Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-28
PRINCE OF WALES
Is GOOD SOLDIER
Gains Reputation by His Willing
ness and Energy at Front
in France.
ALLOWED ON THE FIRING LINE
AZ First Was Ordered Back and Was
Terribly Annoyed, but order
was Changed for His
Benefit.


Copyright. 1914, by Press Publishing Coz
LONDON, Dec. g7ACspecial Cablegram
10 New York World and Omaha Bee.)-
The Weekly Despatch says: "A good
soldier and Sportsman" Is the reputation
that the prince Of Wales has gained for
himself during his comparatively short
experience OF active service, and he has
gained II among men, who are among
the finest soldiers ana best sportsmen
in the world. The prince OF Wales did
not so out TO tho front 60 take up some
ornamental and ingioriously safe job on
the general staff.
His royal highness has been under
fire with the British troops at the front,
although he was ordered from the danger
zone on first arrival. Annoyed by this
preference to him, he later was per-
mitted to share the perils Of the ordinary
colder.
Dtd Strenuous Work.
As matter Of fact, the prince became
q transport officer on the general staff,
and as such he put in rarely less than
fifteen hours of strenuous work day
and sometimes twenty-four, OF even
rorty-eight hours work at stretch.
As transport officer It WAS sometimes
the princes duty to attend the loading
OF food wagons, IN which the rations are
conveyed TO the trenches. Each wagon
contains as q rule, two days rations
for i.seo soldiers. made up in as many
separate packages In loading the
wagon, one packer stands in It and an
pthor throws him packet. and ~ eech
throw says. zone. two, three" etc, UNI
IA he has thrown in twenty-five packets,
whom the officer supervising the pack
lng, shouts, stop and enters the num-
her In q note book.
Prodding Lasy Ones.
This process is repeated until LEO pack
cts have been loaded into the wagons.
The packers sometimes are careless and
lasy. and IN order TO get over their work
quickly. unless supervised by an atten-
tive officer. win skip numbers when
counting the packets. with the result that
the soldiers In trenches set short rations-
A packer tried this dodge TO get through
his work quickly, whom the prince was
supervising the packing. twenty-five .
shouted the packer and glanced at HIS
royal hishnnss. Il make II twenty
said the prince quietly. "NoY just unload
the whole wagon and count all the pack
cts again.
There were 100 packets BY that time in
the wagon.
Gets New billet.
After couple OF weeks Of work az
transport officer the prince went on
to the intelligence branch OF the general
staff. AS an intelligence officer he had
10 assist In marking out on maps the
various changes that take place In the
position Of the British troops every
day. when employed In this way the
prince several times has been under fire
The first time this happened the primes
was ordered out OF the danger sone by AZ
officer In charge Of the mapping party
which terribly annoyed him. hut, Of
course. he had to obey orders promptly
subsequently. however. his royal high.
ness was allowed 10 share the risks run
by his brother officers. when engaged
in this particular work. The prince b.
this way. since his arrival a. the front
has taken 70 rnotoroycling and two ma
chimes have been sent out TO him by tn
king. The prince, when az the head
quarters. shares q villa with four othe
cffscers. The princes knowledge o
French and German has enabled him Il
fulfill from time 70 time the useful Of
flee Of interpreter. The prince on NOR
than one occasion has acted as inter
prefer ~ conversations between Sir JohI
French and captive German officers,