Morning Oregonian., June 13, 1917, Page 2, Image 2

THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, "WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1917.
M SINKS ARMED
!' AMERICAN STEAMER
DEPOSED RULERS OF GREECE AND NEW KING OF NATION ON BRINK OF WAR.
The Grand Rapids
of the West
Petrolite One Day Out From
Gibraltar En Route Home
v When Destroyed.
MEN IN 2 BOATS MISSING
Thirty-Eight Members of Crew and
' Naval Gunners In Personnel of
Ship Vessel Previously At
r tacked by Anstrians.
' WASHIXGTOX. June 12. The Amer
ican steamer Petrolite has been sunk
by a German submarine.
Consular reports which brought the
news of the disaster today said one
boat with 18 men, the third mate and
the chief engineer, had been landed,
and two boats with an unstated number
of men missing.
The time and place of the attack
were not given in the dispatches.
The Petrolite, a tank steamer, first
figured in the news nearly two years
bko,! an -attack upon her by an Aus
trian submarine threatening diplomatic
relations between the Vienna govern
ment and the United States. The ship
was shelled by the submarine and men
aboard her were wounded.
(inm Crew Aboard Skip.
The submarine sent a crew aboard
the vessel and removed a large quan
tity of supplies. She then was permit
ted to proceed. , ' .
The incident was the subject" of a
series of notes between the- United
States and the Austrian government.
' NEW YORK. June 12. The Petrolite
tX vessel of J710 tons, owned by the
Standard Oil Company of. New York,
left here April 30 for Savona and Leg
horn, Italy. The vessel was . in com
mand of Captain. Thomas H. McKellum
and carried a crew of 3S men, of whom
10 " were Americans. The ship was
armed and carried a gunner's crew. .
Vessel formerly . German.
The - Petrolite was - formerly the
steamship Excelsior, under the German
flag, and was transferred to American
registry with other ships of the Stand
ard Oil fleet early in the war. She was
built at Stettin, Germany, in 1898. She
carried oil in bulk. According to the
records of the Shipping Commissioner,
J. C. Clark, of California, was among
the Americans aboard the vessel.
; The Standard OH Company said to
day, they had received word from Gib
raltar that the Petrolite touched . at
that port yesterday on her return voy
age from Italy to America. They had
received no details of the sinking.
SINKING AROUSES SWEDEN
Steamer Harold Shelled "Without
Warning In Heavy Sea.
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, via London,
June 12. Indignation has been aroused
here by statements J; made before a
magistrate's court by ..survivors of the
Swedish steamer Harold, which was
sunk by a German submarine in the
North Sea, May 6, the captain and four
of the crew being drowned.
The testimony showed that the sub
marine shelled the Harold without
warning, continuing the shelling after
the Harold had stopped and during all
the time the crew was launching the
boats in a heavy sea. One of the life
boats was destroyed by a shell.
GAS DECREE IS PROTESTED
Paris Industries Dependent on Light
and Power.
.PARIS. June 12. The decree order
ing the shutting off of gas for 13 hours
dHlly has caused consternation in Paris,
where many Industries are dependent
on gas for light and power.
It is now announced, however, that
the measure will not be applied to the
capital and suburbs and it is consid
ered doubtful if it will be applied any
where. The newspapers point out so
many exceptions that will have to be
made that the application of the decree
appears impossible.
AIRPLANE LOSS IS LARGE
German Reports Declare .311 Ma
chines Fell In May.
BERLIN, via London, June 12.
During the month of May, the Germans
lost 79 airplanes while the entente
allies lost 2G2 machines, says the offi
cial statement issued today by the Ger
man Army headquarters staff. '
The statement says that 114 entente
airplanes fell behind the German lines
end 148 British and French machines
were fprced down within the entente
pu&itions.
SPANISH CABINET SWORN IN
Jicxv Ilnistry Announces It Will Be
Strictly Neutral.
MADRID, via Paris, June 12. The
Ministers of the .new Cabinet, headed
by Edurdo Dato, took the oath of of
fice today. " - .
Tremier Dato' said the members of
the new ministry had explained to King
Alfonso their intention to devote chief
attention to the great international
questions ' and to observe strict neu
trality on foreign affairs.
AVIATORS ARE IN DEMAND
Young Officer Candidates Detailed
for Air Service.
"WASHINGTON June 12. Student
aviators training for the Army air serv
ice at various colleges have been
joined by a number of young officer
candidates detached from the 16 of
ficers' training camps.
Hereafter a further detachment will
be sent every week from each training
camp.
SCHOOL DISCARDS GERMAN
French Language Will Be Taught at
Cleveland . Institution.
CLEVELAND. June 12. German lan
guage instruction, except to students
of chemistry, has been abandoned for
the period of the war by the faculty of
Case fcchool of Applied Science.
1'rench will be substituted.
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KING IS FORGED OUT
Greek Monarch Abdicates on
Demand of Entente.
ALEXANDER IS SUCCESSOR
New Ruler Is Captain of Artillery
and 2 4 Years Old Ex-Ruler's
Pro-German Leanings Cause
of Friction and Rebellion.
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majesty King Constantine and the nom
ination of : bis successor, the under
signed. Premier- and Foreign Minister,
has the honor to inform your excellency
that His Majesty the King, ever solicit
ous for the interests of Greece, has de
cided to leave " the country with the
Prince Royal, and nominates Prince
Alexander as his successor.
"ZAIMIS."
Reservtnta Guard Ruler.
Prior to the announcement of the
King's decision many Greeks, loyal to
the crown, gathered for the protection
of the sovereign. On Monday night
2000 reservists formed a cordon around
the palace in his defense. If that should
be necessary, and a delegation headed
by Naval Commander Mavromichaells
was received by Constantine and
pledged the devotion of the army and
the people to his cause. The King's
only reply was an appeal that they
should remain calm.
All efforts of agitators to start a
manifestation failed and tha army offi
cers announced their intention to obey
the order of the government to take no
part in any demonstrations and to
maintain peace. . .
Agitators-- were still attempting to
operate in the streets of Athens to
night, but there were no disorders and
everything leads to the belief that there
will be none.
KING ONCE NATION'S IDOL
German Influence Instilled by Early
Teuton Tutors.
The reign of Constantine I as King
of the Hellenes was brief, dating only
from March 18, 1913, when his father,
George I, was assassinated in Salonlkl.
Brief as the reign was. Constantine
had enjoyed a period, of remarkable
popularity and increased the territory
of the Greek monarchy by more than BO
per cent. '
Born on August 3. 1868. he was edu
cated largely by private tutors from
Leipsic, which was said to have
stamped upon him a permanent German
influence. His military education was
furthered by attendance at maneuvers
in Germany. He became a brother-in-law
of the German Emperor by mar
rying the latter's sister. Princess
Sophia, In 1889.
His alleged pro-German - leanlnsa.
thus indicated, were not always pop
ular witn Ms people, and during the
European war a strong party an
tagonistlc to. his desire to have Greece
preserve neutrality, and in . favor of
joining the allies, precipitated a Cab
inet crisis which was weathered with
difficulty.
The most interesting chapter of Con
stantino's life is the way in which he
became the people's idol. Like his
father, he had his ups and downs in
favor, the Greeks having been qulek-
changlng In their likes and dislikes.
In 1896, when he saw his country drift
ing into war with Turkey, he sounded
a warning that the Greek army was
utterly unprepared for a campaign. The
infantry was armed with condemned
French rifles which had cost $2 each,
tha cartridges were 15 years old, there
was no cavalry, the artillery was.ob
soiete and its officers few. Neverthe
less tha country decided upon war. The
result was disastrous a humiliating
defeat for Greece. Immediately tha
popular tide turned against its rulers,
whom it denounced as foreigners who
could have little in common with the
Greeks. The King and Queen were
booted in the streets, and the officers
turned their backs upon the Crown
Prince.
A similar spirit was roused against
the royal house when, in 1909, King
George tried to oppose tha popular
clamor for the annexation of Crete,
knowing that Turkey was eagerly
awaiting such an excuse to bring a
second crushing defeat upon Greece.
This time the clamor almost became a
revolt, and the King was 'obliged to
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yield to the demand of the military
league, both for a reorganization of
the army and for the dismissal of the
Crown Prince as Generalissimo. He
thereupon decided to accept a command
in the Russian army, but the opposi
tion to him was smoothed out and he
was restored to his former dignities.
He finally became a national hero
In the Balkan war of 1912, when he
led an army of 10.000 Greeks to the
capture' of Salonlkl, causing ' 30,000
Turks to lay down their arms. -His
popularity was such, as a result of this
feat, that Greeks in America raised
several thousand dollars with which to
purchase a gift sword, inscribed: "To
Constantine. the Liberator."
When Constantine came to the throne
It was said he aimed to restore the
former grandeur of the ancient Hell
enic empire, and that he was a believer
in the old national prophecy that under
the reign of a Constantine and a Sophia
the eastern empire would be called into
life again and the cross restored on
St. Sophia at Constantinople in place
of the crescent.
By the peace treaties signed after
the Balkan wars Greece added a con
siderable stretch of Turkish territory
to her domain, and in December, 1913,
the long-desired annexation of the is
lands of Crete was carried out. King
Constantine himself hoisting the
Hellenic flag over the fort.
With the entrance of Turkey- Into
the European war the question of the
intervention of Greece soon became to
be seriously considered, but Kin Con
stantine Insisted upon strict n. t.'al
ity. The Cabinet, headed by Premier
Venlseioa. which was for war on the
side of the allies, finally tendered its
resignation. The Greek attitude, at
least so far as the war party was
concerned, was largely to the effect
that if Greece had no hand in the war
her interests might suffer when peace
was arranged.
The Athens correspondent of the
London Morning Post on March 29,
1915, attempted to explain the situa
tion in a letter, in which he said that
in the second month of . the war the
Greek Premier had intimated to the
entente powers that Greece would Join
their cause actively if "the necessity
should arise, and with the commence
ment of the operations against the
Dardanelles the government believed
the time had come for Greece to aban
don her neutrality. The King, how
ever, refused to countenance this plan.
It was argued that sending forces to
the Dardanelles would dangerously
weaken o.-eece's defense on the Bul
garian ftontier, and since Greece had
received no formal Invitation from the
triple entente her entrance into the
war would be undertaken without any
guarantee from the powers as to the
Greek position on the mainland.
"The King's refusal to consent to the
war policy," said the Post correspond
ent, "was undoubtedly actuated In all
good faith by a patriotic consideration
of the military difficulties. Unfor
tunately his entourage is known to
hold strong pro-German sentiment. The
principal officers of the general staff
are pupils of the Berlin Krlegsakade
mle, and are firmly convinced that
Germany must ultimately win this war.
This, and not fear of Bulgaria, is the
real reason of their opposition to
Greece's participation in the opera
tions against Turkey.
"The Queen, of course, as a Hohen-
zollern Princess, Is wholly for her
brother's cause. Hardly a day passes
but she receives from the German mil
itary attache the official German war
reports. I am informed by personages
who are competent to know that on
the evening preceding the King's final
decision a long telegram from the Em
peror was received at the palace doubt
less urging Greece's abstention from
the war. I am also informed from the
same source that the Queen openly de
clarcd that if Greece took such action
she would Immediately leave her
adopted country."
Since April there has. been recurrent
rumors that Constantine either would
be dethroned by the entente powers or
that he would abdicate in favor of the
Crown Prince. The feeling against the
King had been aroused to such an ex
tent that a great demonstration was
held in Salonikl May 8, at which the
crowds cheered the speakers with
shouts of "Long live Venlze'.os!" "Long
live the . national government V anOi
"Down with the King!" The Mayor of
Salonikl proposed a resolution pro
claiming the deposition of Constantino,
but the crowd insisted that the entire
dynasty should be removed.
In the latter part of April the Greek
charge d'affaires at "Washington Issued
a long statement -which contained a
message from King Constantino cats
goricaljy denying published statements
tending to show that Constantine had
been hostile to the allies or had ex
pressed the hope of the success of the
aims of "one of the belligerents" or
to have, expressed himself in hostile
fashion toward one of the belligerents
or had spoken in any way whatsoever
in the sense of said opinion attributed
to him. . The King also denied that
he or his government harbored hostile
Intentions . of any kind toward the
entente. .
The approaching climax to the situa
tion which has long prevailed in Greece
was outlined succinctly In a dispatch to
a London newspaper from Athens May
2. The dispatch said:
"The King Is steadily losing follow
ers, fifty-seven officers recently left
in one day for Salonikl and the -stream
is continuing. Since the provisional
government declared that the popula
tion of any territory seceding here
after to the national government will
not be mobilized, the last plank was
knocked from under the King's feet,
and It is at least most doubtful If any
of the rank and file will be found to
stand between him and his fate."
There is no doubt that Prince George,
the Grown Prince, was supplanted by
his younger brother. Prince Alexander,
owing to his well-known pro-German
sentiments. Although he has taken a
little part, as far as is known, in the
turmoil prevailing in Greece, various
reports have indicated that ho was op
posed to his former friend, EUptherlos
Venizeloe, and all others who sided
with the entente. This feeling prob
ably was engendered by his German
mother. Queen Sophia. Last year it
was said Prince George had gone to
Berlin and Vienna on important mis
sions to the German and Austrian
Emperors.
Prior to the outbreak of the war the
announcement was made that Crown
Prince George, who also holds thejtltle
of Duke of Sparta, would marry Prin
cess Elizabeth of Roumanla, the match
having been arranged by Emperot
William. Later it was said the wed
ding had been postponed on account
of the war. Tho Crown Prince is 27
years old.
Ex-German Liner Arrives Itere.
A PACIFIC PORT,. June 12. The for
mer German liner Prlns Waidemar,
whose engine and boilers were wrecked
by the crew while the vessel lay in
terned at Honolulu, has arrived here in
tow. Extensive repairs will be made
here under the direction of the United
States Shipping Commission.
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70.000 iiEfJ NEEDED
War Department Calls for Vol
unteers for Regular Army.
DELAY WILL BE COSTLY
Effort to Be Maed to Fill New Regi
ments and Vacancies Before Last
of This Montlj- Training
to Begin at Once.
WASHINGTON. June 1!. Tho War
Department today called for 70,000 ad
ditional recruits in order to. flit tho
regular' Army to war strength before
June 30.
"The cavalry, engineers, coast artil
lery, signal corps and quartermaster
corps of the ' regular Army have al
ready been brought to war strength,"
says an official statement. "forty.
five thousand recruits are needed at
once to complete the new regiments of
infantry and field artillery. Twenty
five thousand additional recruits are
desired at the earliest practicable date
to fill vacancies in order that the war
strength of 300,000 men may be main
tained. "Facilities are in readiness for plac
ing these 70,000 men under proper
training. Any delay in obtaining this
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"case goods" furniture? Twenty
two" factories in Oregon last year
made furniture valued at $2,500,-'
000. Greatly-increased orders are
in sight for 1917.
Our own unlimited sources of na
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Orient, make Portland a strategic
furniture center.
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No Raise in Rates for
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"It is the earnest desire of tho War
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tween the ages of 18 and 40 who have
no dependents and who are not en
gaged In professions, businesses or
trades vitally necessary to the prosecu
tion of the war. be enlisted In the
regular Army before June SO. 1S17."
NAVAL CADETS APPOINTED
Four Vacancies at AnnapoHis Are
Filled From Oregon.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, June 12. Representative lie
Arthur today filled by appointment two
vacancies at the Annapolis Naval
Academy. For one vacancy he named
Joe D. Ingram, principal, and Paul
Rigga and Robert P. Effinger, as alter
nates, and for the other appointed
Marlon R. Kelly, principal, and Phil
Lepeau and Herman Chapman, alter
nates. The alternates In the order
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if the principals fail.
Representative liawley also filled
two vacancies at Annapolis. He ap
pointed Roger W. Simpson, of Corvallts.
principal, with Taul Pierce. Salcin;
Hanley J. Abbott. Seaside, and William,
fci. Belt, alternates for one vacancy and
for the second appointed Leslie 1.
Richardson. Astoria. principal. and
Chester E. Adams. Myrtle Point. Robert
R. Grieve, Med ford, and Hoyt W. Kerr.
Corvallls, alternates.
These appointees will take the en
trance examination June 27.
Tto Alien Enemies Listed.
ASHLAND, Or., June 12. (Special.)
But two "alien enemies" were regis
tered by Postmaster Kaiser, who was
temporarily appointed dputy United
States Marshal in this city for the pur
pose of registering aliens. Both of
tha Germans were well known and
experienced no difficulty In obtaining
proper paper to enable them to visit
the city.
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