Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17
ONE OF KINGS GOLD CUPS LOST
Something Of 3 Scare Stirred Up
Among Plate Keeper
DwARD REvTvES OLD ORDERS
King Believes that Chapters Deserve
More Attention.
wARSHIP FACTORIES ARE BUSY
Plants in Greaa Britain WsrkfnE On
Coutracns fer TWentE-one
DrendnSuEhas Hnd Many
Smaller vessels

BF PAUL LAMBETH
4 LONDON. Aprn 1s-lspsciHl Dispatch TO
E me Bee sD-Ths cavalry SATIRE has oUtiiTed
+ IL usefulness and r1ust so1n Join In hon
orshle retirement lance. helm and hBuberk
and such Other similar weapons Of offsnss
and defense.
No less an authority than Field Marshal
Lord Roberts. L5tils Boh. Bohs BHhadur,
is authority fer ths statement thar the
daEhirE uRxRirEuun Win flashing blade
must Eirs way 10 the mounted tufau1rT1nsn
with ryrusBlc rifle. In preface 10 q book
bv Mr ErElzins Chndsrs he strongly Bo-
vuoa1es that for cavalry the steel weapons
ought sithsr 10 be discharged or denied
Z al influence on tactics. and q pure type
1 of mounted rlflemsn substituted for the
existing EEbrsd type
Lord Roberts says hy nov, win q
] different egTiprnsn1 should cavalry stin be
trained On the old tradition. and their
rifles rlsa1a IN buckets attached 10 uhs
horse. only to be used on certain EEosp-
tiunRl occasions O. supplement the sword
or lRnceg~
Astsr quoting ths EnthorE F5sE 0f the
lessen Of the uEr IN South Africa ID To
March 1891 1he feld marshal EhdE-
with every Rond Of this ] agree and II
must be remembered that my judgment is
based upon psrBonsl and first-hAnd knoNl-
edge Why did cur cavalry fRlg Because
they did not know. because they had newer
been Required 10 know. how 10 use The
/ principal and most useful weapon win
which they were armed Because they did
npt understand. because they had never
been asked 10 understand. that their role
should consist IN attacking tho snsrny ex--
Rriiy IKE the infantry, and 10 sheet their
way I'D 70 him"
wssn Lord Rober1s speaks Of tactics b4
7 EpeaIt hE one with RE1hsrsfT, ard when
he nsss the eavAlry-mRA rnust give way to
tia mounted TsflemA1, II is n matter OF
short time when this win be done
WafehHnE 6he Regal Plate
s0nsthing IKE a sensation was caused
for few hours al windsor Castle recsutly.
II was decided TO overhaul the immense
store OF gold and SILVER plate kePd there in
preparB1iun for the coming London ssasol-
To the oonstsrnE1ion q those charged with
the safety Of The royal plate, q very val
usbls gold cup was missing from itE ao5uB-
fone6 place, and the most oarsful search
failed 10 reveal its W-hsruRbOuts- The high
officials q the castle Eeru App-dHsd Of
the l0EH. and 1hs most EfrinEsni Inquiries
were 81 once instituted, without however,
the BighfeBt result Suddenly il occurred
10 SOMEONE 10 wire 70 Buckingham Palace
to see II the cup was there by any ehEncs-
To the immense relief Of al concerned
the cup Was sUund there. having been
overlooked after the last eVurt when.
according 10 the usual practice. 1be plate
was an sent hack 10 Windsor for safe
custody
The plate closets al the castle are very
ssslously guarded, and are quite impraE-
nRhls 10 sitbsE fire or burElETT- while
thsy cEn enly be 0psne6-0W1nE 70 Al
extremely ingenious system of locks-an
the pneseaes Of several trusted rstAinsrE
some years aga, however a couple Of
gold plates were lost. and have never been
recoA saed 10 this day, though some q the
best men in sro1And Yard were employed
for several months In snd1Rror1ng 70
trace 1hen-
RevIrInE the old Orders.
u is now understood thai ths formal
opening Of the new home Of the order uf
tha Thistle In 81 CHESS cEtbearRl Ed1n-
burgh by the king. VII be postponed untn
hlE mahsfy travels north IN me autumn,
snr0uts for BalTnoral Work is puooesdi1E
HpEne On the construction of this nsw
chapel which, when finished VIII be In
every way a fitting home for the nust
ancient order. The upaning nereaDuuy E1n
be marked Eirh considerable state. and.
IN Radirun 70 the kong. the duks q Con
nauEhf ana the prince q Wales VII both
be p1eseu1. while there Is sums Puospec1
lhEt Prince Arthur q COuuEuE'hl. the
kings fArordis nephew. WI be admitted
10 The order on Tins occasion
F5ls majesty is taking the greatest in
~ g.
naa of TINS new ChBpsl q the Thistle
EDd thiE serves 10 dirert Hrtsnfs0n once
maTe 70 Lhe great regard thAt he PAYS 10
the various noble orders az which he Is
ths bead. he has ofsen been heard 10 de-
clare that he WUuld NIKE 10 see nore a.
rhs nld tins sEdr5t introduced into these
orders. and his revival q The CHAPTERS Of
ths Garter IN 81 Georges chapel, Windsor.
Is an a foreI1rnner q what ne hopes 70
accomplish.
me pump ana state q these assemblies
EEpeal very Err1nEly 10 ms majesty. and he
holas that the orders should serve 70 lnit
the knights G 0ser tagsrhsr IN brothsr1y
l0rs and mutual assistance
Hs has tHrmHfed these RisNE very
sfrunEly 20 several pra1ulnsut members o.
me different orders laaely. and be h9pes
ons q these dEEs 70 held IN guiuk Eaeuss-
son Chapters q fhs GATtsr. tha Thisfis.
ana 81 PatEsak- These would a co4ras.
rAks place al Windsor. Edlnbursh ana
Dublin respectively
Tames1 MGs In FarIInHaeag-
The tAllssi member q rhs new F'1rliamenI
J Is NJ. DouElas n Han ths uniuEiEi rep
/ ressnuErius fur rhs Isls a. wight Who -
no less than ElE feet fire inrhss "a height
He d Fln very ciase hgWerer BY slr Ran
drn BAKER. me ullonlst member for Eu1lh
uorsst. uhu Is half an inch khurrer. Eir
tCouriasss "a Bsosa6 RsEs0