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Show PREMIER TELLS HOI HIS GUN HALTED CZAR Bulgarian Minister With His Hand on Pistol's Butt Checked Insult of Ruler (BJ Mil M) BRON'XKR PARIS. .Ian. 22. The czar was read to spit into u rational leader's face The leader with his hand giipnc a revolver and ready to boot the czar. I Thin is told about in remlscenses , by m Btasnbonliekl, prime minister of I Bulgaria printed ii Le Matin 1 Because Stomboullakl always hnsj been pro-nlly be was recently able loi obtain Bulgaria a admission to ihel i league of nations. The premier tells how In Rl5 Ferdinand Fer-dinand called a council of his minis-' ters ami the chiefs of the various po-l I It ia I parties. Ho I new what JVr.Jit.- and was plotting, so the moment be entered the palace, he exclaimed; "Yon are undertaking a policy con- trary to the sentiments of the country. Vou are gambling with your bend and vour throne In 1913 I saved you from I n revolution, but now I will provoke! one." The czar nervouislj ex. laimedi "Think of your ov n head which is young, and not of mine, whlcb is old. I will report all this 10 I tadosls voff j the premier) you will see. I " ine czar roil. liUf-faintlng, Into a chair, . IR'S I I d l-i I'M 1 1 That same evening Stamboullskl had to foke unrt In an official reCtplon. A friend warned hint tho .-.Mr had determined to spit publb )v in S:am-boullakl S:am-boullakl face. BtarhbonltakJ slipped h!s revolver In-, to his pocket. I As soon as Ferdinand saw him. he) marched no. I .u t when lht saw the plaj-J I tol he paused. I "1 will never return lo the palace,"! Stamboullskl told his ruler, "until you! I are here rn. more." I A few days later the Bulgarian army! .was mobilised. Stamhouliski was .r 'rested and ordered to sign a declare-J I Hon approving going to war on the,' ilde Of tJermanv He refused. jj DIE Ti SAVE BUM, He expeited ti be condemned to deoth. but was Instead sentenced to jllfe Imprisonment. j The reason for this mercy was that 'the 27th Bulgarian regiment, which iime from his home districl. revolted ns n protest, and 12 of the regiment; were shot. Rut their action saved, nun. 1 In June. J918, he was taken to Sofia and offered a place In the cabinet to save the country. He declined unless Bulgaria made peace immediately. Radoslavoff re-1 , fused. Ten days later the cah'net fell ..n.ii I it was not long until Stamboullskl came into power and broke away from I the Central powers. |