Show INDIAS INDIA'S WEALTH FOR THE ALLIES Princes Have Shown Loyalty to England by Gifts of pf Millions in Money l MANY ARE AT FRONT Begum of Bhopal Most 1 Noted Woman in India Commands in Person London Sept 16 In 16 In contradiction of or the man many reports or of the disloyalty of or India to the British government the government of ot India at Delhi Dehl has Is la- la sued a summary o of the tho work done for tor forthe the tho empire during during- the war by the princes and potentates of ot that country A copy CoP of ot this reached the Times yesterday yesterday yes yes- esterday es from an official source It contains contains con con- an enumeration of or many of ot the gifts and services of or these rulers In Including including in- in eluding tho the Begum of or Bhopal perhaps the most noted woman In India Inspiring in its loyalty and thrilling In its magnitude is the assistance rendered rendered rendered ren ren- dered by the princes and ruling chiefs chlote of or India to the empire In the great war ar the tho report reads The They have given ghen of or their best freely The They have supplied thousands of ot fighting men to march with British soldiers against Britain's enemies Warlike Warlike Warlike War War- like chiefs havo have taken the field neld with their troops and the treasures of ot the east have been poured into the empires empire's war chest The number and splendor of or these princely gifts Is Indias India's reply to those who would seek seel to undermine her loyalty and slander her honor All India Is represented In these gifts of or empire and among the donors are men of or great accomplishments and striking personality That splendid old soldier Sir Pertab Singh Sing the maharaja regent re of or Jodhpur not only placed the troops and resources of ot the state at atthe atthe atthe the empires empire's disposal but also insisted on Joining the fighting line Une in Franco France Although ho he Is nearl nearly 70 years ears of ot otage age he lie is a vigorous campaigner and his only wish Ish is to die In the tho service of or the the emperor The young oung maharaja I Iono ono one of ot the most romantic personalities among the Indian princes Is only 17 but ho he has seen fighting on the Continent Con Con- The services of or the First t Jo Jodhpur Imperial service lancers to together together to- to gether ether with reinforcements were of offered offered ot- ot to and accepted b by tho the government government govern govern- ment mont and they are now on active serIce servIce ser ice Her highness the Begum um of ot Bhopal ono one of ot the most remarkable women omen as she is ono one of or the most masterful rulers in India gave great Teat assistance monetary monetary mone mone- tary military and personal Her highness highness high high- ness offered to train remounts for tor the government and the Bhopal Imperial service lancers were placed on garrIson garrison garrison garri garrI- son dut duty at Ten tents for tor hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital use she sent to France Sho She set setout setout setout out on active service but was Invalided at Aden Bhopal Is the only state in India where the ruler Is a a. woman oman and the present Begum Beguin is the only living woman ruler who has been in action with her own troops During a pilgrimage pil- pil o grimage to Mecca recca she and her bodyguard bodyguard bodyguard body body- guard were cre attacked b by Arabs whom I she repulsed after atter a bloody encounter Her highness contributed for tor forthe forthe the Prince of Wales Wales' relief relict fund for Cor comforts for tor Indian troops and 1 1600 GOO 1600 for relief for Belgian A Ter very fino fine example of ot the old Raj Raj- put nobility Is his highness the Raja Baja of ot who has been on active servIce service service ice In France ever since the beginning of ot tho the warThe warThe warThe war The Nizam of the great prince of or the at nt the outbreak of ot hostilities of offered toward tho the cost of the thc war together with man many horses for government o use Ho Ito offered for the ex expenses expenses ex- ex of or tho the First lancers which proceeded on active service and I he provided provid d a hospital of ot fifty beds for forthe forthe forthe the wounded His Ills highness the Maharaja of or Kashmir Kashmir Kash Kash- mir gave to the Imperial In Indian Indian Indian In- In dian fund and to the Prince of ot Wales Wales' Relief Belief r fund together toc with thirty hospital tents for tor use uso In France and und rupees for tor comforts Among AmonE other gifts ho offered horses and contributed for motors motors motors mo mo- tors and motor ambulances His was the major share in tho the cost of ot the hospital hospital hospital hos hos- pital ship Ix while his gifts gUts of for aeroplanes s. his donation of ot cigarettes and his contribution contribution contribution tion of ot to various war funds add lustre lustro to the proverbial munificence cence of or Indian potentates The Tho Maharaja of or provided tho the camel corps an and himself proceeded or on active service Six thousand thousand thou thou- sand loading camels 2000 each were provided ed among other gifts Itts b by the tho Khan of or Kalat the Sirdar of or Kalat 1 and tile the Jam of ot Las Dela frontier chiefs while Arab chiefs from the Persian gulf have ha contributed large sums for Red RedCross RedCross Cro Cross s work The Maharaja Holkar of ot Indore placed place hl his personal escort squadron at atthe tho the ervice of or the go government and contributed contributed contributed con con- to the tho Indian relief fund Cund for Cor the purchase of ot motor motorcars cars for comforts and to the Prince of or Wales Wales' fund Tho The Maharaja of ot visited U. U K T tf r ci nt tho ih front h ro me tile u I nv tv v I his son ns s wounded d d Ills offer i of rth the Imperial service troops and 3 forwar for Cor war Avar expenses was accepted Tho The Maharaja Maharaja Maha Maha- raja of or of offered red his personal services servIces sen ices for tor war expenses 2000 for far the Prince of Wales Wales' ales fund for the tho Indian relief relict fund together tog with tho the services of tho the Imperial service Transport corps The Maharaja 1 of or Al- Al war offered his personal persona services fler and the Imperial infantry while drafts from rom tho the Imperial service I I IThe lancers have havo gone gono a as reinforcements The Mysore M only In size to Tho Maharaja offered his J p personal services and those of ot the tho Mysore My My- sore fore Imp Imperial service lancers His Sift gift It of waR wan mentioned In parliament parlia ment He Ic also offered ambulance carts horses and hospital tents for use uso In Fran France cc Apart from the munificent gifts of or I materials of ot war the tho princes of ot India have havo contributed n a total of more moro than to the tho war ur chest |