Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-12-03

life, when the call to sounded.
became at once the first soldier among
Italian soldiers says the Milwaukee
Sentinel. With unanimty of sentiment more
complete than at any time in generation the
nation rallied around the king the bearer of
, the national flag Socialists, liberals and repub-
Acans not only forgot their special doctrines and
tenets, but WED with one another in becoming
4 nore loyalist than the rnonarchical followers
4 ssifst i. turai tendeii< was % exaggerate
with wealth of detail more or less important,
s the simplicity and democratic character of the
kings life at the front. 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 are liable to carry
with them element of triviality
few letters from soldiers to their families
suffice to give all the information of this kind
about the kings daily life that is considered
important to be known, insstCnce 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
letter is the following, from Private Francesca
Menegoto, addressed to hie father:
II recently found myself the king, in an
observatory which l had helped to build. AS
agile as hare he moved around from one cor
ner to another l assure you that he is exceed
ingly brave He ate lunch with and divided
his portion of ham and cheese with us and after
ward gave four 'Toscano cigars and spoke
with us as If he had been himself simple sol
dier, asking us many questions" This private
failed to note in his letter the fact that he was
one OF company who had distinguished them
selves by brilliant achievement which i'm
portant In the days military operations and that
II he ard his companions had been sgnally hon
orsd hy tie king It not because the latter
mineles on all occasions less Familiarity
vi Il his prir ates but recompense and encour-
- axnent for duty well performed.
Tie ring himself is soldier and is consulted
ay Genera. Cadorna. the chief of staff on every
rl0ve slent 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
aggerated loyalty. by some correspondents re-
gardng 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 such
incidents as may be considered symbolic, such
the event narrated in letter by Soldier
Franco Tuminelli when he wrote
The Kings Presence Cures
"Of much influence the minds of our SOL
diers is the presence of our beloved king. and in
this regard / wish to tell you the incident that
happened to sergeant of artillery named Vim
Sanitra native of Valleunga This poor
fellow, after fighting for long time, was severe
fy wounded in the arm and was found by the am
sbulance corps In an unconscious condition. When
he recovered his senses we observed with dis
fress that he had become dumb and that he had
lost the power Of speech.
1T happened that at that moment our SOW
ereign in the neghborhood and. learning of
the sad case he FASTENED with his customary
paternal solicitude 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
was wounded and risked falling into the hands
of the enemy a prisoner.
1.-The first cry that issued from his lips was
Long live Italy Long live our beloved kjngi
The sovereign. touched by the words. patted the