Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-11
EX|LED. GREEK KING
DIES SUDDENLY At
PALERMO IN SICILY

resen,atlves Of tho peoples involved |
Despite Greek protests. tho treaty was
modified and this. together with re-
ports OF Turkish atrocities agains, |
Greek colonies I'm Asia Minor. led 10
war between the forces Of Constantine
and Mustapha Renal.
Constantine. after several Greek
successes. took the field against the
Turks In Anatolia In July. 1921, with
the hope. II was thought. of quoting
fractional strife at home and further
strengthening his popularity. Tho
capture uf Eskl-Shchr, nm important
railway junction. from the Turks
shortly after the kings arrival ~ tho
front, was the signal for wild demon
STATIONS in Athens. the crowds march
ing through tho streets and acclaiminr
Constantine and the Greek nation.
The Turks. outnumhered. were driven
back toward Angora. the Nationalist
capital. During the fighting. Constan-
tine was stricken with Intestinal
trouble at EalSl- Shehr and AT ono time
remained unconscious for 20 minutes
doctors being summoned from Athens
tO save his life
constantine's devotion 10 tho cause
ot Germany and the Central Powers
was generally attributed To the in
iluence " his wife. Sophia. n Hohcn-
zollern Princess and sister Of Emporcr
William of Germany. Criticism ~
him was aroused by his reputation
ot the treaty between Greece and
Serbia pledging the support OF either
power n the other were attacked by
Bulgaria. Constantine asserted that
Greece was not hound ~ carry out her
part ~ the pledge because Serbia was
| attacked. not only by bulgaria. hut by
Austria and Germany and that n
Greece had interposed. she would have
suffered tho fate of Belgium.
Tho demand Zoe his ahdication was
not based upon this failure 10 fulnll
| treaty provisions but upon his rc-
peatod dismissals " Greek parlia-
m"nts and to- charges that he or
| Greek minister's under his direction.
had aided the Central Powers hv pee
hitting the establishment Of German
submarine bases in Greek waters.
! surrcndering Greek forts and mon to
| Bulgaria and NV declining To- remove
l the menace ~ his army r-om tho rear
! of the Entente forces On tho Nacedon
ian front. When tho Allies occupied
/ part ~ Athens To- enforce n demand
for a surrender NJ ten batteries Of
/ Greek artillery tu compensate for
the surrender Of Greek guns to tho
Central Powers. Fighting ensued and
there were about zoo casualties The
KING surrendered the batteries. Mean
while. because 81 Tho conduct " con
Stantne. Ncnlzolos had established
q provisional government at Saloniki
and organized an army. declared war
ON some VI tho Adlies W tho Central
Powers and was constantly gaining
accesslons from the former adh.r-
cnts OF Constantine. whose followers
steadily were leaving him. Tho En-
tcnte Powers laid an embargo on I'm
ports 10 Greece as result OF which
the Greeks suffered severe depriva-
lions before the King was forced 10
ahdiCate.
Constsntine's reign dated from
/ March rs. 1919. when hs father
George ] was assassinated He was
born on August 2. 1868. was educated
10y German tutors and received mil
tary instruction AZ German army
manocuNrcs.
After having been once dismissed
rs commander OF the Greek army in
1909, because ~ popular Clamor
acains; him. Constantine then Crown
Prince. became national hero in
;hc Balkan war 81 1912. by leading
Greek army 90 the capture Of sal
oniki from the Turks. as result of
which he was accorded the popular
title 81 The L,bcrator"
Prince George. the eldest son al
/ Constantine. also fro-German. who
was excluded from succession by the
Allied terms which compelled his
fathers abdication in 1917. accompan-
led the royal party 10 Asia Minor In
1921 and was member OF ten STAFF
~ the Greek commander Genera
70 Popou,as. George was born July 10
: 1890 and married Is!ncess Elizabeth
5 81 Rumania IN the spring OF 1921
- lie is s,ill regarded as the heir appar.
- ent hut whether he will succeed
Z Constantine IS pDoblematical. The
only other son OF the king is Prime,
= Paul born Dec. -, 1901.