The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-14

in which he was riding and killed his chauffeur. He escaped injury Shortly after President Poincaire be- slowed upon him the CroiX de Guerre. War Work of Prince.
 In March, 1916, the Prince went to
 Egypt as a staff captain 10 the com mander-in-chief of the Mediterranean forces Meanwhile the Prince had helped to raise $20,000000 in London for the relief of the wounded soldiers Emmanuel of Italy and the Italian front and flown over the Austrian lines with a British pilot. After the armistice was signed the Prince went 10 Coblenz where he was the guest of the American commander-in-chief and made a Init" with the Yankee doughhoys. During the war the
 Prince gained the reputation of being
 cool under fire and this renown was
 emphasized last April : when he 'looped the loop" seven times over London with an army aviator.
 American Girl May Capture Him The possibility of the Prince of Wales being a catch for some
 clever, beautiful or wealthy American girl has heen discussed in social cir since it was announced the Prince was coming here In this connection it is recalled that His Royal High ness, at different periods in his car ger, has been variously reported as engaged to the Grand Duchess Olga of Russia. Grand Duchess Tatiana, Princess Elizabeth of Rumania, Prin- cess Yolanda of Italy, Princess Hel- ena of Greece and before the war, to Victoria Luise, daughter of the for mer Emperor of Germany Denials of all these engagements were quick ly forthcoming In fact. it is said, until he reached his majority the Prince cared little for girls and his tutors encouraged him to forget them in application to his books The never a brilliant" student has al ways been a hard worker.
 When IA years old he served aboard the battleship Hindustan as a mid Naval College at Osborne, Isle of Wight, in 1907. Three years later he made a cruise around the world Subsequently he entered Dartmouth and Magdalen College, Oxford. For his services in the war and other achievements the Prince was decor ated with the Grand Gordon of the Legion of Honor and the orders of the Golden Fleece of Spain, Elephant of Denmark, St Olav of Norway (with chain), Italian Order of the Anunziata. the Russian Order of St George, Military Order of Savoy Siamese Order of the House of Chalk kri and Rumanian Order of Michael the Brave
 Was Given a Rank
 The Prince came out of the war with the army rank of Major and navy rank of Lieutenant He is now Colonel-in-chief of the Cadet Corps of Great Britain and Ireland. Chief of the Boy Scouts of Wales, High Steward of Windsor. a governor of Wellington College, president of King Edward VII Hospital for officers. Grand Master of the Orders of St Michael and St. George and the Brit ish Empire. a Knight of Grace of the Order of St John of Jerusalem and ] Prior of Wales. and chairman of the British Pensions Committee. He was made Free Mason af few montha months ago.
 The Princes only sister and four brothers are, respectively, Princess Mary, 21; Prince Albert, 23. who has been previously referred to; Prince Henry, 19. Prince George. IT. Prince John, IA years old, the youngest bro ther, died January IS, 1919. Henry is said to be a great reader, and John was fond of horses.