His life became harder at age six with the outbreak of World War I and his family wrote that, despite his young age, Shura (as he was known) followed the events in the newspapers.
Kanyang buhay ay naging mahirap sa edad na anim na gamit ang mga pag-aalsa ng World War I at sa kanyang pamilya wrote na, sa kabila ng kanyang batang edad, Shura (bilang siya ay kilala) kasunod ng mga kaganapan sa mga pahayagan.