, 1914-05-27
GREAT REVIEW OF FRENCH TROOPS
BY THE KING OF ENGLAND.

Across the green, tree girdIed plains at
Niucennes there moved on Wednesday a
glltterin9 spectacle such rs Napoleon knew.
On every side and in such multitudes that
the eye grew tired in following its extent
were tossing plumes and shining bren4tplates,
Swords that flashed like vivid lightning,
hedges of shlmmering bayouets, lutteIng
pcnn&nts, dark masses Of horses, ana %, 600
men in uniforms Of brilliant blue and scarlet
and gold.
But The King and Queen had only to raise
their eyes to see Warlike engines that Nnpo-
leon hardly dreamed Of Up and down the
sky, some so high as to be only black dots,
others low enough for the forms Of then p-
lots to be seen, Owed md circled nine aero
planes, mimicking an attack on the yellow
ci9ar-shaped airship MontgoIfer tiat swan
laziIy to and fro, disdainiug tie darts and
charges Of these angrily b~uzzing hornets.
Enthusiastic Parislans
Parisians adore a soldier pageant. But
for a review Of such exceptional briIlmnce MS
this, and one attended By the King IN field
marshal's uniform and by his Queen, enthu-
siasm far surpassed it's natural bounds
Every stand and enclosure was packed an
Aour before the first s|uIuting gan doomed
out.
Out Of the green Of Yincennes Wood on
the left came the pranciug, gIonming escort
of cuirassioIs. AS it entered the great, green
plain the procession behind it split zap into
two. The first carriage drawn BY u team Of
SIX chosen artillery horses. inclined toward
the left to pass along the fronts Of the troops
That stretched IN three long lines across the
racecourso, nearly u mile long In it sot the
King, a vivid figure IN scarlet; by his side
nj. PomcaI IN evening dress. The Queens
carriage, in which she had Nine. Poincac
10y her side, passed on to the crimson velvet
covered royal stand
Meanwhile the King, with one white
gloved hand at the salute, was passing along
the lines of blue and red stretching rigldIy
across the plain.
As One Man.
After their tour of inspection the King and
the President drove back TO the front Of
the royal stand. The army Of foot. horse.
and artillery moved off for the march asst,
and for nearly half an hour thoy came swing
ing by, long lines of men moving rs one,
batteries of the finest artillery IN the world
going past III such perfect alignment that
the nearest gun hid al the other FIVE from
sight. Hundreds of officers IN turn swung
their glittering swords ut AIMS length INTO
the air and then dropped them by their
horses sides in salute. Then last Of MI came
the cavalry at a trot, beating up 50 much
dust that it soon hid the hussars, dragons,
and cuirassiers in one vast white cloud, IN
the midst of which they could be dimly
seen rs phantom sQuadrons, m army Of
ghostly riders.
Aud now came the great moment Of the
day. The cavalry had drawn off to the far
side of the racecourse, more thqn u mile
away. The infantry were nearer, stretch
ing across the ground in compact columns,
with intervals between so neat that they
looked like a toy army set out by a tidy
little boy.
Thrilling Charge.
Suddenly they are seen to be moving for
ward. On they come in q line. Now a ripple
runs along it and the gaps fill up. The col
umns derloy for the charge. Suddenly a gun
away by the wood there stabs out q red
flash the report comes a second later. The
sound has awaked the bugIes, The buSles
start the drums rolling. Officers wave their
swords. Rifles are brought to the ready.
A noarse. parcLed, dusty cheer rolls down