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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 5, 1919. c KING OF BELGIANS A REPORTER Example of Peter the Great r of Russia Followed. RIGORS OF WAR SHARED ;iTj- Place Is On the Firing Line, Declared Albert, AVhcu Ccr - inaajr Invaded His Country. MIT TORK. Oct. 4. Albert L. kin . ef the Belgians, the only nwppr "reporter who ever became monarch. Is 44 years old and 1 one of the most picturesque figures of the rreat war. Tke kins; took a post-s;raduate course la "newspaper" training In 1J0S. when, lumtshtt like Teter the Great, he visited tie shipyards of France. Great ' Britain. Italy. Germany and Scandl sjala. to learn everything possible . iTtTrdlris; oca carrier with the ax . pectation at some future time of pul ing Belgium high In the class of marl . time powers, several years previously. It Is said, ween merely the aon of the count of Flanders, a nephew of Kins; Leopold, he came to the United Elates and worked as a reporter on ' one or two newspapers In the north . treat. " Succeeding to the crown on Decern ' er S3. 1S09. Albert I endeared him elf to the 7.500.000 pe-ople of hi l:ttle kinirdora. The abuses of the Congo, which bad brought upon the bead of his aged uncle Leopold the - condemnation of the civilized world, were abo.i.-hed and the king and his - beautiful consort faced the prosper ,t( i long and happy reign In a coun - try where "tramps. Idlers and aoup bouses are unknown." Kima- Leada Ola Soldiers. Then came the war. The king of the Belgians might have yielded and eacaped much of the hardship and .". suffering that. was the lot of himself - and his people for more than four . years. Heeding not the specious prom ' Ises of tbe Germans to pay Belgium huge sums for the prlrllere of cross " leg her soil to attack France, the gallant king railied his army of 350, .Aoi men and placed himself at their bead to fight the Invader. hen the -German armies violated at Vise the .'neutrality of the little nation they were pledged to prolect, they met with the most stubborn resistance . Jrora the valiant but numerically in ferior Belgians at tbe forts of Liege and Nimur. During the great conflict King Al bert spared himself none of the rlg- . era of the soldier. Q:ten he exposed himself to shell fire and aviators bombs burst about him. Once a Ger- .' man ahe'.l tore off the wheel of the - automobile in which be was riding. At u'Khr time a chauffeur who bad been promised 1200.000 to deliver the ' king to the enemy waa shot dead ' as he endeavored to drive the royal ' car Into the German linea Hardly - 4ay passed that he wis not in Jeopardy .. of hi life and futile efforts were made by his ministers to Induce him .-not to expose himself. "My skin ts of no more value than yours." he told his heartsick soldiers .on their retreat from Antwerp. "My place Is on the firing line. Mother a Hoheaaollera. Although his mother was a Hohen -xollera princess and his wife a Bava ' rian princess, and although In his outh be had been educated In Ger . many, he maintained an Independence of character that lrrlated the former . emperor of Germany. The latter, among honors before the war. con ferred upon Albert I the title of hon- .. orary colonel of the Mecklenburg reg- - 1 me nt. an act which the Belgian press construed as an effort of the German ruler to gala an influence over the . young king. An indication of Albert's spirit came when Belgium waa invaded. In taking command of his troops on August 6. 1314. he said: "A neighbor, haughty " In its strength, without the slight est provocation, has torn up a treaty bearing Ita signature and has violated the territory of our fathers because we refused to forfeit our honor. It . has attacked us. Seeing Its independ ence threatened, the nation trembled - and Its children sprang to the fron- tier, valiant soldiers In a sacred cause. - I have confidence in your tenacious " courage. I greet you in the name of Belgium, a fellow citizen who is proud - oX you!" Fra lie Freaeata Sword. One year after Belgium' heroic re " sistance to the German f.ood. the people of Paris. In gratitude to and af r fectlon for King Albert, presented to - him a gift sword of Sainte-Ktienne steel, the design of which was wrought by the sculptor. Fetu. L'pon the blade, ornamented with panoplies of ateel -- upon gold, waa a tribute written by Jen r.ichepin. "Z. So thoroughfare." Is the Inscrlp 1 Hon upon the guard at the foot of - tha hilt In the form of a statuette, in massive gold, representing a young athlete upon tbe defensive, brandlah- lng a club. ; On Friday. November 15. 191S. after ; years of bitter privations. King AI ; bert returned with his victorious ; troops to his devastated but beloved - capital amid the loud acclaim of the people. Queen Kllxabeth. who was married to King Albert In 1900. as the Duchess Kllxabeth of Bavaria, was described - at the time as "a strikingly handsome woman." The marriage was quite ; generally supposed to have be.n a genuine love match. Three children have been born to them, the belr-ap ' parent. Prince Leopold, duke of Bra . bant, born November 3, 1901; a second son. Prince Charles Theodore, born in 1303. and a daughter, the Frinceaa " iiarle Jose, born in 190S. atea ltlahly Kaaratrd. The queen Is highly educated and ' fond of music, liteurature and art. . Music is said to be a passion with her . and he is an accomplished violtuist. he also plays the piano and mando r lin with much ability. It is said that ; she has a marked preference for the old repertoire, but confesses to a bora -'. Inating Wagner. Some years ago she developed talent as a dramatist and .in 1904 wrote "Rosamond.' a play which was produced In Brussels in March of that year and caused a de cided stir In the Belgian capital. She la also a skilled horsewoman. During the war the queen nursed many wounded soldiers. A daughter of Duke Charles Theodore of Bavaria, 'a renowned oculist, she began the study of medicine herself at the age .. of 1( and took her degree of M. D. at Leipxlg Just before her marriage. Ex ceedingly fond of horses and dogs, the queen, before the war. frequently at tended the weekly Inspection of the royal stables at Laeken. when the hundred or more animals were at- tended by court veterinarians, and .often gave the most experienced at ' tendants Instructions aa to proper treatment. Havana griffons are her .favorite dogs, and two of them usual ly stand guard in the royal drawing room. Queen Elisabeth's charity is said by the Belgians to be literally un bounded. Many a poor, struggling ; artist at the Opera in Brussels is said to have benefited from her generosity without being aware or the fact, for her gifts are usually made anony mously. An instance of the queen's kind heartedness Is related by the town folk of Laeken. One cold, rainy morn ing before the war, the queen was driving along the Avenue de la Iteine, when she raw a poor old woman, scantily clad, walking along. The queen got out of her car, stepped over to the woman and asked her if she was not cold. Receiving an affirma tive reply. Kllxabeth took off her own waterproof and placed it over the old woman's back. Then, taking out her purse, she gave her several gold coins, and took her address so that she might continue her benevo lence. Many incidents of this type have long since endeured the queen to the people of Belgium. Intensely practical. Queen Eliza beth has sought to educate her peo ple in domestic economy and other useful arts. She founded a training school for cooks in Brussels on the lines of a university, with a three years' course and an honor class. Lib eral prizes were offered by the queen to the students who Invented new dishes. The students were from all classes of society, working girls, so cial butterflies and intellectuals. 4 area la F. Xpert Cook. The queen Is an expert cook her self, and frequently called at the school to advise the teachers and watch the progress of the students. Among ner numerous charities, not tbe least ts the Albert-Elizabeth dis pensary In Brussels, which the king and queen established and have sup ported for years. The king and queen are enthusias tic about aviation and both have tak en a number of flights, two of whtcn included trips across the English channel from Paris to London. On March IS, 1917. Albert made a long reconnalsance In a biplane over the Yser front under a heavy anti-aircraft fire by the Germans. At other times the daring monarch "visited" ostend. Bruges, Dunkirk and other Belgian cities in machines that car ried him high above the guns. iiraieiui xor me aia wnicn ine i United States and the allies bestowed I upon Belgium in her hours of trial, the king's visit is said to be partly to express this appreciation on behalf of his country to the American people. One of the gifts which Albert and Elizabeth are bringing to this coun try is a complete table set of Brussels porcelain for President and Mrs. Wil son, whose guests tbey will be at the White House for a part of their stay, l'pon leaving the United States the royal couple are to visit King Alfonso and Queen Victoria of Spain, for both of whom they have a warm attach ment. HUNTER, 19, IS KILLED Effort to Relieve Exhausted Com panion Fatal to G. L. Sliuliz. CENTRALLY, Wash.. Oct. 4. (Spe cial.) George Leon Shultz, 19-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Shultz of Tenino. was Instantly killed yes terday while hunting with three com panions In tbe upper Skookumchuck valley. The party was on Its way home when one of the young hunters was overcome with exhaustion. Schultz offered to carry his shotgun and reached for the weapon, pulling it toward him. muzzle first. The gun was discharged, the load tearing through Schultz' stomach. ' The body waa brought to the city last sight. -Pi-?!1? 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Job printers of Spokane today endeavored to win their employers to arbitration over the question of a wage demand recently presented to the printers They stated that as an alternative to refusal of arbitration they would go on strike, a vote favoring such action having been taken by their local last night, it was announced. Arbitration of the demand of 17 for a seven-hour day was refused by the employers, who proposed arbitration of their offer of Hi for a 48-hour week. MONARCHY IS CALLED FOR Budapest Placarded With Large Posters Advocating- Old Regime. BUDAPEST. Friday. Oct S. The city has suddenly become placarded with large posters summoning the people, regardless of race or creed, to rally to the monarchy and deraand- ng an Immediate meeting of the na- lonal assembly for the purpose of bringing about a monarchy. The government has just made pub- Us figures showing that the soviet rule in Hungary cost the country 3. 675. 000.000 crowns. Considerable Interest Aroused In i View of Straggle Going On Be tween Jlilitarists and Liberals. TOKIO. Sept. 27. (By the Asso ciated Press.) "The day of Machia vellian diplomacy is past and a new era of open diplomacy is arrived, with International affairs managed by co operation of the powers whether old- school diplomats of Japan like it or not." declared Premier Hara today at a 'luncheon given in honor of Baron Makino. forme minister of foreign affairs.-and one of Japan's delegates to the peace conference. In view of fhe jitruczle coins: on between the militarists and liberals of Japan, con siderable interest has been aroused K ir th nrpmier'fl words. M. Hara praised Baron Makino and his colleagues for obtaining approval of all Japanese contentions except that relative to equality of races. adding: "The fact that some misunderstand ings eaisted in foreign countries con cerning the real Intention of Japan made the task of the Japanese dele gates more severe." The nremier said the new poet-war era means that "militarism has been absolutely discarded and that the powers will work conjointly for world peace. M. Hara expressed the belief that the treaty of peace with Germany would be ratified by the powers at no distant date, although he thought it probable the operation of the treaty would bring up new problems which would require the exercise of care and consideration. In replying. Baron Makino said Ja pan must "fall In with the new order of things if she wished to maintain her position aa one of the five great powere." an entertainment in its lodge rooms. An oyster supper was a feature of the evening's programme. Short addresses, in which they related their war experiences, were made by the veterans. have either disappeared from view or kept no intelligible record. WOMEN WORKERS FEWER Number Employed by Railroads During War Being Rednced. WASHINGTON, Oct 4. 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