The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1915-12-03

Sentinel With a unanimity OF sentiment more
complete than at any time in generation the
nation rallied around the king as the bearer OF
the national flag. Socialists liberals and repub-
licans not only forgot their special doctrines and
tenets. but We'd with another in becoming
loyalist than the monarchicai followers
themselves.
A first natural tendency to exaggerate,
with wealth of detail more or less important.
the simplicity and democratic character OF the
kings life at the front A little of this however.
goes long way and the Italian press has been
prompt in putting stop to the multiplying OF
little homely tales which liable to carry
with them element of trivality.
A few letters from soldiers to heir families
suffice to give all the information of this kind
about the kings daily life that is considered
important to be known insistCnce upon
them might naturally lead to the inference that
in this form Of existence is comprised the mon
archs entire activities with the army Such a
letter is the following from Private francesca
Menegoto addressed to his father:
Il recently found myself near the king. In an
observatory which | had helped to build AS
agile a hare. he moved around from
ner to another. | assure YOU that he is exceed
ingly brave He ate lunch with and divided
his portion of ham and cheese with anG after
ward gave four Toscano cigars and spoke
with II he had been himself simple sol
der. asking many questions This private
failed to note In his letter the fact that he was
of company who had distinguished them
selves by a brilliant achievement which was i'm
portant in the days military operations and that
II he and his companions had been signally hon
ored by the king, it was not because the latter
minges on all occasions more or less Familiarity
with his privates, but recompense and encour-
agement for duty well performed
The king himself is soldier and is consulted
by General Cadorna the chief of staff. on every
movement Of importance and regarding the daily
line of endeavor, but he leaves to the command
ers the performance of their various functions,
and the stories told. in mistaken zeal OF ex-
aggerated loyalty by some correspondents re
garding the actual direction OF artillery fire or
infantry movements by the king himself are
protested against by all serious persons as de-
feating their purpose besides being literally in
correct
The press OF Italy today dwes only on such
incidents as may be considered symbolic. such
the event narrated in letter by Soldier
Franco Tumnelli when he wrote
The Kings Presence Cures.
"Of much influence the minds OF sol
diers is the presence of beloved king and in
this regard | wish to tell you the incident that
happened to sergeant of artillery named Win
cenzo Sanitra, a native of Vallelunga. This poor
fellow. after fighting for long time. was severe
ly wounded in the arm and was found by the am
hulance corps in an unconscious condition When
he recovered his senses We observed with dis
tress that he had become dumb and that he had
lost the power Of speech.
1T happened that at that moment
ereign was In the neighborhood and. learning OF
the sad case he FASTENED with his customary
paternal socitude to the bedside OF the injured
man So great the emotion experienced by
the soldier at the sight Of the king that speech
suddenly returned to him and he was free from
the nervous crisis that had been brought on BY
the sudden terror he had felt on finding that he
vas wounded and risked falling into the hands
Of the enemy prisoner
The first cry that issued from his lips was
Long live Italy! Long live our beloved king!
The sovereign, touched BY the words. petted the