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The Story of

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i THE WAR. YEABS the Kill! Gilly slept 0n an 599119.1- -‘———- about sit urs a night and ljflw_ rum, mm. yea“ .51 139111111116“; times not even that. ImportEntI

news wes conveyed or telephoned to him immediately ea ieceipt and Hi8 Milli? his-dc copious sud vol- uminous notes. Life at home at fu-et chaied the King. Ha wanted to take 1gp the active command oi the _ieet_ and it was with considerable rifficuity that he was induced to

mlieve that such a stcp was not

advisable and that there were

other ihipilftliifit duties in war-time

for a British monarch, besides a

naval command.

A large volume could be easily filled by even a bfef outline oi the Kliifs activities at hum; and gt; the Front from 19M in 1M8. Hie llie in London was a crowded and frequently s. very anxious one. The steadily growing dissatisfaction with, the Government's war-policy could not fail to bu. observed by the King, but the personal attacks on Mr. Asquith in public and prl ate for his alleged slowness and in- decision" annoyed His Majesty, who knew the strong will and capacity for action when required. which glans“ possessed by the Lltvzral states-

Qi the ihtriraes which led to m. Asquithb fall from power in 1918, the King. of course. had little or no cogniaance. but his letter to the fallen Premier on his resignation, was evidence of His Majesty's high and warm regard for his first Prime Minister. A few months previously on the occasion oi the formation of the first Coalition Government, the Kiri: had written to Mr. As- quith: "During the last six years you and I have passed tllzough some au nuous and critical times

m and anxiety owingto honr. film, the outbreak of the World n. 111 August, 19H. WM indeed a “my, blow to the King. The sud- wmeg. with which it came start- M him as much as it did the “mm, But once the danger of the mmpelifl sftuatim was realized by h, Gevernment. no man in Eur: Wfkfll more feverishly behind t We. w avert the threatened cal- py than the British QOVLLOlQDm 1-1,; prestige of King George 111.054 was now cznsiderable-ss a result of the tact and aibflity he lnl .11."... in his four years‘ reign. when the Cabinet decided that a uiegram to the our from the King mum be a wise move, to prevent “my Russian acLion-no time was My M11 Asquith drove in Bucking- mm Palace at half-past one in this mmmg with the proposed text of 11,9 message in his pocket. ighe King, absolutely worn out, m gone to bed an hour previously, but at the P.emier's nequest. His mjgsiy was immediately aroused, md

hastily donning a dressing-

was with Mr. Asquith in a 19y minutes. It was indeed a dram- “k, nrcetlhg. Even the cool and

ic Prime Minister was con- gmus of the fact and himself rac- wg how strangehe felt sealed be- side the grave and anxious-looking 11mg in his informal garb.

Both men knew that the- fate of civilization itself might well depend m the event; of the next few hours. but true to British tradi- 11m, Monarch and Premier showed m outward signs of agitation or excitement as they discussed the niggesicd telegram and the latest

he first year of the Wai- in; Kinfsidfefiig 4'8 I'll B . lheteseoi stay

he the plan proved _ at hotels or Pill/aid ioaidanie A with the con- sequent ceremonies entailed, the fling quietly proceeded to his train or dinner. and after s chat with m of his friends or secretaries, rs- urned to his small and ‘ ' rein-bedroom. In the summer ills iiaitsty often rose early m the morning and wok a. walk along tho illway line or one of. the country anes. Frequently ho went alone, and many a milk-r-undsman or fawn-laborer received. g friendly. "Good mornln!" from the solitary walker-but none of them guessed .1is identity. '

The siiwt locals oi the Royal train was naturally in these dang- "JOUB days, kept a close secret, and the novelty and the mystery ‘ele- ment of the plan did a Ema. deal .0 stimulate a Lequehtly vesy tiredi and strained monarch. The wound- id always touched the symphthetic heart of the King. Visits to the hos- pitals at home and in Franco were

xperisnceg which while they never, failed to sadder: him, His M jesty

never shlrked. At some oi the shat-

tered oases which he saw. the King

sometimes broke down completely.

When a y lad of eighteen who

was not c to survive the day.

saw the King approach his bedside

he cried out: "At last, father, you

have come!" His Majesty gripped

the boy's ha...d and with a smile on ‘ his lips, the youth sunk into a

coma from which he never recover-

ed. The actual fatherezrived before , the King left the hospital. At His‘ Majesty's express wish. the bereav- ed parent was brought to him. and

the King had a long talk with him.

During thnae hospital visits, the King revealed as he had never

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ing war-area. tours. Once a shell Peculiar and inimitable style as fol- .a

not very far away from where the King, was standing and‘ llled. On another 0c- caeion the ng saw a. German aeroplane dropping e, wreath as ai tribute to e. famous young British simian who had been shot down the previous day. The King loves to relate the incident when he entered a hut and saw about a1 dozen "Torhmles" sitting down to; a meal. Picking up a dish with its contents, he remarked that it look- ed very nice soup.

"Yes." said one bright private, "but the trouble is that they are trying in ‘kid’ us that it is teal‘;

Next day much better tea was Jorthoomlng to the grateful men.

With all duo respect to the Anny. :1; must be said that the king al~ ways locked forward more to visit- .ng the Fleet. To step again aboard a battleship and to be among the men whom he understood more than any other class. is one oi th King's few happy memories oi ti». War f-lis Majesty paid several vie- Zts to both the Grand Fleet in tht North oi Scotland and to the acc- ond Fleet anchored in the sh dovi oi the Forth Bridge and they wen no mere cursory visits. The King's keen interest in naval strategy and his great knowledge er grmnery astonished some of the unger naval officers, while his kin ly con- wen for the crews was an object

‘ lesson to a few over-strict and aloof

Apropos oi bear stories your cor- respondent will, with your consznt. glvc your readers e, bear yarn as told by one of our cstcrmed citi- zens who was himself one of the actors in the thrilling adventure. We are in a position to assure your readers that the story is substan- tially correct. We cannot do better than give it in the narrator's own,

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It was in the winter oi 1867. I was engaged then setting rabbit shares. I remember I snared about 140 in a wood on the outskirts of the village and within 100 years of the Episcopal Church. rm- several mornings I had heard scratching near a. huge pine tree that had blown out at the root. anti on one occasion I saw lingo tracks in the snow. I mentioned this to father who said it was orilv a dog's tracks but I had an idea, although but a boy of 14 years. that such large claw marks oouid not bu made by an ordinary scratches. Howsomzvsr it was on a. Sunday e. neighbor boy c: prodigious size, known by th: sobriquet oi "Big Samagcr" offer- ed in accompany me to where the snares. were to show me some wan-

tc be seen out with a. gun. We soon reached tivi wood again and waited for the old man to come up. We hadn't long to wait, he soon ar- rived and at oncc proceeded. to ax- amine the spot we pointed out ax

the place the‘ old gray hairs stood on an end and he sang out, "Bears by thunder, bring me the guns." We obeyed. Taking the gun he walked fearlessly to the mouth of tin: d-en and fired. Not a. sound could be heard within. he than grabbed the axe and cut away the limbs and brush and peeping in could see the old bear sitting up on i161‘ irauliches. Grasping hold oi the oilrm" gun he took aim and fir- ed. Holy smoke, green lizards and blind vermin, if ever you ileard yells and howls it was then. Out they rushed, the old one and two cubs, the hunter again fir-rd at the old one killing her instantly. I had taken refuge on the extreme top of a tall ramplkc. “Big Samager" nevcr able to do anything in a hurry, was not so fortunate and om of the cubs in its mad rush for safety ran plumb centre between the big fellows legs. impending hlm and burying him to the shoulders in

lerful patent idea he had on rabbit ‘illltflilfl. He always thought in his awn mind he knew more than other vecplra. We strolled leisurely to where the snares were and after explaining his theory to me we be- gan to pick gum. "Samager" climb- td up a young spruce trcn to get a. few choice blobs at the top. and I weiit out about 40 feet on this ol:i cine tree, which I before mention- xl, and having seated myself was airing in the surroundings when

my surprise 1 heard an ominous scratching at the other end of the’ log. I at once crawled to where

the snow. Nothing could b2 seen but a. pair oi l4 inch mudscows above the saplings. The two cubs were then gone, one of them wound- ed. After extricating “Samager" from his perilous position, the old hunter cautioned us not to say there was mom than one bear and we would now take the dead one home and return in the momirg. get on the track of the other two and kill tlTm also. We did this and returned next morning to the ,sccnc of our adventure the evening lbcfore. It didn't take long to find ‘their track and still shorter to find

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IUBTICO CONVENT

Honor roll for February. fire/tie X-—1 Edouard Blanchard. Ghade lX—-l Rita Pineau. .Grado- V111 — Evelyn Gallant. 2 Eileen Doucet, 3 Virginia O'Connor. ~

Grade VII—1 Rita Doucet, 2 Rose Anne Doiiron.

Grade VI—- Freda Doucet. Hilde, Douoot, Yvonne Buote.

Grade V-l Louise Doiron. 2 Cor- inna Gallant, 3 Norma. Doucet.

Grade IV—- 1 Edna Bouin. Alyre Pineau.

Grads IiII-i Cecile Dulong, Fran- ces Doucet.

Grade II-Rita Doucet. 2 Gerald i Plneau.

Gtlade I-Thersa Doucet, 2 A1"- mand Duiong.

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Honor Roll for February.

Grade X-Jtbsent. 1 Helen Stev- enson.

Grade VIEI—1 Milton Cutcliffe. 2 Euphemia Ross, Aibscnt William H11.

‘Cvrade V—l Georgie Buchanan. 2 Adelrna Cutcllffe, 3 Irene Steven- son.

Grade IV-R.aymond Weeks. 2 Boyd Weeks and Ruth Ross (Equili-

Grade 111-1 Elwood Weeks, and

lifoicifiiin T0 PILOVDS

LONDON-A chain of wireless stations is to be established across the country by the All‘ Ministry to give facilities for direction-finding and communication with aeroplanes and air ports.

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OUR NEW STOCK HAS ARRIVED

and is opened‘ up.- Scc our NEW, up-to-dnte

WALL PAPER ROOM

and once again, thank God, we have

weathered the storm . . . I wish done in pubm “m”

developments in the situation. and warnrl human

The message in the Czar was duly

his e heart. surfer-

commanders and captains.

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aealn to assure you of my complete confltbhce in my Prime Minister." Nevertheless, true to his constitu- tional principles, the King gave the new Premier, Mr. Lloyd George, the fullest possible assistanm in every way. Mr. Lloyd George was more of a “showman" if the term may be used, than the academic Asquith, and under the Georgian Premier- ship the King's public duties great- ly increased. i

Munition-making was how e vit- ally essential national industry but unfortunately thousands of the workers. especially in the North and in Scotland, were always in a state of chronic unmet owing to griev- ances regarding

sanctioned and dispatched. but by this time nothing could slop the inevitable conflict.

Messages from all parts of the country and the world were now pouring into Buckingham Prisca. The King of the Beizians tele- grsplifd personally to the King, pleading for the diplomatic inter- vention of Great Brlhin to safe- guard the neutrality of Belgium. while President Poincare of France yes even bolder and begged outrght fur British aid and support with- out delay. 1b the letter appeal l-lls Majesty answered that ills Govem- liliilt W515 considering every aspect of the situation.

some years aiterwariis the King confided to Poincare in Paris that he was obliged to send this non- committal reply as the Government Ils divided at the time. hat the Eng added. "I was aiwlyw strong-

iu favor of indicating dilly ‘that ii Gosmuny attacked P110. W6 mid unhesitatllblly git! armed lgrt aphid the agrrwr." Mafnsty never sh ed ms were dislike of the Kaiser. but I dh nltl naval man, the feverish building of the German Navy had always made him very uneasy.

"What do you want with a big Navy?" he once directly asked his cousin the Kai-war, who gave the characteristic answer that it was God's will that Germany should be t great naval power.

"if that was the case. i-ie ought lo have made your cmmtry an is- land," was the King's dry rejoind- er. end for once the volatile Kaiser was nonplussed.

when the invasion of Belgium became an actual fact, Britain's in- tervention in the great struggfe was no longer in doubt. and the 4th of August saw Britain at war. The long-anticipated imrcpean conflag-

celly fanned by agitators and the tiny anti-War party. It was chiefly with e. view to counteract this dis- turbing state of affairs that the King began his extensive tours of tlin munition areas. Efforts to stop him commencing them were made by one or two influential people who professed to fear danger to the King's life, but His Majesty was adamant. "I shall ser- things for myself." declared the King before setting out on his first "munitlon four" and he did. Practically every munitlon centre in the country was visited by the King during the War years and nverywhere he went his re"ep- tioh from the workers was one of the greatest enthusiasm. At Har- row hundreds of girls threw rose- icaves in front of him as he walk- ed down their cheering ranks, and one dar young woman even snatched t e white carnation from the King's buttonhole. "well, I never!" the King re- marked when the incident happen- ed. and than be joined in the up- roharious lauglhter or the astzyiiiyfiblei’ “@101, 11nd begun a; 11mg g is. Al; a B rmingham fan one To King Gem-Be the outbreak 91 afternoon he chatted with an elder- ms Great w“. depmm- and ly worker who had been a etoker disheartened him terribly. ‘There iii the iiiivv- M ti" time Mi- i-iwd "tern many Mo“. 11g; “Ween 1,1“ Georges statement that "drink was Royal family and Germany. and ii 811"" slimy t° "it Wiiiiiii’ 11m K1“; 11m nomad m, 711mm than Germany or Austria’ had m111191m1n1ed W111‘ 111a pggcgsppga caused a certain amount oi lesi- lerving principles of King mwem, ing among muniticn workers and "W111, God-s hem ‘one W111 he rumors wens current that prohlbl m “~111- 111 my rflgny he 114d M. H011 W!!! llhiillt to BB introduced. marked to an old friend of his "If my hiihkfha ni-hi oi hm a lIillPFS after the coronation. and lily iii w ht tiiitn away from m4- me 1,10“, of 11114 w“ 1,119,119,, ‘11 sir," remarked the ex-stoker to the King, "England will not then he

tl§§,‘°.f,,“°"i§f' n, 1 R15 M519.” worth fighting or workim for." The m e s King smfnd. but it is an open sew-

hs e mg, '§§’.18§:bi°1,§1f1'¢“'§1l:§, m... J: ret that his talks with th~ munl h, my mus-am mummy 911-. tlon workers convinced him th" enemy m. 1mm, 6y 11m .‘m"h' war-time prohibition would be an Germany's gran; mumps-y mm“ unwise move. Mr. Iiloyd George m1 8W1.“ w“ "my "mad w himself realised this later and the the King much more w 1,111“, 1,7 idea was abandoned. mmy mefiwfi a; ‘h. 0mm“ “.1 Despite the misgivings of some m. “Qneml 9111,11,, people. the King included "red” “p W111 1,, 1,11 ‘om. b, 011.1“. olydeeide in the munition areas hs we; g "7111 111 191g “m1; was determined to visit. and eon- llfigyg [yfluted 8m Km‘ who “M1 t0 0021MB GXPQOHHOHI, the found 11... 1,01," ammo“ "Q," n1 Clyde workers gave ‘um a rousing u“; K111511911‘. much mm w 111.1 welcome. His Majesty's ready smile, iikinr althoufii at times the cold h" m“ ""4 mm“? mmmm m“ lllipgygnn“ V1,”. of 1h. w“. M111 hll "ll interest lll all the d rt- leter r5111... 011111“ 1.11m meats. won the hearts of sl the “It may l", “V” ‘yuan m“ Scottish‘ ‘titan-workers. Kitchener once remarked lat an bu"t'rlt'm°n:lll‘°mhlol'mfgal' owl-ill rule-nee, and when the Kin ccm- ° miiiivd that possibly ell the Eivilian Population 91 1011mm "um 1,. of Oathoart as the Kins W" 19W‘ "iimbcd lo extinction b, that time. "it ‘m m“ ‘“"‘-""‘ ""°““" "i" inverter-bean rnserener re- "it “Wm” luillied that he was not thinking of ‘fir? "w, ‘figs’; n. v om . melllaig-lsa-‘but only of the Armies in “hm and “rum” W" Th» Ku will a e t his mum‘ by m“! diiy stucco Ilel-rlbfirldurhwar- iliwii” “mm”

he heard about.

ghly inspected. A!!!

their conditions.‘ This unrest was being enthuslastb‘

shouted an engineer outside Ke '4

and lurid" laughed heart-

His Majesty and the:

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ing of any ind never fails to move him and his intense hatred of war and ardent desire for world-peace chiefly springs from the haunting memories or these‘ visits to war hospitals.

"If this is the last war. my boy bag not died in vain," said s. heroic

- mother to the King, who was sym-

patnisin; with lrm- om her loss.

"if there is another war, Madam," the King answered, "we do not de serve to have children at all."

when the submarine menaw be-

an to alarm the government and

food-rationing was introduced, the King insisted on food-cards being issued to himself and each mem- ber of the Royal family. No house- hold kept the food regulations so strictly as the fwyal one. waste o! every kind was rigorously prevent- cd and-during the entire ‘War the King and Queen lived on very plain and frugal fare. Alcoholic drlniu of any description were banned from the King's table and the only time l-iis Majesty tc-k s little stimulant was during his vis- its to the Front.