Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-12-01
KING GEORGE IS
BUSY WARNAN
Soo . ~ - y
80.
Great Campaign Lays Heav-
lily on Shoulders of
Britain's Head.

.;LDrfdo n Dec. 1.-The part which
King George is playing. In the war il
pictured in the Daily Express as fol-
lows: 80. -.
- continuous round of increasing
actlvity, and q mastery Of detail such
as might alarm, even a great :tinancier.
comprise the present daily routine
OF his majesty the king. -
Otter soon after Gin. the morning,
the king Is busy in his study, and by
n time his advisers and. helpers. APP
pear, he has conned the dispatches
and documents of the early delivery,
mastered their contests, and perhaps
readiness for the forthcoming con.
"The-svery sight of the contents of
the numerous dispatch boxes would
lntimidate most men. Admiralty, war
nc nome office and India office
all contribute their daily quantium,
while from the. government comes q
tremendous amount of pressing bust.
ness which cannot be settled without.
the kings sanction: but, happily, con-
troHersial matters have sunk into OBJ.
llVlon, and there are no diff culties of
this sort to contend with.
al the blue dispatch boxes are
taken to the palace by the recognized
special messengers of the various Of
hces. Every box is fitted with a patent.
lock to which only two keys are pro-.
vided,,: one for the use Of the king
and his chief secretary and. the other
for b minister or official from whom
the box m Then there are the
dispatches from the foreign wers
those from France and Russia being
now particular heavy-brought over
almost daily by the silver grey
MOUNDS or kings messengers; and
ia Of h1ff Nj M a I~nrA H.
mentous and weighty dispatches which
are continually arriving from the
front, supplementing the many. CIPHER
messengers from the commanders of
the navy and army. .
The problems continually arising
anent the war are many and great,
but nothing is too intricate. for thu
king. who insists on going into every
thing and seeing that the. needs. Of
the services are grappled with by the
business heads of the various depart
ments. The number. qualification.
equipment, and location of the new
army are all known to his majesty.
In the same way, he follows the for
tunes of the auxiliary branches of the
naval branches of the naval service,
and he is also able to quote particu-
lars of our Indian and colonial aids to
the colors at q moments notice.
With regard to the ever-changing
panorama as .eyinced by the long
struggle between the allies and the
Germans, there is a most perfect sys-
tenn in. use at Buckingham palace by
which disposition of the troops and
fleet can be seen at a glance by means
OF elaborate plans and maps as we'll
as models. A large saloon IL specially
set apart for the purpose, and to this
none have access but the king, his
hief private secretary. and the civil
nd active heads OF the navy and
'The double doors of this apart
ment are kept locked, and, with the
corridor approach, are guarded night
and day. The Exact position OF ali
war craft, with am Of vessels and
gun complement and other details Ia
shoWn..on one plan, while. another
shows the Seat- OF war, with trenches.
forts. towns ana disposition Of ali
troops. clearly Designated.
"JtS majesty is also extremely
splicittous a. to the creature comforts
Of his fighting, forces. and making
continual inquiries as to the supply
Of food: clothes and the little extras
that SO. to the maintenance OF their
health and spirits. The slightest hint
to any special article Of apparel Il
accepted, and his majesty'e invariabls
reply. when anything outside the scope
OF the admiralty. or war ONCE Is named
10: i will tell the QUEEN"