Norwich bulletin., 1922-12-04
Prince Andrew is
 ExiIed From Greece
Sentence by Military Court Also Deprives Him of His Rank-Refused to Obey Order. ~..

Order.
 Athens, Dec. (By the A. P)-I Prince Andrew. brother of former King Constantine, has been sentenced by al military court to punishment, for life and deprivation of his rank He will not suffer actual degradation.
 The judgment of the court finds that Prince Andrew refused to obey orders in the presence of the enemy and moved his army comps in another direc- ton, but considers that in view of his lack of experience in commanding large masses of fighting troops, and the conditions in which he was placed, sQ. plcatio nof the penalties provided py law would no. be justi1able.
 The trial of the prince closed last l night after numerous witnesses had been examined and pleas had been | made by counsel for the defense for clemencq. The indictment brought | against him set forth that during the advance on the Sangarisus river, Prince Andrew, commanding the Second army ] corps, refused to obey an order to at tack the enemy. l Royalty mad a bad time during the | final stages of the inquiry. The prose cutor. dwelt on the disadvantages of en- ! ploying princes in high positions in the i army; he pointed out that their ir- l f1uence was pernicious, not only in 1 Greece, but in all countries, and cited l cases where they were responsible for 1 military disaster. In this connection he
 alluded to the former German crown | prince. which pleased the demands among the spectators
 1 Andrew bore up well throughout the
 trial. It was touch and go whether he l would escape with his life, as the charge on which he was convicted is punishable, according to article POT oi
 the Greek code, by death. The defense 1 however, evoked special circumstances and the prince found himself referred
 t. as altogether unqualified for the DO.
 sition of commander of an army corps
 which could only have been obtained
 through favoritisrn accorded to royalty
 The prosecutor asserted that Prime;
 Andrew was unable to realize the re responsibilities of his position and conse
 quently could not be treated as a req l general who fled before the enemy afte
 disobeYing the orders Of his superior
 The prince patiently listened to tf1es
 unpleasant remarks and when asked a
 the close of the proceedings whether h had anything to say he replied that h had not. As usual in court-martials ]
 cry of the verdict, and his counse, Nicholas DaJnaskinos, displayed vis:bl anxiety, as to whether he had saved il; | royal clients head Prince Andrew Wife, who was Princess Alice of Batten burg. also was greatly worried :; she lla,
 spent sleepless nights, since his ares
 and arrived in Athens only few day ago. She had been allowed to vfs1t hir several times 1 dict lasted nearly three hours, and th
 sentence, deprivation of rank and lif 6anishment, came as relief when tn worst was feared. During the course z l the trial interest increased. and whe : the verdict was delivered the house : !. parliament was crowded to full capa' ity, the military element particular :, being conspicuous, but there were mar representatives of society present.
 On the witness stand, PrincA Andre :. told the president of the court that at cording to his orders, the Second -ar7f
 before attacking had to await instru tions from the Third army corps wntt 2 . did not arrive.
 :. Colonel Sariynnis testified that, Ii , stead of attacking, the Second arm T [ corps, replied that an attack to [, I U north was impossible owing to u e strong enemy sdefenses whereupon tl
 cornmander-in -chief ordered the chief staff of the Second corps replaced. Sar y ynnis declared that if Andrew had ca U ried out the order the battle of Sangar
 us would probably have been won | i added that the prince threatened to T
 sign if the commander-in-chief insis n ed upon his orders being executed. General Papoules admitted that t sr reason the prince was not dismiss le from his command was that he was t. ID kings brother. 10 General Trivilas, for the. defense, vi r orously supported Andrews action. ] lo asserted that PopouleS orders we 'A practically, contradictory, and deni 70 that the accused had ever refused ee carry out orders. Major Skilakaki ma l. a similar statement, adding that Prin :, Andrew was splendid disciplinarial th Counsel Damaskinos begged : t 2, es judges "as good soldiers" to adjud ,t- the accused, as they would any ott K: soldier = z , ch The prince read his defence, wf1i ey obviously had been prepared for hi rs He pleaded eNenuating cincumstanc of contending that it was not fair to tr, g a prince: the same as general, .becar n he was only a fgurehead and occupi us his position as chief of an army co1 to through the fact that he was a brotl 0A of the king