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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1914)
V ME Omaha. Sunday Bee I VlAGAZIN ePage f ( nrr I xr Ami it il Wjp 7 wyd Farai yAifbMfAHi, 77ie vr'n of Belgium , in fne Trenches, the Queen Living in Hospital Tent Nearby, the Two Little Princes and the Baby Princess Being Cared For by Strangers in England a 3 ' From tha Butt by Victor Rousseau. Albert of Belgium, the King Without a Country A N entire royal family without a borne, a King -without a -kingdom, and be, Xing Albert of Belgium, justly the most admired and applauded of all living monarch! ' that la the most spectacular, and oue cf the most pathetic, results of the first three months of the European war. Like the humblest of bis subjects, who tied from their homes at the approach of the German army, King .Albert was. driven forth and bis country forcibly taken away from iiim. Queen Elizabeth and ber three young children were hunted from the ro.val palace to Brussels, to another P&iace in Antwerp, and then driven to Beck safety for the children la a foreign country England. Queeu Elizabeth, no (more than soldierly King Albert, was looking for safety for herself. As soon as ali hud pieced t". . children In sym pathetic English keeping she hurried buck to the little corner of Belgium which the German had not yet con quered, to cheer the King and the remnant of bis army while they iuM.lt their taut elaud upon their native soil. And all this hns happened to a , King, a royal family and to an entire ration through no fault of theirs. The very nation that now occupies Belgium is one of those which promised to protect them against the rulsfortuue that has overwhelmed them. While Kin;? Albert, without a Icisfidani r ud 1J family tiomeleaa, re main with the undaunted remnant cf bla army at the battle front the three Emperors and one President v.hu mm! the war continue to live lu luxury, surrounded with poinp, ceremony and safety to their persons. Although bis country Is held by the enemy ond thousands of his peo ple are starving refugees, Albert I still a Klcgnd the head of a formal government. AVbilt be is at the front lighting with his Boldlers his min isters nnil all the paraphernalia of tho nominal Belgian Government are established at Havre Belgium la the tuest of Frau'e. !t tii i.frrauD.v punihee King Alivrt and the whole Belgian natlou for having denied bim the . con vu'.iure of turtiln,; their country into a ji'rniHn ramp, France offers them not only liniltleKM hospitality, but ac--'alms Albert as the kingllent of nnwlem tvmutuvhs. In Paris It Is re ported that the heads of ancient noble families, who have never be come reconciled to the Idea of a French Republic, would welcome King Albert to a French throne built on the pattern of that of the Bourbons. It la natural that sympathy should pour out most freely to homeless Queen Elisabeth and ber children. This royal family Is closer to the people than any other. Both the King and the Queen are more than royal they are enthusiastic, and well trained workers. Elisabeth is the daughter of the late Duke Karl Tbeo dor of Bavaria, who w,as a distin guished oculist The Jfelglan Queen herself studied medicine and holds her degree of M. D. One of ber first acts after her marriage to King Al bert was to found In Brussels a dis pensary for the treatment of poor consumptives, to which she never ceased to devote her personal serv ices. he is a most accomplished housewife as well as a celebrated patron of art and letters. In reeog nitlon of all these solid attainments Ills Holiness the Pore conferred upon ber the jealously restricted Order of the Golden Rose. As the Belgian Queen, while he boom of German guns sounded In her ears, was leaving the royal palace at Brussels to accompany the King and his Government to Antwerp, she was photographed with ber three children. All over Belgium other mothers aud their children were figuring In a similar scene. Undoubtedly In future yea,ra that photograph wilt have extraordinary Interest for the chll dim of Albert and Elizabeth. The eldest la Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant aged twelve. Ills brother. Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, Is ten years old. Their sister, Princess Marie Jose, Is eight All are sturdy, hnndsome children, who already show the results of their mother's training In the practical things of life, as well as la literature and music. The Crown Prince Is sit Id to have real (musical talent, playing violin duets with his mother with excellent taste and execution. ' These are rather serious-minded royal children, as Is. natural con sidering the solid attainments of their parenta. Since Albert came to the throne the spirit of frivolity has been absent from the Belgian court Early In his ret. in the King set his face against gambling, and wben the Queen turned her influence against the tiingo and other modern society dances tie heartily supported her. Probably there newr reigned ft i. ? I J. -1 1 W 6 mm s' s - i1-;--m Vs y -1 i te. v.x .-V, " - JAX t-n it ; ( v if t ;. V t; it 1 0 J:- ' ' From the Bust by Victor Rousseau Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, Who Stays with Her Husband at the Battle Front ) there A JCS:-.ab44u4ttei The Royal Family Now Without a Home, Photographed in Front of the Palace at Brussels. From Left to Right t Crown Prince Leopold, Aged Twelve; Pruice Charles, Aged Ten; Queen Elizabeth, and Princess Marie Jose, Aged Eight. The Children Are Cared For in. England King and Q'ueen whose hearts were more set on peace and the peaceful, prosperous development of their country than King Albert and Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, who have suf fered more by war thrust upon them than any other royal couple In all history. Almost from the moment when he was sixteen years old. that fate called bim to future kluwhlp, Albert bgan preparing himself for that responsibility In the most thorough snd practical way; In his early boyhood he had no expectation of ever being called to tbe throne. The heir apparent was his father, King Leopold's brother, and there was an belr presumptive, bis elder brother, Prince Baldwin. Albej-t'e brother died first, and la 1SU1 the death of his father, the Count of Flanders, cleared but own way to the throne, v Up to that time Albert had re ceived no training in klngcrsrc Now he went to work with euercy to over come that deficiency. He passed through the Belgium military school, entered the army and was rapidly promoted. Ia the men n time he went almost dally to tbe Foreign Ottice to' learn diplomacy. It was character istic of bim to combine this study with hard reading and practical ex- ll.fl- V:- if' M'f-- j. i i h--j ': ' A - - "I T- w ' Al if . 7 C v I' , I The Belgian Queen and Marie Joser When the Latter Was a Baby perience In sociology. Ko kind of knowledge ' that bore upon the in terest of his country and it j people did he neglect. By the time he reached bis ma jority King Leopold's activities In the Congo had produced results in the way of atrocious treatment of the natives that made a world scanda1. Much to the King's displeasure be made a visit to that country, Investi gating the conditions thoroughly. One of his first cares on succeeding to the throne In 1009 was to institute reforms there that' were so much needed. A year before his accession Princs Albert came to this country, where be was a most Indefatigable student of our Industrial methods. He spent some weeks in the steel mills of Pennsylvania. He was unattended save by a physician and a Belgian army officer. His manners were as democratic as possible; be mixed with captains of industry and arti sans with equal ease. :aklng valuable lessons from both. When be went home he carried with him a more accurate knowledge of our commer cial, resources than any but native experts . have. A few years before his se cession to the throne he travelled ex tensively 1 n Europe. In Bavaria he met the daughter of the scien tifically fam ous Duke The odore. She was not beau tiful, but her tastes were thorough and artnni 1 I V a Princess his .own. It wss a love match. They were mar Tied shortly. During the next few yesrs they roamed all over Europe, and even In the East, accompanied only by a maid and a courier, always mixing with the people and studying their needs. When Albert came to the throne THER Sr. iHEnn is a martial trend to the De Muber full moon, which rules tbe firct half of the month, with the luminaries unfavorably related by aspect to that phinet. This opposition is likewise in affliction with the place of Uranus in tbe Government horoscope. : t This H cot a propitious figure, though rot i'Lout some favorable features. ' Sarura opposes 'the midheavea, thus af fectliig in eo.'ua dinagreeabla manner the affu'rs of Btate, hoth national aud local. M-.er the New Moon cn the 16ih, Death - Lis way down the corridors of the ' ;'iol, bs indicated by link position of J. ; urn. t?l!c'i the I'.tii iilai Interests In ' ''.sy of lires aid acclJeists, and a t . u uctlve cocCarratija Is j.ulte probable What December Has in Store for s as Foretold by the St appeared to. be no breakers ahead. In bis, first speech from the throne he said: ' ' x "We must continue our unshakable attachment to constitutional liberty and the love of Independence, and thus bold sacred our patrimony while advancing toward the peaceful conquests in the fields of labor and science." No one in tbe kingdom was more faithful in setting that example than were the new King and Queen. Th?y had no fear that quarrels between their powerful neighbors would dis turb the peaceful progress of their country, for Belgium was assured by treaty with all of them of all the advantages of neutrality. That treaty was tbe now famous "scrap of paper" which the German Kaiser tore up when King Albert, in sisting on respect for its provisions, . refused permission to tbe German armies to pass through bis domain into Prance. Otherwise those armies would first haye to demolish all the strong fortresses on tbe French frontier. This permission being re fused, the Kaiser proceeded to smash the strong fortresses of Belgium, and the Belgians, In spite of signed pledges of neutrality, became the Ct victims of the war declared between Germany ond France. How tbey fought against those tremendous odds ' and are sttH fighting against all hope has won for them the admira tion of the civilised world. 1 King Albert himself is often in th trenches with bis men. splashed wit!; mud thrown up by German shells, like them often lacking the ordinary comforts of life. Only a few week( ago. when his soldiers protested against their monarch taking suet risks, be said to them: , ' "My skin Is of no more value to tnj country than is yours. My plsce il on the firing line." No one knows better than does King Albert that if Germany wins in this war Belgium as a nation will ceano to exist. Along with part of France it will become part of the Germsn empire. But be also knows that France and England and Russia, too are making common cause with him. nnd I hat Tithe allies win bis Belgium wlil become a greater Bel glum thin ever before. . So Albert may not continue to be A Klnt; without a country, nor. the Belgian royal family a family with out a noaie. along our wharves. This arbiter likewise bears unfavorably upon the scientific and religious worlds. Deaths In financial cir cles are aUo noted, including that of a prominent woman of wealth. School buildings, theatres an5 hotels are Jeopardized, through fire or falllDg walls. Danger attaches to females In the first half of the month in the Eastern and Middle States. t There will be extreme cold at opening of the month, more particularly about the 4th and 5th, attended by electrical storms in southern sections, and devastating phe nomena in the North and Fast. A .more plt!arit atmosphere la promised for the 11th, unde a Hun Jupiter aspect. ' Tnls Is followed by tuten&e cold, which will be noted particularly near the 16th, and strll ars more so between tbe 20th and 26th, when there will be billiards, under a Saturn regime. The close or the month Is less tempestuous. , Specific incidents may be expected on or near tha following dates: - , December 1A marriage in legislative circles is solemnised with great pomp. December 8 A period for conflagrations, and Ore-fghters much hampered through accidents. One of these will be along the water front; another on a coastwise ves sel. A railroad casualty also probable about this time. December 11 The elevation of some one to a csbluet position or the diplomatic ser vice. Foreign relations much benefitted, and no eause for apprehension in this re spect during the month. Legislation af fecting Wall Street probable. Copyright, t1 rv December 14 Some Important electrical improvements announced; perhaps some development in wireless telephony. December 19 A theatre or hotel fire. The criminal underworld will be unusually active. December 21 Unusually rigorous weather, and many cases of suffering will be reported. Tbe death of a statesman threatened, as well as that of a prominent actor. December 25 Peculations la financial institutions will come to light; also a so table forgery case. The mighty .Jove smiles benignly this month upon those born in 1843, Spring of 1847. 8prlng or Summer of 1851; Winter or Spring of 1S55. 1869, 18t3 and 1864; Win ter or 1867 and 1870. FaU of 1874 and 18S0. Winter of 1885. Fall of '18S8.' 187, 1839 and 1898; or in the second week of Feb ruary. April. June. October or December of any year. Favors will come to them unsolicited, and any opportunity must not ' be neglected. Women bora in the second week of February or June will receive of fers of marriage. Quite the opposite will befall those born In the Fail o' '841. Winter of 1849, Fail of 1852. Sum &,,! of 1855, Spring of 185(1. Spring of 1870; Summer of 1874, 1877 and 1885, or Winter of 1900; or if near the :0th of March. June, September or De cember of any year. A crystallised condi tion surrounds the affairs of these natives. Health and business must be safeguarded and treachery and secret enmity avoided. Very erratie Influences will prevail this month if bora In the last ten days of Jan uary or at tha close of April, July or Oc tober. Business men will have unexpected difficulties, and the fair sex will suffer domestic, or affectional grievance Un man ltd women will be unduly impulsive, and may expect lovers' quarrels. All these, natives must avoid changes or Journeys. The first day of December IS a favorable anniversary for actors, artists, musicians or-o'ealers in ornaments or wearing ap parel. The 11th and 19th are good for bankers and business people generally; the ' 11th to 14th show pleasant promises for the coming year. If born on the 4th. 6th, 20th or 21st of December, expect bereave ment, 111 health and business losses. Ac cidents or feverish complaints are in store tor those whose natal day comes between the 23d and 26th. inclusive. The closing days of the month are good and an favor-' able' aanlvev,- ' '