The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-18

initely that the notilla OF transports
conveying the troops had finished the
oversee movement under the escort
of strong squadrons Of warships.
The transportation OF the soldiers
lasted several days and during the
time not mentor OF the expedition
was permitted 20 the newspapers
here. Even now the strength of the
expedition. the names of the resi-
mcnts composing the contlngents aud
the ports where they landed are no,
allowed To be made publiH.
Ii Is known, however, that a large
proportion of the best troops Of the
regular army are now on continental
soil. The reception of the British
soldiers everywhere In France was
! enthusiasts. The officers aud men
of the two armies fraternize warmly
Il is pointed out IN authoritative
circles here that the withdrawal OF
the Belgian government from Brus-
sels to Antwerp may mean that the
fighting In Belgium Is drawing closer
10 the capital. or II may be merely
precautionary measure.
Now that the three allied armies
are working together on coherent
campaign scheme the policy of se-
crecy has been extended to Belgium
and az a fountain of picturesque
news that country has suddenly dried
up.
The allies have decided for the
present to bar all war correspondents
from acconpan nying the armies but Il
| IL thought the ban may be raised
later when the military operations
are we'll under way
The official news buernu says not
a single casualty occurred during the
embarkation, transportation and de-
barkati"n of men and stores Of the
British expeditionary force. and ev-
erything was carried through with
the greatest precision.
Frederick r.. smith. the unlonist
member of parliament, who Is acting
director Of the official press bureau
of the British office and admiralty,
issued the following statement to the
| English newspapers tonight
Field Marshal Earl Kitchener
wishes me TO add that ne and the
country are under the greatest obli-
cation To the British press for the
loyalty with which all references "a
the movement OF the British expedi-
tionary forces and their landing on
the continent has been suppressed.
| Earl Kitchener Is well aware that
much anxiety must have been caused
to the English press by the knowl-
edge that these Iantters were helms
freely discussed In the continental
! press an dhe wishes To assure the
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but his conviction of the military i'm
portance TO this country II suppress
ing these movements would have led
him 20 issue instructions which
placed the press OF this country un'
der temporary disadvantage"
Mr.. Smith's statement continues:
Field Marshal Sir John French
arrived in Paris shortly after mid.
niEht on Saturday 10 convey the sal
utat.ans of the British nation q
France. The commander In chief O
the British eXpeditionary army wal
welcomed by several distinguishes
officers Of the French general stan
= the British ambassador in Paris ans
number Of French cabinet minis
ters
AS Sir John French. dressed Il
his khaki uniform, stepped from tn
train. a roar OF cheering for Eng
land and France rose nom the Erea
crowd which had assembled. and tn
people then sang the national an
ihems of the two countries.
'sir John French drove 10 IN
British embassy ana his motor car al
the way through the streets was IN
center OF a human Whirlpool Evel
} the police were excited and the.
were wholly unable to restrain an
populace which surged around th