Mt. Pleasant Pyramid | 1915-11-19 | Page 7 | Set Example to his Men

SET EXAMPLE TO HIS MEN Henry of Prussia Evidently One of Those Leaders Who Do Not Say "Go!" but "Come!" Prince Henry of Prussia is an ardent ar-dent sailor, says Pearson's Weekly, but he is known among the bluejackets bluejack-ets as a great martinet, and they fear rather than love him. The following story is typical of his methods, and chows that, although he expects those under his command to put up with all kinds of hardships, he is by no means above "roughing it" himself. One day, when he was on board a warship in the North sea, he suddenly gave the order, "All hands to bathe!" It was a bitterly cold day and the water was like ice. The order was so evidently distasteful that one of the officers ventured to make a mild protest pro-test to the prince. Without answering him a single word, Prince Henry, although al-though fully clothed, sprang over the vessel's side, swam out a good distance dis-tance in the icy water, and returned to the deck dripping from head to foot. . After that, the sailors took their bath without demur.