Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-17 | Page 1 | King's Condition Becomes Worse in Afternoon

KINGS C CONDITION BECOMES W WORSE IN AFTERNOON N Monarch Grows Restless Fails to Continue Progress CALLS FO FOR HIS SONS Q Queen Mary Keeps Constand Constand Con Con- stand Vigil LONDON United Press Dec 17 An An official bulletin issued by I 1 King Georges George's physicians tonight said The king Has as this afternoon been somewhat restless and the progress re recently noted has not been continued continued continued con con- during the last few hours I STANLEY HEWETT HUGH RIGBY DAWSON OF PENN The bulletin was timed p. p m m. By CLIFFORD CLIFFOR L. L D DAY Y United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON Dec 17 United Press The Th The king i is able to talk a little and has asked repeatedly for his two absent sons An Intimate description of the king and scenes in his his' sickroom ni was obtained by the United Press today from a reliable source After last tast ast We the J ln vas so In an an la late l state and khew knew little of What was wa going on Now however h he is able to hold a brief conversation In a weak low voice Where are George and Henry he has asked several times forgetting forgetting forgetting forget forget- ting that the two princes are aro at sea on their way home Pr Prince nce George is due from New York next Thursday while Henry the Duke of ot Gloucester will arr arrve ve from Africa probably on Christmas eve At other times the king lies motionless motionless motionless mo mo- In the big bed his face dra drawn w with pain Occasionally the king moans for the pain of his Infected in infected infected In- In lung and chest Is severe EATS FRUIT MEAT JUICES The kings king's diet consists of ot meat Juices Including broth and fruit juices s particularly orange Juice The rhe fruit Juice is mixed sometimes with medicines It is almost a month since the king became ill The ravages of ol Continued on page 6 KINGS KING'S CONDITION BECOMES WORSE IN AFTERNOON C Continued from page 1 I disease and tho the lack of nourishment I have wasted his normally small I body perceptibly The king evinces the greatest Interest In terest In Inthe the visits of the tho queen and the Prince of Wales and brightens pathetically when they come to the sickroom The queen sits eyed dry-eyed and composed composed com corn posed In her room room alongside the sick chamber ready at all times for a call She receives the doctors there and hears the latest news of ot his condition Thc Tho Prince of Vales Of W Wales les the Duke and Du Duchess hess of York and and- Princess Mary l her only daughter do their best to console her TRIES TO BE CHEERFUL Pride Pride- In his eldest son is manIfest manifest mani manI- fest In the king and he always tries to be Cheerful when tile tue Prince e of Wales Vales comes comee into the tho sickroom From his r room om on n t the e. e third floor of the the palace facing Constitution Hill the can hear the occasional occasional occa occa- strains of ot military bands inthe inthe in inthe the courtyard when the guard is changed Operatic ana and vigorous marching airs are played as usual and cavalry trumpets can be heard as the troops hoops come and go for the Whitehall guard mount The sounds I are faint muffled by the double windows and doors of the sick sick- room