The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-19
War Office Announces Safe
Arrival of Expedition
airy Force.
BouIogne Crowds Go Wild as
Soldiers of Ally March
Away to Front.
,p,,,a c1bie Despatch 10 THE spS

LONDON. August IS.
while the present position Of tn.
British eXpeditionar yforce on the Con-
,lnent is kept a secret by the War
ONE. the official news bureau. pre-
SIDED over by Frederick f. Smith, the
un0nIst Member Of Parliament, has is
sued an official announcement that the
forces have landed safely on the French
shore.
The number Of the troops Is not given
hut Il is supposed that 1t Is in excess
NJ 100000 men
The Governments statement con-
tnues:
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener wishes
me to add that he and the country are
under the greatest obligation to the
British press for the loyalty with which
ali references to the movements of the
British evolutionary force and lts
Ardng on the Continent have been SUD-
pressed.
Earl Kitchener is we'll aware that
IN" anxiety must have been caused
&, fhe English press by the knowledge
that these matters were being freely
discussed in the Continental press. and
he wishes to assure the press OF this
country that nothing but his convic-
ton Of thu military importance to this
country Of suppressing these movements
would have led him to issue instruc-
lions which placed the press OF this
country under a temporary disadvan-
iase.
Gen. French at Paris.
Field Marshal Sir John French ar
rived IN Paris shortly after midnight on
Saturday to convey the salutations OF
'he British nation to France. The COM
maudcr in chief Of the British expedi-
tonary army was welcomed by several
distinguished officers of the French Gen
er1 staff. the British Amba ssador in
Paris ard a number of French Cabinet
Ministers. As Sir John French, dressed
DO his khaki uniform, stepped from the
train IN the French capital a roar OF
cheering for England and France rose
from the great. crowd which had as
semh'ed, and the people then sang the
national anthems Of the two countries
Sir John French drove to the British
Embassy and his motor car all the way
through the streets was the centre OF a
- IA Fr1,, 81 a.
excited. and they were wholly unable to
restrain the populace, which surged
around the car, shouting DANGEROUSLY
Hurrah for Cen French. Hurrah for
England Hurrah for France!' Women
held children above the crowd to see
ihe famous General. whose motor car
was soon hlled with small flags and
cockades. The coincidence of the British
commander in chiefs name being
French is regarded as a happy augury
Tor he allies.
After sleeping at the embassy Sii
John French paid a visit to the Palace
of tho Elysee, where he had long con.
ference with President Poincare.
When the death OF Gen. Griersor
rom heart failure was announced to.
Gay AZ having occurred while travelling
on train everybody in official circle.
understood that the General had beer
stricken in France. His death Will b,
deeply dcplored by the nation"
u has been common knowledge for .
fortnight that a large British force wa.
crossing the Channel. British troop.
nave hecn concentrating at variou,
hases NJ departure, notably at Dublin
Liverpool, Eastbournc. Southampton
and other Channel ports.