Show lithuania elects president lovilo lithuania antanas was elected president of tile the lithuania by the diet monday and immediately took tho the oath of allegiance to tho lie constitution lie ile succeeds dr kasimir Grin grietus who formally resigned tile the ofeleo after lie ho and ills hla ministers had been overthrown hy by a military coup charges that ills hla government was waa too friendly with soviet russia was tile the cause of dr grinius downfall was the first president of lithuania having boen been elected to the office when the country became dr A also ft a former president of tho the republic was chosen president of tile the diet tho the town was gaily decorated in lionor honor of the change of administration |