The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-09
BRI TISH TROOPS' REVIEW IMPOSING
 MIL lTARY SHOW
One of ssMost Compelling
 Scenes Officers Ever Witnessed.

British Headquarters in France, Sept. 9v-Oflcers who have been through the campaigR since it's start at Mons a year ago speak Of the re- cent review of the British. troops at the front as one of the most compell-. ing scenes they have ever witnessed. The spot was a parade ground not many miles from the trenches, Three b&tta1iens Of Guards made a. wall of Khaki which melted into the back ground of sward and hills. At a, re- view in Englaand they would have 4orned almost brilliant display in [ their gorgeous parade uniforms Il these famous crack regiments officer ed by sons of the famous families of England, Again and aga1n their Officers of the old regular arnya who had come as spectators recognized familiar faces of the. survivors among the officers and saw many strange faces who had taken the places of those. who had fallen.
 ttBut the Guards are still the Guards Scots or Irish Or Grenadiers or Coldstreanu," said one of the off cers. Lord Kitchener and M. Miller and the French Minister of War, who were seeing the British front together were to review them. It was the seer ond visit to the front paid by stEz, ' as every officer calls him
 Sir John French appeared first. walking across, the parade ground to the reviewing station where he welcomed Lord Kitchener and M Mill lerand, who arrived Tn a big hmous- inc. Perhaps there were in all 50 gpectators, mostly officers stationed in the neighborhood. of a scene which had thrill for all that mo review in England watched by A big concourse including gaily dressed women ever had. Not a woman was present, not a civilian except the correspondents. A bright sun was shining. Five or six thousand feet overhead British plane was patroI1ing the air in a great circle throughout the ceremony.
 As the secretaries of war of Eng land and France faced the Guards their bayonets rose at present arms In gIeamfng rigid lines. Lord Kitch- enerss khaki made him hardly dis cernfb1e against the wall Of khaki as the party walked the length of the front ranks in formal inspection. Nj. adillerand in his black suit with short coat and his slouch travelling hat and trousers tucked into pair of gaiters was a dfatince moving black point When they returned te the reviewing station the band struck up the Mar gei1laise and while Lord Kitchener and Sir John and the other officers stood at the salute that one civilian in this military scene stood uncover- ed.s
 Then with the march past the band played the airs associated with the regiment whose companies were go- ang by One officer at the head of his veterans was conspicuous because he saluted with his left hand. His right sleeve was empty. Guardsrnen must be ta1E and some of the giants were taller than Lord Kitchener himself A number of the men in the ranks had fought at Mons and on the Aisne and survived, too, from the first and second battles of Ypres. Others. had yet to see a battle. Every rife, every hand that held a rifle, every foot as it was lifted seemed perfectly in line.
 The Guards still know how to march past though they have been to WAT for g. year," said a staff officer who had been in the Guards.
 AS the last company was going past Ra0ther kind Of music was heard. All the ehauffeurs of the party were cRanking up their cars. It is well we'll known that ssK'' wants no time vast ed between functions and inspections when he is at the front. A voIley of clicks as limousine doors were closed and the war ministers who are at the head of the armies of France and England were away to other scenes Naturally they also inspected portions Df the New Army-which the French peasants and villagers all call the s.Kseeheenaires-'s
 eT have always heard of TX as wrfnas mtern sort of man. said lieu was smiling and genial to sus-q1ite