Show HIGH RANK FOR DUKE when the duke of the abruzzi returns to italy from mountain climbing in india in the near future he bo will be a promoted to the rank of admiral in the It italian allari navy and put in command of the naval arsenal in venice according to information from naval officials these same officials assume that the duke has haa given up hope of marrying miss katherine Kather lne elkins but in this assumption it seems most probable that the wish Is father to the thought the duke Is as far as ever from being on good terms with king victor emmanuel dowager queen margherita and others of his royal relatives who oppose hla his marriage to tho the american girl nothing could prolong the dukes dukas quarrel with his kin but his continued determination to wed the woman he loves geographers all over the world are lauding flauding the duko duke for his ascent of the lofty himalayan malayan Hl penk peak ka or houpt goodwin austen as tile the royal geographical society named the mountain in honor of the first explorer of that region ka Is the highest mountain in the world save one it Is feet high only feet lower than mount E verest everest which rises to the blue higher than any other part of the earth the duke reached the height of feet os on it mount 0 goodwin austen and this is a record in mountain climbing eclipsing hat chat of dr graham who in 1683 reached the top of mount cabry la in the an altitude of feet |