Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-18
GREAT BRITISH
EXPED|T|ONARY
/ ARMY IN FRANCE
Troops Safely Landed-Move-
ments Had Been Kept Sc
cret by Authorities.
FLOWER OF ENGLAND'S
SoLDlERY IN FORCE
Paris Wildly Welcomes Field
Marshal French and Escorts
Him Through Streets.
BY the Associated Press


3 LONDON, Aug. II delayed by CEN
sof. 1.-The most important revelation
of the day has been that of the land
4Ing of a British expeditionary army
on the shores of France. Everybody
Ia England has known for two weeks
that large army was crossing the
channel. The troops had been as
sembled at different bases. one of the
0iargest contingents embarking at
j. Dublin, Ireland. Many other regi-
ments sailed from Liverpool, while
Stil; others took ships at Eastbourne,
Southampton and other ports along
The coast Of the English channel
The great canvas camps at the
military stations in England were
1struck only when it was known def
7 initely that the fiotilla of transports
conveying the troops had finished the
oversee movement under the escort
& of strong squadrons of warships.
The transportation of the soldiers
d lasted several days and during that
time not a mention of the expedition
was permitted to the newspapers
Z here. Even now the strength of the
expedition, the names of the regi-
ments composing the contingents and
the ports where they landed are rot
allowed to be made public.
Best Troops of England in Force.
It is known, however, that 2 large
proportion of the best troops of the
British regular army are now on con-
tinental soil The reception of the
British soldiers. everywhere in France
was enthusiastic. The officers and
men of the two armies fraternized
warmly.
1t is pointed out in authoritative
circles here that the withdrawal of
the Belgian government from Brus
sells to Antwerp may mean that the
fighting in Belgium is drawing closer
to the capital, orsit may be merely a
precautionary measure.
Now that the three allied armies are
working together on q cooperative
scheme the policy of secrecy has been
extended to Belgium, and as a foun-
taiHss3f picturesque news that coun-
try has suddenly dried up. The allied
armies have decided for the present
to bar ALL. war correspondents from
accompanying the armies. but 1t is
thought the ban may be raised later
, when the military operations are we'll
under way.
The official news bureau says not a
fsingle casualty occurred during the
embarkation. transportation and de-
! barkation of the men and stores OF
Z the British expeditionary force. and
everything was carried through with
the greatest precision.
Frederick e. Smith, the Unionist
member of Parliament, who is acting
us director of the official press bu-
reau of the British war office and ad-
'niralty, issued the following state
ment to the English newspapers to-
night:
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener
wishes me to add that she and the
country are under the greatest OBJ
E lipation to the British press for the
loyalty with which all references to
the movements of the British expedi-
fionary force and their landing on
The continent had been suppressed.
Mr.. Smiths statement continues:
Field Marshal French in Paris.
.Field Marshal Sir John French ar
&ived in Paris shortly after midnight
41 Saturday to convey the saluta-
Ions of the British nation to France.
me commander-in-c chief of the Brit
3sh expeditionary army was well
<6med by several distinguished off,
GERS of the French general staff, the
British ambassador in Paris and
npmber of French cabinet ministers
e "As Sir John French, dressed in his
Khaki uniform. stepped from the train
In the French capital, roar of cheer
Ing for England and France rose
from the great crowd which had as
eemble and the people than sang the
2 National anthems of the two coun-
&tries.
sThe coincidence of the British
commander- chiefs name being
French is regarded as a happy au-
eairy for the allies.
81 After sleeping at the embassy,
#Sir John French paid visit to The
Palace of the Elysee, where he had
Il long conference with President
Poincare.
s. when the death of General Grier-
4on from heart failure was an
&nounced today as having occurred
while travelling on a train every
body in official circles understood
lfhat the general had been stricken in
France. His death will be deeply
deplored by the nation