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Show KINO ABDICATES SERVIAN THRONE Second Son of Peter I. to Succeed Action Taken Because of 111 Health. Belgrade. Servla, June L'4 King Peter I of Servia wa-. reported today to have abdicated the throne in favor fa-vor of his second son, Prince Alexander Alex-ander The king left Belgrade In the afternoon after-noon for the baths at Vranya in the southern part of Servia, and a note issued is-sued by the official agency in an nouncing the king's departure did nor say he had abdicated, but confined it self to the statement that his majesty had signed a ukasee entrusting the government of Serv ia during b 9 - aence from the capital to Crown Prince Alexander. His eldest 6on Prince George, in 190?. renounced his right of sueces sion to the throne. The king's action was taken beta be-ta use of ill health. A royal procia mat ion announcing the far t is to be i "sued roai proclamation Issued shortly afterward wns as follow--. "Owing to 111 health. I am unable to perform my duties and In accordance accord-ance with paragraph 69 ot the Servian constitution. I confide the government of Servia to m heir. The row n Princp Alpxander. during my Illness" As it wa.v known that King l'et-r was seriously ill tbe first impress ou caused to Hie publb- by the Issue of the proclamation was that His .Majesty .Maj-esty actually had abdicated, and there would iie little- surprise in court circles in Belgrade If today s action bv the king should turn out to be merely a preliminary step to abdication abdica-tion which King Peter is said to have had l.u contemplation for some time |