ary . ▁Arthur ▁maintained ▁a ▁wider ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁emp ire ▁for ▁instance , ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁until ▁his ▁death , ▁serving ▁as ▁Colonel - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Cape ▁Town ▁High land ers ▁Regiment ▁but ▁the ▁Con n aught s ▁remained ▁in ▁Canada ▁after ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁global ▁conflict , ▁with ▁Arthur ▁emphas ising ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁military ▁training ▁and ▁read iness ▁for ▁Canadian ▁troops ▁depart ing ▁for ▁war , ▁and ▁giving ▁his ▁name ▁to ▁Con n aught ▁Cup ▁for ▁the ▁Royal ▁North west ▁Mount ed ▁Police , ▁to ▁encou rage ▁p istol ▁mark sm ans hip ▁for ▁rec ruits . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁active ▁in ▁auxili ary ▁war ▁services ▁and ▁char ities ▁and ▁conducted ▁hospital ▁vis its . ▁Though ▁well ▁intended , ▁upon ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁Arthur ▁immediately ▁don ned ▁his ▁field ▁mar shal ' s ▁uniform ▁and ▁went , ▁without ▁advice ▁or ▁guidance ▁from ▁his ▁minister s , ▁to ▁training ▁grounds ▁and ▁bar ra cks ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁troops ▁and ▁to ▁see ▁them ▁off ▁before ▁their ▁voyage ▁to ▁Europe . ▁This ▁was ▁much ▁to ▁the ▁ch agr in ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Robert ▁B orden , ▁who ▁saw ▁the ▁Prince ▁as ▁over ste pping ▁constitution al ▁convent ions . ▁B orden ▁placed ▁bl ame ▁on ▁the ▁military ▁secretary , ▁Edward ▁St anton ▁( wh om ▁B orden ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁" medi oc re "), ▁but ▁also ▁op ined ▁that ▁Arthur ▁" lab oured ▁under ▁the ▁hand ic ap ▁of ▁his