The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-09-28
REBEL FORCES
MARCH ON ATHENS

Athens, Sept. q. (By the Associat-
ed Press).-King Constantine, bowling
to the will of the army and navy, has
abdicated and Crown Prince George,
who married Princess Elizabeth Of
Rumania, becomes king Of Greece.
Until the people say they want me
no more, l shall hold my throne" the
king declared to the Associated Press
correspondent last night He accepts
this swift revolution as the voice of
the people.
The revolutionary army is march
ing on Athens end will reach the Sap
ital tonight. Three hundred army Of
iicers visited the king and urged Tie
formation of military cabinet. They
were ready, they said, to put them
selves at the head of the people to
combat the revolutionists, maintain
order and defend the king.
A street demonstration by promi-
nent citizens acclaimed Venizelos and
republic. There was some riotinr
and former Minister of Agriculture
Sideris was wounded.
Oddly enough, it was the former
American battleship Idaho, now The
Greek Lemnos, that started the revc.
luton. In 1913 Greece bought the
Idaho and Mississippi. The Idaho was
named Lemnos, after the naval vic
tory against the Turks in 1912 oil
the Island of LemnoS. The Mississippi
was named the Kilkos, after a famous
battle against the Bulgarians
The revoltionists announce tina.
they will proclaim their choice of Il
ministry on their arrival in Athens.
Constantine twice occupied tn"
throne Of Greece. His first reign BE-.
gan March l8, 1918, with the assas.
nation of his father, George l, and
continued until June, 1917, when ne
was forced by the demands of Great
britain, France and Russia to abdi-
cate because of his pro- German SYM
pathies.
He was succeeded by his second son.
Alexander, who was nominated by the
deposed monarch and who had prom
ised t. carry out Constantine's pol
cies, despite allied demands to the
contrary. For three stormy years
Alexander reigned in name only. Then
his tragic death in 1920, due to The
bite Of pet monkey, again turned the
spotlight on Constantine, who had
spent the intervening years in exile
with his large family.
A plebiscite had shown that the
Greek nation was insistent upon tha
return Of Constantine to the throne,
and while allied governments contin.
ued to exert every pressure at thc;r
command to prevent his reascension.
the former king marched triumphant
ly into Athens and was crowned in
December, 1920, amid scenes Of the
widest enthusiasm.
Constantine was born August ),
1888, and obtained his education un.
der German tutors and army officers
Once, in 1909, he was dismissed as
commander Of The Greek army be
cause Of popular clamor against him.
but he became national hero in the
Balkan war Of 1912, when he led
Greek army in the capture or Salon
XII from the Turks. In consequent
of this achievement he was ACCORDED
the popular title of "the liberator."
Prince George is the eldest son o.
Constantine. He also was pro- Ger
man and was excluded from success.
sion by the allied terms which COM
PEELED his fathers abdication in 1917.
He accompanied the royal partw TO
Asia Minor in 1921 and was member
of the staff of the Greek commander,
General Papoulas. George was bora
in July, 1890, and married Princes
Elizabeth of Rumania in the spring
of 1921 The only other son of Cor,
stantine is Prince Paul, born in D"-
cember, 1901.
While Prince George has been re-
garded as heir apparent since Con-
stantine's return to the throne, the
| deposed monarch also has four broth
ers who were considered eligible for
Lingly honors. These in the order OF
succession are: Prince George, after
whom the crown prince was named,
born in 1869; Prince Nicholas, BON
in 1872; Prince Reas, born in 1882,
and Prince Christopher, born in l889.
Christopher's wife is the former Mrs.
William B. Leeds, widow of the Amer
ican "tin plate king"