The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-18

of Greece was assassinated here this
afternoon.
King George. who had taken per-
sonal command of his troops during
the earlier period of the war, had been
here since December, when the TURK
ish fortress was occupied by the Greeks
after a short siege
The oueen of Greece also had been
here and has paid great attention 10
the care of the sick and wounded
King George in December had
roaeting here with King Ferdinand oI
bulgaria, to discuss the rate OIL u
canfured Turkish territory after tne
war.
Tordon March 1S.-The news OF
the assassination of King George ot
Greece came from the cores Lu51Ie
of the Greece seInI-oILioi" LIZ. ei1ad in
agency at Saloniki. 1t was 1leu ~ n
esfapiisi at 6:35 D. m. 1t is believed
here that censorship has peen III, M
nosed and is preventing the olspdtch
of details. - 80 tho
Rritish foreign office are without OF
ficiaI news of the ASSASSINATION.
The last previous report regarulls gSa
+I,a movements of the king OF Greece
vas received in London about ten days
ago when he attended a thanksgiVlnS
seTvice at Saloniki, on March 8, to
Celebrate the fall Of the fortress Oh
Janina. .. 3e s+i1I at
Janina with the Greek army.
Oueen Mother Alexandra, VINO IS
King Georges sister, had not received
any news of the event at a la'e no'n'
No Official Report.
vvosbinpton. March 1S.-The Greek
legation here had received no Official
word of the assassination OF Nlns
George up to 8 o'clock this afternoon
and the press report caused the sre'''-
Members of the legation spoke OF
the king as greatly beloved Dy ms
neople. this sentiment having been
fnrther developed by his active part in
1irectire the affairs of Greece through
the recent critical affairs of the Bal
kan conflict
The state department was similarly
without any official advices.
King George was in his sixty
eighth year and had ruled fifty years
He was a brother of Queen Mother
Alexandra of England and son OF
the late king of Denmark. He was
chosen king of the Hellenes in 1868
in succession to Otho L. A previous
attempt to assassinate him was MADE
in 1898 but was frustrated.
King George was married in OCTOBER,
1867, to Princess Olga, eldest daughter
of the Grand Duke Constantine OF
Russia a brother of the late Emperor
Alexander II, Crown Prince Constah-
tine who has been in active command
of the Greek troop throughout the hos
tilfties in the eastern part OF turkey
in Europe and who was at the head or
the army which recently captured the
Turkish fortress of Janina with its
garrison of 81, 900 men, will be the sue
cessor of his father. His wife is Prln-
cess Sofia, a sister of the German en-
peror.
King George was often rated as an
autocratic monarch, but in spirit he
was democratic and did much Tor the
prosperity of Greece which advanced
rapidly under his rule. He took great
interest in the organization of the de-
fensive forces of the country and
with the assistance of the crown
prince, brought the army to the state
of efficiency which enabled it to over
come the Turkish resistance at the
beginning of the war
His name was mentioned after hos
tilities broke out as a candidate for the
presidency of a permanent federation of
the Balkan states, consisting of Bull
garia, Servia, oMntenegro and Greece.
When King George arrived in Saloniki
on November II with Prince Constan-
tine and Prince George, he was warmly
greeted by the Greek metropolitan and
the senior officers of his army. All the
houses were decorated with the Greek
flag and thousands of people assembled
to cheer him He later took part in a
service of thanksgiving in the archi-
episcopal church.
In an interview King George at that
time said that after the war probably
would have a frontier north of Salon
Xxi and Monastir and he was inclined
to make Saloniki a free port.
Since the occupation of Saloniki by
the Greeks there has been some fric-
ton between them and their Bulgarian
allies but it was thought this would be
eventually overcome during the negoti-
ations for the partition of Turkish ter
ritory-
Pfanschmidt Case Called.
Quincy March 1S-The case of Ray