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Show FERDINAND KAY GIVEDPTHROI Abdication of King of Bulgaria Bul-garia Predicted Prays at Ancestors' Graves. SURRENDER OPPOSED Germans Offer Little Encouragement Encour-agement to Monarch in His Crisis. Rerlin. Nov 17. King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who arrived today in Coburg, I? passing through such a crisis. according to well Informed circles in Coburg and Berlin, that his abdication of the throne in favor of his son is possible and even probable prob-able The king is residing Incognito at the palace in Coburg He spent this morning !n prayer at the graves of his ancestors Austrian statesman are doing their utmost to discourage his proposed surrender of the throne because they consider the oung crown prince Boris likely to be influenced by the element friendly to RusBla. No Encouragement for King King Ferdinand, at the same time is receiving little encouragement In Germanv Emperor William and the German goernment have expressed themselves openly as friendly to Greece It Is understood that when King Ferdinand expressed a desire to come to Berlin he was given an intimation that 6uch a visit would he useless Ferdinand is the youngest 6on of th late I'rlncp Augustus of Saxe Cohnrg-Gotha and was elected prince of Bulgaria on .July 7, 1887. He de dared himself king in 1908 and was recognized bv th powers The Bulgarian Bul-garian lpntion here has issued a denial of the report that he Intends to quit the throne but the denial Is regarded here as merely perfunctoo. |