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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-13
VALUABLE CRUISER
Is LAUNCHED HERE

The launching of a big cruiser at
tracted quite a crowd at the foot of
Nineteenth street this morning at
O'Clock. The craft, Blanche B, is
the property of Warren Beckwith of
Burlington. The boat was sent TO
Chicago for repairs. and shipped to
this city by rail. Mr.. Beckwith will
proceed from Rock Island to Burling.
ton by way of the river. The boat
was launched with the help OF the
Sand & Gravel company's crane. "
The boat is SO feet long by So fef
wide. 1t is equipped with 60 hos J
power automobile engine of six cylfu
ders and is capable of going % niles
an hour. The deck of the boat IS
made of mahogany as well as the cab
In. and the interior arrangements are
provided with all modern devices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-13
Miss Elsie Bedford

Miss Elsie Bedford, q years of age
of Matherville, died yesterday morn
ing at O'Clock at st. Anthony's hos
pitaL after a short illness with peri
tonitis. An operation was performed
the latter part of last week in an effort
to save her life.
The remains were sent to Mather-
vile this morning for burial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-13

WANTED-Two ladies or couple /
to share a new modern home with
man and wife. Gas heater for bath,
laundry, extra kitchen, everything
desirable; located on reservoir near
Long View car line; references
Address rs s S." care Of The
Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-13
Funeral of August euraman.

The funeral of August Burgman was
held this afternoon at 2:30 from the
home, 2505 Thirteenth avenue. Rev.
Ira Nothstein of the Grace Lutheran
church had charge OF the services. In
terment was in Chippiannock GENE
terry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-13
Estimates High.

That the horse must go" has been
reiterated so often that it no longer
attracts attention. But the horse
really is going-and going fast. OF 81
principal American cities. Is show
noteworthy decrease in the number of
licensed horse-drawn vehicles in rela-
tion to population. The percentage of
decrease in seven of these cities are
highly suggestive. They are as fol-
lows: Indianapolis. 14.5; Columbus.
Ohio. SO; San Francisco. AS; ST.
Louis. "a; Omaha, 81: New York, 0.S;
Chicago, 0.5 In the nine other cities
the average decrease has been per
cent, whereas the average increase in
population has been rs per cent per
year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-13
Funeral Of Edwin Baker.

The funeral services of Edwin Baker
we're held yesterday afternoon at 2:30
from the Methodist church at Illinois
City. Interment was in Illinois City
cemetery.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1914-11-24

f9iibs. su oeren G1ub ss iptnig pbtr
aor ni9ts ssthan bat unb bic es bate
pirtiam fdiiben t1nnen. tnbem es
neutral blieb.
Wir Nmerifaner iinb In 9esug duf
bic 0rasen biefes arieses In grcbe
0fripirrung seratben. mir bubtn ura
laden. 3pede un6 grsisniiie peripeds
felt, bub es fir @isle BON uns faft sur
llnm6glihteit sstporben 1T, 81 einsm
ridtissn iinb serehien urtbeile 5u sss
Iangen. Wir ipsrbsn uns ober aus
bisism RebsI bsrausfinbsn. Wir fans
gen jsbt fton an, oeutIiter su ithen
unb es ipiirbe mid niht iibsrrdfden,
ipenn bic Mittel, bic angepanbt tpers
ben, nm Sieie @sripirruHs berpcr5us
rufen. sines 3aees bas Geipiiien fbrer
llrbebsr plastn ober gum Minbeitsn
tbre 3ptde pereiteln iuerben.
Sobn 20. 9urgeb.
2ltbenipOob. Hepport, R. s.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1914-11-24

for every drop Of blood shed by her
people, and every franc OF damage in
flicted within her territory during this
war. With million Of German soldiers
on her eastern border demanding un
hindered passage through one end Of her
territory, under the pledge Of guarding
her independence and integrity and re.
imbursing every franc Of damage, and
no British force nearer than Dover,
across the Channel, it was one OF the
most inconsiderate, reckless, and selfish
acts ever committed by great power
when Sir Edward Grey directed, as is
stated in No. 155 Of the British "White
Paper, the British Envoy in Brussels
to inform the Belgian Government that
II pressure Is applied TO them by Ger
many to induce them to depart from
neutrality, his Majesty's Government
expects that they will resist by any
means in their power.n
Ii is plain enough that Great Britain
was not thinking so much OF protecting
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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1914-11-24
Sieuitas, ben "A. NOpember 1914,
mir irperSffsntli6euin in Oies

mir perDffentli4en in oiss
ier Summer pas ensliiGe Original
unb bic beutias lepsrlegung einer
porsiigli9en arbsit oes profehprs
Sobu W. gurssB BON Der Columbia
llniDeriitGt iiber bic belgiide 9teutras
iitdt, betreffs psl9sr bel ben 4merita-
nern io9 pirrs uno Deuti4lano be-
ua9t>silissnbe alnii4ten beiteben. Ries
muup bat sr0Beren 9eruf uno Before
5dbieteit, pieie 9lrbeit 5u DerfaiIen,
ba es profsHOr 9urseb' 2ebensberul
mar uno iit, Die ginri9tunsen fremoer
2anoer gu ituoiren unO gu Derslei4en.
Sarin liest bic 9iirgiaaft, oaB bic
9lrbeit in ipifieni6aftli9em Seiite obne
0ab unb @orurtbeil ssssn bic eine oosr
unoere Settle sebaIten lit uno pas Res
fultat seht ionnentlar bsrUor. oab Bel
glen ni9t DOH 9sutid9lanb, ionoern
DON gnslunb ins unsliid ssitiirat
iporoen 1T, bab Deutialano se5puns
gen mar, in 8slsieu einSuriiden, na4a
Dem 2esterss ii6 BON Gnglanb bate in
perfiber @eiis beratben ld1en, iogar
BON tbm ge5puugen poroen mar, eine
feinbIi9e Stelluns gesen DeutI4ldnS
einSunebmen. 9eionsers iiberseuseno
1T Der Ra9peis, bab England gar
nidt bic abiidt bate, 8elgten gu be-
ihiibsn, iunbern iid 8elsiens uls Mits
tel beoiente, I'M i'm 9erein nit 5runt,
reid unb aublanb SeutihlaHos Der
ni9tung 6erbeisufiibren. Wenn Dime
ritaner nuh Surdiiat bieier ar6eit
eines i6rer angeiebeniten 2anosleute,
ner ii4 nit He9t zines groben Rufes
ols @elebrter auf benz 9ebists Der in.
ternationalsn Golitit erfreut, nidt
fortan 9eutidlano sere6ter bsurt6siz
len, dls es BEL 8islen bon ibnen bisber
Der 5all sepeien lit. 10 itsbsn mir Der
trnurigen 5butia4e geseniiber, oab lie
obiihtlid Der Dabrbeit bic ausen pers
iflieben. glber mir baben cine gu
erobe Weinung BON bem gerehtsn
Sinne bes amsritanii6en 8ultss, bas
nfair pIap" INNER bod gebdlten bat,
bab es ni6t Der i'm rein piFenIdaftz
li6en 9siits sebaltsnen Qrbeit bee
profsTors gurgeb' bic sebiibrenbe ge.
ahtung ifenten wiirbe. unisre aeier
iollten ss ii4 5ur beionoeren 4ufaabp
MAIDEN, oisien 4ufiaB sur asnntniB
ibrer ameritaniiden 5reunbe uub Be
tannten gu bringen.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1914-11-24
Gin eis.ntbiimlider 3euse &C.
gen Seutihlauo.

Sobn Burroughs. Der ein sstpiies
GnIeben in bieIsm 2anbe ais
9erfaTsr bon 9luffdssn literariz
i6er uno naturipifsni4aftli9e 9trt
seniebt, bsbanoelt ben 8ries in europa
in 3ui4riften an bic Nep gprtsr
,sribune". Cine BON Diefsn 4rbsiten
fat iol4e gepunoerung errest, bab Der
8ori9las sema6t pOrosn III, Oieis
9lrbeit in alien air4en 5u Osrlsien uno
in allen relisiOien 3eiti4riften gu per>
Dffentli4en, I'm Dem ameritanii6en
golte gu ssisen, lpel4s gottOsrssHensn
Sarburen Die 9euti9en iinb.
@as Ssrr gurousb iast, IGbt ii9 in
penigen tur3en SGBen pibersebsn. gr
iast, Dab aubsr pieqei4t ben Stanois
naDtsrn bic amsritanii6e Ration bic
grObte 3uneisuns gu ben Seutidsn
empfinoe unb bas lei ia aud nidt
iiberrai4enO, lpenn man iih bersegens
ipGrtise, pispiel oieTes 2anb beuti9er
materieLler, ic1Dngsiitiger unb intellect
tueller &ultur gu Derbanten babe uno
fpel9e Oor3iigIi4en gigeHIhaften bic
Oeutiaen in Qmerita betunOen. sSeBt
ipmmt 6as qber. Iqss, mas man ben
SeutI6en gum Qo6e nu6idgs miiiIe,
iper6s ourd OeutI6sn Militarismus
ausgepii6t, Der tpie elm 5iger cine be-
na9barte Station ungefaaen, De-
rem @erbre9en lsoigli6 barin beItans
ben babe, iit auf einen Qngriff OOrs
5ubereiten, ME sr iest srfolgt lei uno
cine tleins, nebrlois, frieoenslie6enbe
Hation, ipelhe ben Oeuti9en i'm Wsgs
geitanbsn, rudlos gu goben getreten
babe. aus bieism 9runos mifIen bic
amerifaner Die 9euti6en baFen uip.
Sieie Sarlegung lieiert eiueu beions
berg bonosreifli4en 8efpeis, ipie Der
meui9li9en grtenntniB 9rsnaen gss
feBt finb. Ssrr Burroughs BAT be @abe
bas Weien einss 9i6ters ober zines
Naitdfers gu anulpfireu, a5er er be,
fiBt niht bic miuoeite &enntnib DON ben
8orgGngen auberbalb Der Welt fstHes
Stubir5immers unb gang Defenders
entbebrt er Der geihidtli6en &enntnib,
bic ibm alIein beredtigen ipiirbe, iiber
sinsn srOben gefdidtlihen @oraung
gu GeriGt gu iiben. gr iieht glut
fIiebsn umo 5dufer brsnnen uno wetl
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1914-11-24
Deutf6 in Der Sarfei.

Sn Der tiirtiihen Muitsridule in
Jurit Situmbul tpuroe als lIntsrrihtss
gegenitanb oeutIde Sprdfe eingefiibrt.
8isber mar bic fran5Diiids Gpra4e bic
ein3iee fremoe Spru6s, bic an ben
tiirstf6sn S4uIeH selsbrt purbe.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1914-11-24
Qofal Beridt.
arasiibes OeiMid.
Ter Sod,idiiler Sames Stoebr bahi
b,im SanOiertisfeitsnnterridt Gin
Huge Gin.

Bon sinem trasiidsn Gefdid II.
Games Stosbr, Elm 36sIins bss SanD.
isrtigfeitsfuriss in Der 5ugbts 5oGs
ihuls unb Sobn bon Germ U. u.
5toebr Don Der Cincinnati saoor Co..
tetroffen iporbsu. Durh tinsn lin
Iaa, ben Der jnnss Wann Dor sinissn
5aasn Bel Der gfrbeit In Der Ghmiebc
i'm OebGube Der 5usbes 9odf4uls
6aiis. flos ibm Elm Giientbsil in's
Huge unb psrltbie biefss 10 iAipsr.
oab Is berausssnommea iptrbtn mub
.e.
Der Batter bss bsbausrnstpsrtbsr
iilngen Wannes ipirb bic glngelsgsn,
5,it bsm So9iaulratb unterbrsiisr
oa Isiner aniidt mad bei b.m 5ano.
isrtisteiisunierriht nial bic n6tbissn
8prijhtsmabreseln bsp6ahtst iperbsr
unb neil au9 Der 0erlsBuns onseb.
iit BON ben le1rfrGften Hifi bic no.
thiss Gsa&tuns ssIbentt iuurbs,
Der aebrsr 9ambtri mics ben Jun.
ssn wlann an, iid bas siuge aussu
ipaiden unb SilisprinJipal aIoHSm,
bers gab ibm iofort bic grtaubnif
narb oauie 81 eeben, aber 9trr
Stosbr lit Der aniidt. bab es bic
pfliGt Der 2ebrsr seipeisn mare, fti'
Bsn Gobn iofort nn9 tem benahbdrs
ten DsniIden OiatoHiisn 9oipital 5u
Ididen, no m0slideripeiie burh To-
frriise dr5tlide 3ilfe man bas Aug.
hattie rsiisn tSnnsn. Shr Gtosbr fin
bet ss au3 niai fir ri6tis. baE
cine 9anbfertiatsitstlaiie ppn IS
3oslinsen, bic ale an Wlafainen ar.
bsiisn, BON nur sinsm sin3issn aebs
rsr bsauffiatist psrbsn. iDie ss In Der
0uabsa So4Ihule Der Gaa III.
TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1914-11-24
surfeps Sirfsu nidi ansssioR per

Di. poli5si pirb. ben Snftrnitio
H,n BON 9iirsrmsiiisr Spisssl aenaa
ioIs.nb. bds sa3arbipisI In isber nur
btntbarsH Gorm unierbriidu unb IN.
folseositn ipirb "a aud heur MID.
ssitattst fem, 1urtsps ausonipitisn
obsr ous5uIoplen. Gin bissbs3iisiiGsr
gsfebl ipurbe stitsrn BON poIistidisI
gopeian erIdiisn unb ipfrb BRIT
.sur@aeii5yt utrbtR
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-02
CORN KERNEL CURTAINS
Michigan Man Says They Are Pret-
tier Than Many Others.

A Michigan man has made portiere Of
corn kernels which is, he declares, far
superior to those made OF heads or paper
tubes used in making the ordinary Jap
anese kind. He takes ordinary field corn
says Popular Mechanics, and places the
kernels in boiling water where they soak
for twenty-four hours preparing only a
little at time as they may sour
The kernels are then strung on No. s
cotton thread, double from the needle.
Each strand is made a foot longer than
the doorway to allow for shrinking.
Sound kernels are used and care s taken
not To split them with the needle, The
corn will shrink in drying and should
therefore be examined and the kernels
pushed together.
A loop a one end Of each string. all
OF the same length. is made and all
strung on a pole. They are then ready
for vanishing. which is done by dipping
them in varnish warmed somewhat,
They are then hung up 10 drain and dry.
This must be thoroughly done ana not
too quickly. When dry they are hung on
the threads can be clipped even as the
kernels will not come OFT They may ba
dried any color and designs made OF
different Colors of the corn.
But the dyeing does not make as pretty
portiere, the eXperimenter thinks. as
the plain color OF the corn. The length
of the strings may be made to suit the
maker. A good method is TO make them
short i'm the center, increasing TO full
length at the sides.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-02
RICE GROWS IN CALIFORNIA
Now One Of Most Important Prod
ucts in Sacramento Valley.

There seems to be no limit to the pro-
ductive possibilities of California. Now
1t appears that rice has been established
as one of the most important products
of the Sacramento Valley and bids fair
to rival In value ell its older COM
petltors The latest reports state that
the country In the vicinity of Orovile
Is producing rice which need not fear
competition, either as to quantity or
quality.
Some years since the rice experts of
the Department of Agriculture began a
series of experiments which demon
strated the adaptability of the soil and
climate in parts of the Sacramento
Valley to the raising of this grain. This
was found to be especially true of the
land Immediately about Biggs, where
yield of 5000 pounds an acre was har-
vested, which won the gold medal at
the Seattle exposition of 1909. This good
showing was maintained in 1910. and the
following year 5000 bushels were taken
from a planting of $50 acres. The value
of this to the growers was given as
$4,000.
In 1912 the acreage jumped to 1900, with
a total yield of 10000 pounds and value
of $4,000. The next year there was a
further advance to 5000 acres, from
which 1000 tons were taken. bringing
the producers s4S0,0OO
Today, according to the Oroville
Register, there are 10000 acres planted
to rice in Butte County alone. while the
planting has extended to Yuba, Glenn,
Colusa and Sutter Counties, and 10
numerous sections Of the San Joaquin
Valley, notably Tulare County.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-02
MODERN BULLETS CLASSED
ACCORDING TO SHAPES
OF Three categories Dum-dums Are
Deadliest


The various bullets used by armies Of
civilized nations admit of being grouped
In three classes, says the New York
Medical Journal. One OF these classes
of projectiles is called the reduced
calibre, tacketed bullet. The second class
includes the leaden balls in shrapnel and
the blunt nosed bullet formerly in use
in the British army and subsequently
used by the Servians. To the third class
belong the expanding bullets. the soft
nosed bullet and the dum-dum bullet.
Some authorities speak of the first class
as the pointed bullet. It has less stop
ping power than the other two. The
greater part of the nations of the world
use the oglval bullet, a pointed bullet
whose tip forms an obtuse angle like an
arch.
The two bullets now In use. the ogival
and the blunt nosed. have a rotary and
wabblng motion. On impact they pro-
duce a wound like that made by the
blow of hammer This effect seems to
be observed at all ranges. but partic-
ularly at 1000 yards. Here the gyroscoplc
steadiness due to rotation Is lost; the
bullet may even turn on its axis and
produce explosive effects. Lateral inn
pact seems the only explanation of these
explosive effects.
The unstable Japanese bullet, unstable
because 1t is the lightest and smallest
in use, makes at 800 to 1000 yards per-
forations which are large, without explo-
sive exits, and in the soft viscera a
wide track showing a great deal of la
ceratlon. These effects are probably the
result OF the bullets course. which is a
tangent to the curve of the trajectory.
Before 1t takes n curve. at very short
ranges. it has effects less severe, but
here its stopping power is less. In this
respect 1t is much inferior to the blunt
nGsed bullet. The action OF both these
types of modern bullets on the human
body would at n: t sight seem TO be the
same, but careful inspection of wounds
during the Balkan war shows that
wounds caused by the sharp nosed Ger
man or Turkish bullet were on the whole
more favorable for speedy healing than
those caused by the blunt nosed Servian
bullet.
There is. however, a marked defect
of the pointed bullet The result of shaw
ing OF the tip and shoulder to a fine
point is to throw the centre of gravity
very far back; this pecularity tends to
make the bullet travel on it's transverse
axis. This effect increases wounding
power by increasing the area Of the |
The dumdum bullet has a jacket and a !
core of lead, but its special quality Is |
The projection Of the lead beyond the |
mantle When II strikes an O 'rct the !
soft lead spreads out in the shape of a /
mushroom, hence the bullet causes |
that have great stopping power. |
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-02
BUSINESS SECTION
OF UPSTATE VILLAGE
WIPED OUT BY FIRE
Skating Rink All That Re-
mains at Duke Center, Nc
Kean County-Hotel Pro-
prietor Arrested.

BRADFORD, Pa, Oct. ALI that re-
mains Of the business section OF the vii
lage of Duke Center, Pa. small place
in McKean County, is a skating rink. A
fire started at o'clock this morning in
the Duke House and at 10 o'clock burned
itself out.
The village had no fire protection and
the bucket brigade was powerless to stop
the progress Of the flames. Help was
summoned from Bradford.
The Duke House, where the FIRE started,
was an old wooden building, and the
flames were we'll under way when dis
covered. Besides the hotel, the follow
ing buildings were burned: The Masonic
Hall, banking building, Mills drug store,
postoff1ce, the Yerexa grocery store, the
Bell Telephone exchange, Berry g. Duke,
hardware and dry goods store; a vacant
dwelling, owned by Fred Berry the Of
hce Of the Eldred Gas Company and
Fred Groves grocery store.
At II o'clock It was announced that the
proprietor OF the Duke Hotel had been
arrested. He Is being threatened by the
people OF the town. The financial loss
could not be estimated this morning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-02
NAN WHO ESCAPED FROM
EASTERN "PEN" AGAIN HELD
Joseph Soatek Accused of Robbing
Drug Store.

soseph soatek. also known to the DO
lice as John T. Edwards. who has gained
a reputation as a jail-breaker, was con-
v1cted before Judge Henry in Quarter
Sessions Court today OF attempting to
force an entrance into the saloon of z.
Fl. Laird, at Ninth and Filbert streets
and also Of having robbed the drug store
of William T. Burke, Eleventh street and
Girard avenue, Sentence was deferred
Dtrding motion for q new trial
Soatek, who Is said 10 be an inventor
Of some ability and a machinist by
trade figured in a sensational escape
from the Eastern Penitenttary on Au-
gust 20. L90d They descended from the
aigh wall or the penitsntiary on q rope
lGddsF which had been secretly made.
5oStsk, however sustained a fall, break
ing !sB. He Was captured = short
distance from the prison, while his con-
tsdsrste, John Berger, was arrested q
fsH days later at Chester.
Warden hcKenty was instrumental In
Obtaining a pardon for Soatek and the
man was liberated last Thanksgiving
Day
5Oatek, at his latest trial. asserted that
Re had lived an upright life since his re-
lease from the penitentiary, and that he
was on bis way 10 work when he was
Hrrssted e. I o'clock In the morning, near
Lalrds saloon. The prisoner, who also
bsoas jan al Mansfield and Delaware,
Ohio. would have been taken into Gus
tOdy Immediately by a United States
marshal had he been acquitted in the
local court. The Government authorities
want sOatak on charge OF Tobbins the
sub-Dostal station in Burke's drug store.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-02
PACIFIC TRADE BETTER
Southern Pacific Purchasing Agent
Saws Business is Sound.


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 2.-That Pacific
Coast business has just passed safely
through a somewhat trying crisis and has
settled to sane, sound and gratifying
healty plane, with splendid promises OF
steady improvement. is the opinion here
OF I. o. Rhoades, general purchasing
agent for the Southern Pacific Railway.
Rhoades has just returned from an eX-
tended trip of the Coast. He purchases
from S15,0000OO TO s2OO00,0OO of supplies
each year for his company from various
points and from nearly 1000 firms.
THE era Of extravaganza and waste
is now a thing of the past" said
Rhoades. "a reaction has set in, and peo-
pie are now getting down to sound and
economical living I believe the hard
large profits which had been made during
the period preceding, Profits are not
SO large now, but goods are selling more
RAPIDLY.
THE country trade Is growing stronger
1t is stronger than the trade In the city.
People are not buying so many luxuries
now, but they are buying the things they
need Where before woman would pay
SIS for a hat, she now pays Sl5 and seems
perfectly satisfied. In the hotels the
high-priced rooms are not being taken
but the hotel register shows that the
number of patrons is Just as large, II not
less expensive clothes, shoe men are
selling cheaper shoes and dry goods stores
are selling lOwer-pTiced goods. The COM
plants of hard times are now coming
chiefly from those business concerns that
are dealing in Injuries. The man who is
really producing something finds a ready
market for his product"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-02
WAR RoBS KING GEORGE
OF HIGHLAND OUTING
Stories of Adventure Amuse Royalty;
Cheer for Men.
GoNpON, sept. ..

LONDON, Sept. q.
Usually at this period of the year the
King and Queen and all the court are
at Balmoral enjoying the Highland sports
of grouse shooting, deer stalking and
fishing.
But, like the majority Of their sub
jects. there Is no holiday for their maj
esties this year. Every day they are to
be seen driving through the city with
but a small escort, their mission inspect
ing one or other Of the hospitals where
lie their wounded soldiers, the Queen
passing down one line of beds in a ward,
the King another, sitting by and chat
their experiences and listening to the
replies.
Some OF the stories are sorry enough.
but, while the Queen is sweet and SYM
pathetic, the King does his best to cheer
UP his men, 80 that even amid these
touching scenes some of the incidents
are not devoid Of humorous aspect
Another gone as a souvenir" said the
King. pointing TO a tunic lacking the
regimental badge, and the little scene
was repeated several times. Some of the
men were rather abashed. but the Kings
smile quickly reassured them. All said
that they were eager to get back to the
lighting line.
The King spoke 10 the men about the
work they had been doing on the con-
tinent. Ho inquired how the regimental
boots stood the strain of heavy march
ing, and asked about tho equipment gsn-
orally. His Majesty was keen 10 know
what the Royal Scots thought OF their
headgeer an n protection against the hot
sun, and smiled when the men, though
loyal to their bonnets, said they would
have been glad II something had kept
more sun off,"
Tho King was compelled to laugh at
the strongly expressive phrases In which
the enemy was described One man said
that he had not been wounded in the
ordinary way" but that while he was
lying down on a grassy slope, we'll re-
moved. as he thought, from the passing
conveys, a cart was accidentally driven
over his foot, crushing It, "Oh, hard
luck!' exclaimed the King.