AlbaniaPastPresent #101 Albania past and present

Project Gutenberg loyal to the government to the very last moment. But, a few days only after the beginning of hostili- ties in Europe, it was rendered evident that the sit- uation was quite untenable, on account of the finan- cial distress of the government. The death knell of the reign of Prince William of Wied, Hereditary Mbret of Albania, had sounded, and on September 3rd, 1914, after six months of troublesome and disheartening rule, the Prince em- barked, with his family, on board the Italian yacht Misurata and sailed away to Europe. Prior to his departure, however, he issued a proclamation to the Albanian people wherein he stated that, owing