The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-06-13
|K|NG0F GREECE
| AbD|CATES IN
FAVOR H|SS0N
With Crown Prince WilILeave
In Ally Ship
BRITISH GAIN GROUND
Haig's Troops Storm German Trenches
on Two-MiIe Front at Messines
and Make Gain.
BRITISH GAIN GROUND

| London, June 12--King Constantine
| of Greece has abdieated his throne in
| favor of his second son, Prince Alex
ander, and with Crown Prince George
is to leave Greece.
The abdication was made ON the
| demand OF the Entente powers, and
ends the anomalous situation which
has long existed in Greece because of
the refusal OF Constantine and his
followers to acquiesce In full in the
demands of the Entente Allies for the
freedom of movement of their forces
in and through Greece and for their
safety from attack.
That the Entente was prepared to
move with expedition in bringing
change in the situation in Greece is
indicated by the fact that simultane-
ously with the arrival in that country
of the French senator, Jonnart. who
bore plenarary powers TO act for the
Entente came the occupation by the
Italians in northwestern Greece near
the Albanian frontier of the strategic
town of Janina, and by other Entente
forces of Elassona. in northeastern
Greece, situated at the foot of Mount
Olympus and near the Gulf of Sa-
loniki.
Constantine has expressed the in
tention of embarking ON British war
ship and proceeding to Switzerland by
way of Italy. There has been no dis
order in Athens up To the present.
This climax in the affairs of Greece
was brought about through the agency
of the French Senator NJ Jonnart,
who arrived at Athens only day or
two ago on special mission as the
representative of France, Great Brit
ain and Russia. NJ. Jonnart had prev
iously visited Salonik and other
points and he lost no time in getting
into conference wit hthe Greek pre-
mier. Alexander Zaimis. The demands
of the powers respecting the abdica-
tion of King Constantine also specif-
cally eliminated Crown Prince George
as his successor. the crown prince be-
ing included among these Greeks in
official life who were considered
strongly pro-German.
In the fighting zones the situation
is comparatively calm except on the
British front in France. along the line
held by the French troops against the
Germans in the region running east
ward from scissors into Champagne
and on several sections of the Aus
tro-ltalian theatre.
Sir Douglas Haig's troops have
again smashed into the German front
east and northeast of Messines and
largely extended the gains previously
made in this region Nearly two
miles of trenches were stormed and oc-
cupied by the Britishers and in addi-
ton the small village of Gaspard di-
rectly east of Messines. was captured
Berlin reports activity by the British
cavalry east of Messines during Mon
day afternoon. but says the attack by
the mounted men was repused and
only remnants of them were able to
return to their positions. The Ger.
man artillery in the neighborhood of
Lens and Ypres is bombarding the
British line.
The artillery of the French and
Germans is still active along the
Chemindes Danes and in Champagne
During Tuesday the French made
raids on German trenches near the
Butte de Mesnil and in the region of
Haute Chevauchee, doing considerable
damage to the positions and capturing
prisoners.
Bad weather for the moment has
caused somewhat of q cessation in the
Austro-ltalian theatre, although artil-
lery duels of considerable proportions
continue. There has been no return
of the infantry attacks on the Julian
front to the east, although the Aus
trians have been particularly active
with their big guns against the ltal-
ian lines on the Vodice and the
heights northeast of Gorilla.
In Macedonia the Teutonic allies
have met with repulse in several sur
prise attacks made against the
French troops. The artillery duels
continue in the Cerna bend.