The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-30
KING GEORGE is
VERY BUSY MAN
THE PART HE is PLAYING IN THE
WAR is PICTURED ~ THE
DAILY EXPRESS.
BY ASSOCIATED pREas.

d 4AEot9AN - Ill j II A-''r''
London, Nov. 29.-The part which
King George is playing in the war is
pictured in the Daily Express as fol-
lows:
8 A continuous round of increasing
activity, and a mastery Of detail such
as might alarm even a great financier.
comprise the present daily routine OF
his Majesty the King.
often soon after six in the morn
ing, the King is busy in his study, and
by the time his advisers and helpers
appear, he has conned the dispatches
and documents OF the early delivery,
mastered their contents, and perhaps
made numbers Of marginal notes In
readiness for the forthcoming confer
once.
The very sight OF the contents OF
the numerous dispatch boxes would In
timidate most men. Admiralty, War
office, Home Office and India Office
all contribute their daily quantur1s
while from the government comes
tremendous amount Of pressing bust
ness which cannot be settled without
the Kings sanction; but, happily,
controversial matters have sunk into
oblivion, and there are no difficulties
Of this sort to contend with.
"All the blue dispatch boxes are talk
en- to the palace by the recognized
special messengers Of the various Of
fioes. Every box is fitted with a pat
ent lock to which only two keys arc
provided, one for the use OF the King
and his chief secretary and the other
for the minister or official from whom
the box comes. Then there are the
dispatches from the foreign powers
those from France and Russia being
now particularly heavy-brought over
almost daily by the silver greyhouuds'
or Kings messengers; and last, but
by no means least, the momen-
tous and weighty dispatches which
are continually arriving from the
front, supplementing the many cyphcr
messages from the commander tho
navy and army.
Many Problems Arise.
THE problems continually arising
anent the war are many and great but
nothing Is too intricate for the King.
who insists on goirg into everything
and seeing that the needs Of the SER
vices are grappled with by the bust
ness heads of the various department.
The number, qualification, equipment
and location Of the new army are all
known TO his Majesty. I'm the same
way he follows the fortunes Of the
auxiliary branches OF the naval ser-
vice, and he Is also able to quote par
ticulars of our Indian and Colonial
aids to the colors at a moments no
tice.
with regard to the ever changing
panorama as eviHced by the long
struggle between the Allies and t1e
Germans, there is n most perfect sys-
tenn in use at buckingham Palace by
which disposition Of the troops and
fleet can be seen ut a glance by menn6
of elaborate plans and maps as well
az models A large saloon Is specially
set apart for the purpose, and 20 this
none have access out the King, h.s
chief private secretary, and the civil
and active heads Of the navy
army.
THE double doors Of this aparg.
are kept locked, and, with the corr
approach, are guarded night and
The exact position Of all war ar RI
with trenches, forts, towns and di.aa-
sition of all troops. clearly Hr g-
mated.
His Majesty It's also extremely H.l-
citous as to the creature comfort "t
/ mis- fighting forces, and making nn.
/ tinuaI inquiries as to the supply 90
! food. clothes and the little extras that
| 20 to the maintenance OF their health
and spirits. The slightest hint to any
| special article Of apparel is acceptea,
and his Matestys invariable reply
when anything outside the sc"p'
! the Admiralty or War Office IS -.T"
is T will tell the Queen