Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-01
King Constantine Abdicates
in Favor of Young Prince
George.
ENTENTE MOVE SEEN
Garrisons in Greek Mace
donna Surrender to Ven
izelos Committee.

London, Sept. 1, Q:25 p. ny
King Constantine of Greece has alb
dicated, according to the British
official press representative at Sa-
lOniki.
According to this information,
Premier Zaimis will remain at the
head OF the government.
The correspondent questions
whether the entente allies desire
the active assistance of Greece.
Various rumors are in circulation
here in regard to the situation in
Greece. Reuter- dispatches from Sa-
loniki say there has been fighting be-
tween the Greek garrison at Saloniki
and Greek volunteers recently organ
lied to assist the Greek regulars who
are resisting the Bulgarians in Mace
donia.
French Suppress Fighting.
French troops interviewed to sup
press the fighting and the garrison fin
ally surrendered and marched out of
Saloniki.
The press representative says the
king has abdicated in favor of the
crown prince, with VeniZelos as the
power behind the throne. The new pol
icy he reports will be to work with
the entente allies.
Ward Price, to whom the above dis
patch is credited, is the official British
press representative designated by the
government to act for all British pub
locations in that area. Nevertheless
his dispatches are subject not only TO
the Greek censorship, but to the
French military censorship which con-
trolls all lines of communication from
Athens. The fact that both censor
ships, as we'll as the British censor
ship in London, have permitted this
dispatch to come through, is signitl-
cant.
Early Story Was Correct.
On Tuesday Mr.. Price sent from Sa-
loniki report that King Constantine
had fed from Athens to Larissa. This
dispatch was discredited in London Of
fetal circles Doubt also appeared to
be cast on it's correctness by dispatches
filed from Athens Wednesday. one OF
them telling of coming meetings be-
tween the king and the entente minis
ters and the other having to do with
the illness of the king who recently
underwent a slight operation. 1t is
possible however, that the king may
have departed secretly from Athens, as
reported by Mr.. Price, anu Iudt HIS
absence was concealed from the news
paper correspondents there.
Crown 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 people. 1t
has been assumed that if King Con
stantines policy of non-interference in
the war should lead to his disappear
ance from power, their own prince
would be the man to whom the pro-
entente party would turn.
Prince George was born July IL.
1890. He is unmarried. His engage
ment to Princess Elizabeth of Rumania
was announced in 1914, but owing to
the war the wedding was postponed.
The crown prince has kept in the
background during the war. When
the entente troops landed at Salon1ki
last year the king sent the crown
prince to take charge of the Greek
forces there. 1t was reported several
months ago that the prince had been
sent out on a mission TO the German
and Austrian emperors.
Greek GarrisODs Surrender.
The beginning of a revolution In
Macedonia is reported in Reuter-
dispatch filed yesterday at Saloniki.
The surrender of several Greek gar
risons to a committee which has taxi
en- over the administration OF part OF