The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-10
This Is Shown by Letter Sent From
the Front by One Of the
Soldiers to His
Mother.
THE KING WAS HELD UP
Pass Until He Had Shown
the Proper
Papers.
CBy Alice Robe. United Press Staff
CorreSDDpdapt

by Alice Rome, UnlLeu TreSS Stdll
Correspondent
ROME, Sept. ~ (by maiD-The
Italian peasant at heart is a poet
This is shown by letter sent by the
soldier Iarussi Galizio, who from the
battlefield Is dreaming of his noun.
tain home in the Abruzzi.
Few, looking upon the robust con.
tasini making his wild artillery
charge, would think him capable oil
an expression SO tender as that IN
which he writes his mother, begging
for news and remembrances
Dear Mother: When you write to
me it makes no difference whether
or not you send money, but let me
know something Of the country and
Of the family.
'I do not know dear mother, wheth.
er the Madonna is accompanying me
because the iron flies thickly through
the sky like swallows. Do not grteve
or think of me as on the battlefield
because we soldiers are only thinking
Of carrying our flag forward.
Dear mother, send me some mem.
ento Of yourself And from me re.
ceive kiss for every drop of milk
you gave me when I was baby.
Galizio.
An incident is told Of King Victor
Emmanuel and the sentry which.
though reminiscent Of happenings
ever recurrent in the history Of king.
ly soldiers, is typical of the Italian
kings good nature.
One night in the war zone he was
making hurried detour In an auto
mobile Suddenly at a bridge, his
car was stopped. A carabiniere
stepped forth and demanded pass
ports.
But" exclaimed the chauffeur. the
king is back there in the automobile.
Let us pass"
"Not until you've shown me your
passports" reiterated the carabiniere.
But I'VE told you the king is here"
repeated the chauffeur.
"If its the king, he'll have all kinds
Of passports. I'll take look at his
card,1 said the skeptical carabiniere.
Wondering what had happened. Vic.
tor Emmanuel called out to demand
the cause Of the delay. When the
chauffeur told him OF the carabiniere's
refusal to let the king pass, Victor
Emmanuel burst out laughing.
Don't you know your king he
demanded
II know, nobody without a passport
when I'm On duty answered the
carabiniere.
His majesty extracted a card from
his case and presented it to the cara
biniere who, when he read it. stood
transfixed at attention" his face
pale. his lips twitching with fear.
Victor Emmanuel took out his cigar
case, emptied 1t and handed the con.
tents to the cabainiere.
Bravo, my fine carabinfere-aE
ways do your duty as you've done
It tonight" Then he took down the
carabiniere's name and was on his
way, leaving the Supplied seminal
still saluting.
The "soldiers' grandfather" Is re
covering from his wounds despite the
fact that he refused to be taken to
the hospital. He is seventy-two. this
venerable man and he was one OF the
very first volunteers when Italy en-
tered the war against Austria.
Antonio Padovano, 1.-The soldiers
grandfather" as every man in the
regiment calls him and as he loves
to be called, was wounded by gran
alta discharge His shoulder was bad
ly torn But when the army surgeon
"lSueu ulIl W So W Iho AiooPiNSAi' 49,
old man refused.
my presence here is necessary tc
enthuse the young ones" he declared
"and besides I have little affair
want to settle with Franz Joseph"
So they cared for him In the field
hospital and made him comfortable
/ The old man. his breast adorned with
| medals. one concentrating 1856
| two others records of 1870, hasnf
| missed a day going among the sol
diers who love and respect him.
Here's grandfather" they cry
Here comes the bravest Of us all
| The old man with his wounded
shoulder and his medals salute:
| proudly.
Don't forget Franz Joseph, boys
he replies And don't think of dan
ger"