The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-06-13

army.)
Sketch of the Late King.
Tha rri-u 1T t"rS'Iutin,. !. - finE -
,ha Il.Il"n"s WIS brief. dating "ulF
from March : in'%. when his father.
';""rcr I. Ms a.,sasSinat"1 ~ ~ai"n'h'
iirl"f - Ia. r'l1n was. constant, IA"
had ruiny.>H 4 p,rlnI 80 r',n;rrkAhI"
popularity AMI ',,'r"rS"d ~" '"rr''",y
-: III. r;r.,ri ruruarGhy ""'r =" p"r '''u'.
horn "n August >. 1883. h.. wa "du-
,,at",i larc"i, tx rriraf" 'T'orS from
I...:,&ir. wh',h WIS SAID :" 'haIa stamped
urnn him j permanent '"rnau mn
..i,,.. Ills 'urli'rry "hucaif"u WAS iur-
rIr-.d by n;'"uIanc:' ~ mGn"uv"rS ht
';"rn,nu:. ITO i"aram" hr"t h"r-in-lHw
nf H. German emperor ~ marrying
III" EATERS sisrar. Princess sophia. IN
VS."
Hiy alleged 'r-o.Cierman lennin=S.
thus Indicated. w"r" NOT always popular
with his u""rlA and during the fuTor-
can war strong party Hn,asnnis''n J."
~, Gcsi"" :" hay. ';rr'>"" pre~SrN" nen-
-rality and ~ favor of Joining n" "l|h'S
~, ,,iI,l;a,rd 4 cahin"i rrIsls Which vas
u. 2 h. rod with di'i"uty
Tho most Interesting chapter 81 { m
s.nntina's life is ths way III which H.
hs.ame rho peoples idol '1k" his
father. he had his ups and downs IN "a
vor, the Gr"akS having been quick
changing in rhc,r likes and dIsiknS. IN
rI1S whom ~, saw his country Hrlf'nS
=
warming THAI the iir""k arm" vas II
i.rlv unprcp4rrd for campaign, inc
lnianrr" vi" armed with ""nn''n'lt'i
French rifles. which has ""S' ;, "a'N'
:he ..ar;rrdccS N"r" l. Years cid. thor"
vas ~ cavalry. ~" artillery vas ''hS"-
l.t. and i,S officers i"v T"v"r,h"'"Ss.
M, country decided uT"n war IN" 70
suit Vas di$astrnGS. hHmlI'a'ih% ~
fnac for Greco" lnnn"fl7'"ly ~" POI
ul3r tide rrrn.d against ~ r'ii"rs whom
I. dero"rrcd rs foreigners who COUNT
havs li.tl.. III common with IN" crooks.
Tho king and 1l"on Ha-' h"o'"d ~ M
e-rss;s and fho officers iNrn"h 'A'r
backs urnn ~. crown prince.
similar .rir,' vas aroused against
-hn rnyai horse whnr. ~ l""1. KING
George rr,rd - "v;'"e' ~" p"?nlsf
rlaY-,nr for IN" anne En'i"n ~ ''"r''
l.rnv-,rc -i,, Trr&tv was eagerly
anai;ir- such ar sr-rS" - hiring an
.,,Ear crushing defea, u7on 'ir""E''. THIS
',trr. he ..>a"rNr Ilrl"sf h"cam" r"Noi
and 'h> king was obliged - v'"tH I"
,he demand ~ fh.. n,'tttarT l"aCN"s. p"th
-r ~. r.or-ani-a.'or ri. NO army a"l
rrr ,ba dismissal of III" crown rr!n0"
as cornra'issim". II" ih"C"rp"n q" 'n'',l
~ accept 2 command ~ ~" tfSS!'h
arm. lur n" opposition :" hlT was
S,ln0rh"d ou' aud n" was f"S''r" ~
his former licnI'i"S.
.;Is Hnal',. hHcarur 4 national her" III
tn. Pnl.ian VAR II az. when n" '>n nv
pf - l1hlkI. '7'l'..-'IlS,
dawn ,h.;r arms lis popularity vas
erch ae = result 90 his 'Ha'. that fir""Es
in America raised several hliSlhh H"l
lars wt,h which ~ n'!rrNas"; " gift S'r"rd
inscribed. To Constantine. m" Lin
orator. .,
Ra,;,.ri Wars. rirc.c" add"d ""m>id"r2'I ~"
stretch 81 Tuvkish '"rrr"rE :" N"r
6nrrrin and in december. IN. IN" l'n~
desired annexation ~ IN" island -; r"t''
&C. carried ont King I"uS'an'in" MN
s.Is hrisr;nE tho Ei"'I"nic nag over IN"
fort. 80
E,r,1.1r war III" question "f ~" ~
;rry.rrinn Of ,;r"'c" soon became !"
no seriously. considered but King '"n-
e,anrino insisted uron strict h:n'FH"'N'
TIN. ,,ahi"i headed by Premier N"h'"'..
los ,chirl waS for war an III" Size al
,L. ,1l,r. finally rendered its r'siEnI-
ron Tn" rir,"k attitude, a. least ~
;a- a. ,le war party VAS c"n'"Th''i'
waa largely "a III" rii""; nat ~ ''r'''',"
haI no hand IN tn. war. ,u" INTERESTS
might ~u:i"r when peace Wa ~ ~
The Athens Correspondent "i -" Lou
don Morning ros' ON March 80. III. II
tn,lpir,! To explain the SITUATION w "
lrl,.r IN witch h" said thai III N" 80
rrd month OF ia" war IN" ''r''"h re
,nirr had intlinaicI :" "a" t.nt"ut" Pow
.rs INA, Greco" would J"'n heir cause
actively If necessity should arise. ana
with tho COMMENCEMENT u! the opera
,i,us AGAINST the Irtrdan"ilr9 tho COY
.~r,u,u. believed the time had c"tne Tor
;r,.r.,. L. Ihairlnn her n"utrall'%. ~
King however refused :" ."",i'i"Han""
rms plau /, was argued that s"n'linS
forces :" tha pnr':an"llcs would 'an-
rnrrlIS,S W"ih"u i;r""r"'s dcl"'I~'""n t''
I;ulgarian frontier. and sine" ''ir'''i'
mad r"r"iv"d no formal invitation ir"'n
he TripI. Entente her "utran"" int" '!H
WAY would b. undertaken w'th"mi "n'
uunrantec from tho pnw"r% rs ?" TN
t;rcrk position on III" main land.
''The Kings refusal 20 consent !" th''
war policy" said III" Post c"rr"Sr"nh-
ont. was und"ubt eddy nriuai"l III Nil
good faith by u rhtri"iic c"nSld"rh'i""
OF III" military difficulties InI"riu,
natoil. his ..utuurage u known |" lnl"
81 rnnE prn-,fermnn sentiment. Tho
princiu:,l officers Of m" general staff
Ar. pupils AZ Tho i:criin kri''GSaka""-
mic, and ar" firmly '"nvi nC"d that Ger
many must intimately win this WAY.
This. and not fear ~ Eulcarin Is tn"
real reason "f their opposition I"
l;rc"cr'S participation IN The operations
against TURKEY.
'Th" Queen of course. NJ y H"hrn'
sui!rrn princess. is wholly 'nr h'r hr"th'
.r'S cause Hardly n day passes hu'
sht, receives from the German military
attach. IN" official German war re-"
ports. | am Informed l." p"r."nHG"s
:, hn ar" competent Ia knew ihai "n rh'.
evening preceding tho kirc'S inIl d.
ciSlnn L long telegram from ii" EIu-
u.ror was received 1t tn" Palace, l"unt-
Ic%e urging tir""r"'S nh$;"uLlnn from
the war I am, also Informed from ,h.'
Sumo source that fE" Queen openly %
ia rcd that II I;r"""e took Su"n arfl..U
sin" world Immediately i"Hv" hrr ad"i't~
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