El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-05-08

himself an effective dispatch bearer
and staff officer He is not allowed TO
expose himself to capture by the Ger
mans, for as a hostage he would en-
barrass the British frightfully- But
he has been under fire many LlmeSs es-
lpecially when directing the building OF
trenches near the battlefield Of Neuve
lChapelle.
To the army he is simply "P. W"
This is, of course. an abbreviatlon or
Prince Of Wales" The officers ana
men like him. He enjoys no special
privileges He wears q plain -haki
uniform with a star on the sleeve
! There is a bit Of braid on his cap,
which all guard regimental officers
wear, while a piece Of scarlet cloth on
+, the coat lapel indicates that he Is n
staff officer
The prince was four months in the
field before he even visited Paris Then
! he lunched with president POincare and
/ returned shortly 10 his duties.
He often is seen in the military hos
J pitals and always carries a big stock
/ OF his faVorite brand Of cigaret, which
{ he passes around He speaks a CHEEKY
word to man after man.
Is Disciplined.
/ Only once has the prince been disci-
piined since leaving England.
he was sent with dispatches TO Nal
Deane, who commanded the forces in
Village near St ElOi, the scene of fierce
Fighting. Ae he arrived he passed a
German officer being led off 10 be shot
as SPY de was told the man had
] been found in the English lines wear
I ing an English officers great coat
The prince spoke to the prisoner in
German and learned the man had be-
come detached from a German patrol
and was simply endeavoring to rejoin
ms own lines when captured. he said
ne had taken the coat from a dead
English officer because he had lost
ms own and was suffering from cold
Inc prince frmnrneGa1
mans story and asked the Heptenanr
IN charge Of the firing squad TO send
the. German TO the local prisoners camp
ana nave his case examined further
MAJ Deane was indignant and IN
( formed the prince that whether he
was spy or not the prince had no
right to interfere with the lieutenant
VINO was carrying out definite and
strict instructions He added that he
would be compelled TO report to the
Brush headquarters that the prince
had used his rank as the son Of the
sovereign to prevent these Instructions
DeinS carried out
Prince Is Censured.
The eourtmartial resulted in the
prince being severely censured and
suspended from duty for three DAYS.
But the prisoner was declared not 10
nave been spy and was sent L. Eng
land as an ordinary prisoner of war.
Prince Albert More Robust.
me princes brother, Albert, one
year younger, has q much better figure
ana carriage than the heir To The
throne. Like king George. he has
taken TO the sea He has now recov-
cred from the operation for apDendf-
Gus ne underwent in the early davs
u the war and IS again with the fleet
II is said that for several wears me
prince Of Wales has been no match for
the sailor brother in boxing and
wrestling bouts Albert has a special
contempt Tor All sorts OF Wraus and in
earlier years often brought down the
wrath Of queen Mary by the lighrness
OF his dress. The queens over con-
scienliousness in protecting her chill
uIeh IS a handicap all her sons have to
overcome, but their innate nanIiness
seems TO be asserting itself
Henry Is Mt school.
Henrys the third son, is now an Eton-
ian, and is taking with good grace me
traoltlona1 hard pumps OF the f-mous
SCHOOL de IS IS years old. Like his
elder brothers, he is inclined 70 nav
less respect to his mother than Sic
would ike The queen refused for q
I9ng time 10 raise his pocket money
above 4--oO week So he raised money
by selling letters from his mother and |
other royalties for $50. The sale Of /
autographs coming TO the queens ears
she went TO a deal Of trouble to retrieve /
There are two younger sons. Ceorga
- years old, and John, 10. John re- {
fuses TO regard himsel as a prince /
seeing some people starIdg at him. ana ]
NOT wishing TO neglect to recognize a /
friend, he asked DO Won know NJ - 4
On another occasion he smashed into !
q renee on his bicycle. He summoned /
an attendant 10 srraighten a bent medal \
and then declared he was going 10
have another try at the turn he bsJ i
tailed to make.
But" said the attendant. won rnusr
noe down hill more carefully, your
oval highness."
Go on" uevr-ared
name is John" ny
Princess Mary Is Only Daughter.
Princess Mary, only daughter Of the
eng and queen, comes of age this |
5pring, but her debut will be verv
modest II II had not been for ~ /
var her parents would have be15
5Iaho Fancy dress ball in St James's
1aiaee and it would have been tbe a.
or o. the season 1t was planned 70 ]
81; ePr 9 e.u at the ball episodes in Eng
Writes Picture Play.
- S3gyeleJy IS Al an end here, and !
ne pan VIII not be held, princess AIarv
~ occupied herself in assisting war
eIieI work and in writing rSovf-. /
reduced. 11-1lS
The author took the part OF a mr.
- maid IN the piece. One of the |
aughters Of her aunt, princess T5o,-si
layed another character. while 49,
LOIe parts were taken bv children ~ i
% 70, members Of the royal household |
me picture was shown after a din
e et, party IN the palace one night. me |
Seion rs laid In school room and !
ne dining room of the palace y-bera
ne pictures were really taken.
queen Mary refuoed to allow II 20
z prayed until she had read the mann
sItIps, ana made several corrections
lrlklng out one character. an irrifet'Is I
ncIe, which she thought might no
olsidered to caricature the kaiser
Is Offered $1,000 for PIay.
a moving picture exhibition con,ns,,,,
I1ered to give $4,000 TO a1y cLs-5+..
ueen Mary might name for the rie5+
!. snow the piece, but was curfIy-
= u princess is a healthy, hearty |
nan any OF her brothers. So riJeS
loTsepack daringly. In this she is a :
lrlklng contrast to her mother Who
- horses and refuses to get on the