The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1915-12-02

iumbert heir to the throne. born on September
10 1904. and Princess Giovanni born in 1907
The then prince of Naples entered the Italian
army IN 1897 as subeutenant; he became colonel
in 1880, major general two years later Lieutenant
general in 1894 and general in command OF the
forces at Naples In 1897.
King Victor Emmanuel is honorary doctor of
laws of the universities of oxford and Pennsyl-
vania, honorary commander in several foreign
armies knight of the Garter and authority
on numismatics. volume publ. he by him on
this subject was recently crowned by the Institute
Of France.
An exceptionally happy incident, which has
made its due impression on a people of such
artistic tastes as the Italians the recent dis
covory, or rather. redscovcry of a war lyric by
one of ltaly's great poets which is being adopted
as apposely made for the present struggle.
When Victor Emmanuel of Sardinia had under.
taken the redemption of Italian provinces over
hall a century ago, Giosuc CarduCCi had com.
posed u noble poem, with the title To the King
\ National Song BY some strange fate II was
neglected and then forgotten
Its every line IL today appropriate to the work
of redemption OF Italian provinces undertaken by
Victor Emmanuel III
War Fixes the Nations Attention.
The kings name should not be banded about,
is the declaration Of an Italian writer made in
the rribunu. The marvcls of activity. OF courage
of abnoFutCn, Of heroic and smiling iathcrlnoss
shown by King Victor Emmanuel. says this writer.
muryols constantly renewed and constantly ris.
Ing to heights uuattainod nv others. have now be.
come like the pure air one hrcuthcs and the pure
sky one contcmpatrs Tor the calming of fears
and the cNaltation of the spirit; II Is impossible
to succeed In giving adequate account OF Thorn
and It is dangerous to weave crown OF aucc.
dotcs
Some might be led to form n mental picture
OF the king through an anccdotc which should not
and cannot be regarded otherwise than as a
symbol
Let us bow rcycrcntly. he says let us not try
to build up images that would only be nfcror
tics, that would sound ordinations let us
keep In our heart with regard 10 the king a re.
ligous sense, mystic feeling.
In correspondence from the front = noted
French writer, MIR Jean Carrorc after describing
the kings life In the field dwells upon the t.
gree to which Victor Emmanuel has become popu
lar with his army and his people
Before the war. he says, Victor Emmanuel was
profoundly respected by all admired by those who
had the honor to approach him. beloved by those
around him, but perhaps In the precise and
broader sense OF the word. he no, absolutely
popular This. be II remarked for reasons which
are profoundly to the honor OF the monarch In
order to be popular In the time OF peace "A soy.
orcign must have certain external forms OF OK.
ubcrancc a certain prediction for pomp and
show and II one may adopted n modern term "A
certain capacity for "bun" All these wer. re.
pugnant to the straightforward. sincere and to
some extent democratic nature OF tho king o.
Italy. lie would certainly never have consent cd
to lend himself to any OF those displays and
thcatrcalitics by which certain other soyereigus
loved to put themselves In evidence