The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-10-26
KING OF GREECE
SUCCUMBS To PET
MONKEY s BITE
Attacked and Badly Mutilated
Early This Month
REIGNED SINCE JUNE, 1917
Prince Paul, Youngest Son Of Kin!
Constantine, Logical Successor
to Throne.

Athens, Oct. 25.-King Alexander
of Greece died this evening at 500.
His death was due to wounds which
he had received in an attack on him
! by a pet monkey early in October,
the King being badly mutilated.
I Throughout last night the heart ac-
tion grew weaker his general debili-
Ity became more pronounced and pull
monary symptoms were intense.
Breathing at times was most difficult
and alarming, and at noon today II
was announced that the Kings con-
/ dition was hopeless.
! Alexander succeeded to the throne
OF Greece in June 1917 when his
father, King Constantine, abdicated
/ in response to demand Of France,
and Russia the three powers which
1 had guaranteed the constitutional
liberties OF the Greek people Alex.
ander was the second son of Constan-
] tine and at the time OF his accession
was not quite "a years o.d. His ell
der brother, Crown Prince George,
was considered ineligible for the
throne because of alleged pro-German
sympathies.
In any event, King Constantine
! Alexander to succeed him The fall
Of Constantine had been brought
about through agency OF the French
senator NJ. Jonnart, who went to
Athens in June 1871 as u representa-
tive Of the three great powers, on the
ground tnat this step would establish
unity Ol feeling among the Greeks
ANA greater security tor the Entente
forces then operating IN the East.
Constantine had been accused OF pro-
Geim man sympatnies partly on account
of hIs marriage to the Princess sop
HE, sister OF the then Emperor vii.
nam OF Germany, and it also was
charged tnat he mad not acted honor
aDly toward the Allies. Alexander,
on the other hand, was reported to
be free from pro-Gernlan piOclWties.
+, Constantine let Athens and took up
his residence IN switzerland.
Alexander took the oath OF Office
at Athens IN August 1917, and prom
lsed To carry oat tue policy OF his
father I mis- was SAID TO nave shock
eu the Entente powers II soon was
lrep0rted that he was at odds with
Premier NenlZel0s and had refused TO
abandon his idea OF continuing his
fathers program Some doubts were
raised as to the advlsabillty OF per
Uniting him TO assume the throne un-
less he discontinued what was char
acterlZed as an Obstructive policy.
Reports of lack OF harmony be-
tween Alexander and Neni2elos were
circulated IN the spring OF 1920 but
the Premier disposed OF these in a
statement in which he paid tribute
to the king patriotism. one respect
IN which the King and his Premier
We're said to have been at odds was
over the Kings morganatic marriage
to Mile. Manos daughter of former
aide de camp To hIs father, which T.
SAID TO have taken place in Noyem
Der 1919. No record OF the marriage
was oDtainable owing to the fact thai
II was not recorded with the Metro
politan cf Athens, the supreme eccle
c.asuc authority OF Greece.
The young King and his morgan
attic vile were childhood friends ant
sweethearts. Alexander asserted thai
he had u right to marry whomevel
he pleased and took his bride to thC
palace in Athens. This aroused {
storm OF discussion which so dis
pleased his wife that in the early
ldiA VI lo-u sue NbHA W WtlH utl
mother and sister to live in Paris
and Alexander visited her there il
the following May. 1t was announced
that the Greek constitution did no
grant him permission to enter upoi
Y the morganatic marriage and that ac
ton by the Greek parliament woull
be necessary to determine whethe
Mile. Manos could become Queen {
Greece or remain the Kings ofiicia
consort AleXander's refusal to Civ
up his wife was said to have great.
worried Venizelos and there were re
ports that the King would not return
: to Greece, He did so, however, an,
took part in Greek operations il
- Thrace in the summer of 1920 enter
n ing Adrianople which had been SUI
= rendered to the Greek troops, amid
: great demonstration.
On October he was bitten by
5, monkey while endeayoring TO proteC
: his dog from an attack His woun
D became infected and several operS
tions fer the removal of flesh wer
If performed.
d The King at one time was repor
= ed engaged to an American girl, Mis-
=, Josephine Kelley, of ST. Paul Minn
" stenographer employed by th
= Greek Commission OF the America
n Red Cross Indeed it Is said that h
Il actually announced his engagement