The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-06
Emerges From Conflict Rehabil-
itated in Eyes of His
Subjects.
ny IA MARauIsE DE roNTENoy

Hh IA MARoIJsE DE EONTENON.
n 70 one has derived greater
" amount of bcucfit from the 70
cent war in tho Balkans than
King Peter OF Scrvia. Although he
performed no act OF personal heroIsm
and did not even assume tho active
leadership OF his troops on the battle
field, yet he has emerged from tho con
ilict, rchatilitatcd in the eyes Of hts
subjects and 10 q great extent Of for
e.En nations.
Whereas, up to tho time Of the COM
mcnccment OF hositilities. his throne
had remained in a tottering condition,
ana has crown so insecure that he was
forever prepared to resume At an hour )
notice the weary path OF exile. to-
day his position Is consolidated, and
quite ~ safe. at any rate. as that OF
amy other sovereign in the Southeast
OF Europe. Had Seivia been defeated,
he would undoubtedly lave been de-
posed, or assassiuated like Ills prcdc-
cesspr. the Inflated Alexander. Eut
since SerHia has been victorious. al
most doubling the extent of her terri
tory, and opening up access to tho two
seas, the Adriatic and Aegean. the
karageorgev!tch dynasty may be rc-
@ardcd as having obtained 4 nrm hold
upon the crown
Crown Prince alexander, too. he
haved extremely we'll throughout the
war, winning golden opinions lie did
not Interfere with the commanding
generals, bur was always in the front
wholly regardless OF danger. ana dis
playing = most remarkable solicitudc
Tor the wounded and the sick Indeed
he has. from = Scrvian point OF view
become the most popular figure OF tho
campaign.
Prior 10 the war Servia was torn
asundcr by rival factions There was
The party Of the murdered King Alex
andcr. while tho foes or the Obrcno-
witch regime were divided into the pro
regicide and anti-rceicide parties the
latter calling upon King Peter to dis
miss from his encourage. and from their
posts in the army. and in the govern
mcnt administration, all officers i'm
pltcated I'm the shocking murder OF
King Alexander and Queen Draga
while the others defended the assas-
sination, and insisted that its pcrpe-
traitors were deserving OF reward nj
the hands OF the nation. To-day there
are no longer any pro or anti-regicidcs
Tho question has. BY common consent.
been buried. while the adherents OF
the late King have come to the con-
clusion that, after all. the DYNASTY OF
ObrenoNitcn has become extinct. save
IN the person OF the widowed Queen
Natalie, now u terribly obese, prcma-
turcly aged woman, and that. more
over, II Is under the karugeorgcvitchcs
that the scrvian army has been led
10 victory, instead OF 10 defeat. MS IN
der King Milan.
thdonhtedly. the marriage Of King
Peters daughter. Helen 10 a prince OF
the reiCning house OF Russia has
given the <arareorgcVitch dynasty n
prestige in the Halllans which i, never
previously enjoyed and has Won for
It. tor the FIRST time. recognized
place among tho vvieninr families or
Europe. II may be recalled that
neither King Milan nor King Alex
ander was able to effect n matrimonial
alliance with any of the daughters OF
thc sovereign houses OF Europe, ana
they We're compelled Ia consequence to
marry women who did not even belong
TO the aristpcracS. The reirnnc fam
lily of Scrva was matrimoniaily boy
cottcd. Wits the marriage OF King
Peters daughter, Princess Helen, this
boycott has ceased. and nj an early
date we may expect TO hear or tho
marriage Of tho Crown Prince Of Scrvia
10 some royal or imperial princess.
y fact TO be noted in connection with
the recent war Ia that none OF the
rc@icldc officers managed to win any
special distinction. which. Of course,
admits now II their now being rclo-
gated to tho background by those Of
nccrs who Won fame aud nouur by
their leadership and their gallantry.
Nor have amy 81 the tilted and untitled
members Of KIM Pctcr's family come
10 the front in the conflict. or won any
laurcls ave the present crown prince.
lhc cN-crown prince ia said to have
done crcditably. Eut nothing much
was heard Of him during the fray. ana
he is once more living abroad.
Lord Wal"ran WHO has just amazed
his relatives and friends by uncNpcct-
cdly marrying, 1T the age OF sixty four
a Mrs. Grant, is better known hy his
former name aud tide OF Sir William
Nalrond. which he bore for 4 quarter.
OF century in tho House OF Commons
ana az u member Of Lord Salisbury's
last cabinet, in which hc held the
chancellorship 81 tho duchy of Ian
caster. Lord Walcran WAS 50 devoted
TO his first wife. = great hcircss, ana
who died barely eighteen months ago
that 70 one over drcamt that he would
marry again. In taking tho title OF
Lord Walcran. on his elevation to the
rccra2e. In 1905. he merely reverted 10