The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-09-01

Earlier News Discredited.
On Tuesday Mr Price sent from
Salonlk a report that King Cons,an-
tine had fled from Athens to Larissa.
This dispatch was discredited in Lon
don oticlal circles Doubt also ap-
peared to be cast on its correctness BY
dispatches filed from Athens Wednes-
day. one of them telling Of coming
meetings between the king and the en-
.teme ministers and others having to do
with the illness OF the king. who re-
Gently underwent slight operation.
II is possible. however, that the king
may have departed secretly from Ath-
ems as reported by Mr Price and that
his absence was concealed from the
newspaper correspondents there.
Story Corrobofated.
The correspondent at Salonikil of
Reuters Telegram company, under date
ot Wednesday also sends the report
that King Constantine OF Greece has
abdicated. adding that Alexander Zaimi,.
supported by former Premier Venlzelos,
retains the premiership and that the ,
general mobilization of the Greek army
has once more been ordered.
Revolution in Macedonia
The surrender Of three Greek garrI-
sons in Macedonia 10 a committee. the
nature OF which IS not now known
clearly IS reported from Saloniki.
lhe beginning OF a revolution in
Macedonia is reported in Reuter- dis
patch filed yesterday IN Saloniki.
Fighting occurred in Saloniki. the cor
respondent adds, but serious trouble
was prevented by the intervention of
soldiers OF the entente allies
he revolution claimed its first vic.
TINS at 40 O'Clock this morning"
the correspondent cables "Cretan gen
darmeS and Macedonian volunteer,
surrounded the barracks n the Greek
infantry in Saloniki and exchanged
shots with the garrison. But for the
intervention of the allies the conse-
qucnccS might have been more serious.
Refuse to Aid Allies.
After half promising to participate
IN a demonstration arranged Yesterday
by pro ally committee, the Greek
troops finally refused During the
night pro-ally volunteers made de-.
tcrmncd attempt TO SeiEe the barracks
hu. failed. II is asserted one gen
darme was killed and that two were
wounded The losses OF the loyalisn
have not been ascertained
New King Liberal.
Crown Prince George of Greece,
whose accession TO The throne is re.
ported, has been described as a man
OF liberal mind, IN true sympathy with
the aspirations OF the creek people II
had been assumed II King Constantine,
policy OF non interference in the war
should lead TO his disappearance from
power their own prince would be the
man TO whom the pto-enten,e party
would turn
Fiance Of Prince. Elizabeth.
Prince George was born July 49,
1900 He is unmarried His engage.
ment TO Princess Elizabeth Of Ruma.
MIA was announced in 1914. bu, owing
to the war, the wedding was postponed
The crown prince has kent in the
background during the war When the
enteute troops landed At Saloniki the
king sent the crown prince to take
charge OF the Greek forces there
Constantine's Reign Bret.
The reign OF Constantine | a, king o.
the Hellenes was brief dating only
from March ~ 1919, when his father.
George |, was assassina,ed in Salonihi.
Bret as the reign was. Constantine
had enjoyed for time a period Of pop
ulatity and increased the territory N
the Greek monarchy by over 80 percent
Born on August J, 1919, he IVES f6u.
Gated iareely by private tutcvs Isssr
Leipsie, which is said to have stsa>ed