with the Order of the Redemptor
Mourn Murdered King
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