at of King Constantine. They
could not agree among themselves as to the proper policy, and took no
decided course. King Constantine apparently had the support of Russia
and of Italy.

Meantime the fighting against Bulgaria was still proceeding. The main
force of the Allies was directed against the city of Monastir, which,
after considerable fighting, was captured on November 19th. This gave
the Serbians possession of an important point in their own country and
naturally proved a great stimulus to the Serbian armies.

From that time on, and during the year 1917, little was done. Minor
offensives were undertaken, some of which, like the Allied attack upon
Doiran, deserve mention, but on the whole the fighting was a stalemate.
Meanwhile the action of the Greek Government had become so
unsatisfactory that it was finally determined to demand the abdication
of King Constantine, and on June 11th he found himself compelled to
yield. In his proclamation he said:

Obeying necessity of fulfilling my duty toward Greece, I am departing
from my beloved country accompanied by the heir to the crown, and I
leave my son Alexander on the throne. I beg you to accept my decision
with calm.

Early the next morning the King and his family set sail for Italy on his
way to Switzerland, where he became another "King in exile." His son
Alexander accepted the throne and issued the following proclamation:

At the moment when my august father, making a supreme sacrifice to our
dear country, entrusted to me the heavy duties of the Hellenic throne I
express but one single wish--that God, hearing his prayer, will protect
Greece, that He will permit us to see her again united and powerful. In
my grief at being separated in circumstances so critical from my
well-beloved father I have a single consolation: to carry out his sacred
mandate which I will endeavor to realize with all my power, following
the lines of his brilliant reign, with the help of the people upon whose
love the Greek dynasty is supported. I am convinced that in obeying the
wishes of my father the people by their submission will do their part in
enabling us together to rescue our dear country from the terrible
situation in which it finds itself.

The whole country to all appearances received the abdication with
satisfaction. On June 21st, M. Venizelos came to Athens and the Greek
Chamber, which was illegally dissolved in 1915, was convoked and
Venizelos once again became Pr