Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-25
TAssociated Pressl

BELGRADE, ServIa, July Is. -
Prince Alexander, who recently sue
ceeded to the throne of Servia follow
inc the abdication Of King Peter who
gave sickness as the cause for quit
ting, will be called upon to exsrcise
considerable diplomatic ability IN
handling the demands Of Austria
Hungary which call for an answer by
six o'clock tonight. r.. ...-.... i.
While the Crown Prince Alexander
has had some experience in kineship
as regent during the illness of his
father, King Peter, comparatively lit.
tie Is known of him abroad. He Is
young, and reported to be popular
among his people. Born in 1888, he
was educated at st. Petersburg, and
like his father is believed to be
strongly pro-Russian.
When, King Peters eldest son,
Prince George, renounced his right
Of succession to the throne in 1909,
II was widely. charged that George
was mentally Unbalanced. He had
killed his servant, and II was believ-
ed he had developedba homicidaI ma
mia.
His brother, Alexander, has been
described as Of studious and refined
temperament, and delicate constitu-
ton. To strengthen the latter he
went mountain climbing in the Alpine
SHOWS, where on one occasion he and
companion were found by the ST..
Bernard dogs overcome and haIf.bur-
led by the drifting flakes in a dan
gerous pass. He has also spent much
time at Hungarian thermal resorts
trying to build up his health. i
One observer has averred that
Alexander Is so much Of an Invalid
that his elder brother, George, VINO
possesses considerable physical
strength and vIgor, may succeed in
overriding him and seizing the reIns
of government.
In connection with the turn over
in Servia, Theodore Macmillan Streu
may appear again as a claimant for
the throne. A few years ago Streu,
who was then a station agent at coun-
ty Line, Ia, introduced himself to the
public as the rightfuI heir to the Ser
Wan throne. He exhibited documents
to show that he was descendant Of
King Eazar Of Servia, who was con-
quered by the Turks In 1904, royal
lineage which goes a hundred years
further back than that of the present
ruling family of karaeeorgeVitch.
"Peter has no right to the Servian
throne" said Streu. Neither had the
murdered King Alexander or Queen
Draga. n my proofs were examined
and treated with fairness, the Servian
would have no aIterna.
tive but to make me king. have
made formal application to have this
done, and have placed in influential
hands copies of the documents.
when King Lazar was killed, two
centuries ago, Milosh ObiIitch, prince
Of Shumadia and Shabatz, husband Of
the daughter Of the king and heir to
the throne, was killed also. Madame
Obilitch lived for a time in the cas-
tie Of Shabatz near Belgrade but was
by the Turks. Her son, An
dria Boyn Won Lazar, who was seven
years old, escaped by reason of the
of an old servant. He
saw his mother cut to pieces and his
home burned. The boy and his fol-
lowers lived for long time in the
forest.
''When he became a man Andria
married, and for a time was in the
body guard Of the king Of Prussia.
From this time on the family rec
ords, through number of genera
lions, are we'll enticated. August