New Britain herald., 1916-09-01
Despatch Passes All Censors.

Ward Price, to whom the above British press representative, deslgnat- ed by the government to act for all British publications in that area. Nevertheless, his despatches are sub ject not only to the Greek censorship but to the French military censorship, which is in control of all lines of com 1 munication from Athens. The fact
 that both censorships, as well as the
 British censorship in London, have permitted this despatch to come | through is significant.
 On Tuesday, MT. Price sent from Sa-
 loniki a report that King Constantine | had fled from Athens to Larissa. This l despatch was discredited in official | circles ill London yesterday. Doubt also appeared to be cast on it's cor rectness by despatches filed from Athens on Wednesday, one of them telling of coming meetings between the king and the entente ministers and others having to do with the illness of the king, who recently underwent q slight operation. It is possible, how ever, that the king may have departed secretly from Athens, as reported by MT. Price, and that his absence was concealed from the newspaper corre- spondents therc.
 Grown Prince George of Greece, whose accession to the throne is re- ported has been described as man of liberal mind. in true sympathy with the aspirations of the Greek peo- pie. He was born July 19, 1890, and is unmarried. His engagement to Princess Elizabeth of Rumania was announced in 1914, but owing to tho war the wedding was postponed.
 The crown prince has kept in the background during the war. When the entente troops landed at Saloniki last year the king sent the crown prince to take charge of the Greek forces there. It was reported several months ago that the prince had been sent on a mission to the German and Austrian emperors.
 Ascendcd Throne in 1918.
 The reign of Constantine I. as king of the Hellenes dates from March IS, 1913, when his father George l., was asaassinated in SalOniki.
 Brief as the reign was Constantine had enjoyed a period of remarkable popularity and increased the territory of the Greek monarchy by over fifty per cent. 7 Born on August 8, 1868, he was educated largely by private tutors from Leipsic, which was said to have stamped upon him a permanent Ger man influence. His military educa- tion was furthered by attendance at manoeuYers in Germany. He became a brother-in-law of the German em- peror by marrying the latters sister, Princess Sophia, in 1889
 The most interesting chapter of Constantine's life is the way in which he became the peoples idol Like his father he had his ups and downa ' in favor, the Greeks having been quick changing in their likes and dis l likes. In 1896 when he saw his cOun- | try drifting into war with Turkey, he l sounded a warning that the Greek | army was utterly unpreparcd for a l campaign. The infantry was armed 1 with condemned French rifles. which | had cost $2 each; the cartrid ges were | 15 years old; there was no cavalry: | the artillery was obsolete, and it's of l ficers few. Nevertheless. the country 1 uecloeu upon war. The result was | disastrous-a humiIiating defeat for Greece. Immediately the popular tida ! turned against it's rulers, whom if de- , nounced as foreigners who could have 1 little m common with the Greeks. The King ana queen were hooted in the |