Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-09
King and Queen Enact a
Leading Role in st.
Patrick s Event.
KITCHENER HIMSELF
MARCHED WITH MEN
Was the First Occasion of
Its Kind in History
of Britain.
uBy JOHN l.. RALDERsToND

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Copyright, 1916, by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND. st.
~ Patrick's Day.-T kings voice
was trfle husky. 1t was no public
function. and he felt that he was
alone with his troops. Standing i'm
the midst of a small barracks SQUARE
in the country mile FROM the nearest
village, surrounded by 1900 brawny
lrishmen now trained and ready to
take the places OF their comrades who
nave fallen at the front. he had COM
plimented the Third reserve battalion.
OF the Irish guards on The splendid
showing of its regiment in the field.
There were tears of pride and pity .
IN the kings eyes. pride for the hero
ism of these mems comrades, pity
for the hundreds who have fallen, and
perhaps for these eager warriors SO
many Of whom, he knows, must soon
suffer in upholding the glorious, if
brand-new, honors Of their organic
alton. After twenty-eight days Of
incessant fighting against heavy
Odds" the king faltered, your bat
talon came out of line less than q
company strong. with only four Of
iicers, glorious tribute to Irish loy-
atty and endurance" He was speak,
ing of the battle OF Ypres.
Voice Like Teddy.
The iron discipline which held the
soldiers fast in their ranks faltered
for a moment. The men wanted to
shout their appreciation and love, but
his majesty pulled himself together
and went on in strong voice which
seemed to me like that of Roosevelt,
without the colonel's rather Disagree
nf no oh ltt,p l.
sprigs which Queen Mary had just
distributed and which each man wore
in his cap. 1T is the badge which
unites all Irshmen." he SAID. May
1t carry you to victory! In all trials
to come my thoughts and prayers will
ever be with you, and | wish you all
good luck!"
Then occurred remarkable scene.
Grouped about the king were the war
brains of the empire, Lord Kitchener.
General Sir William Robertson, Lord
French of Ypres, and all the chief
tains now in this country, assembled
to do honor to Ireland symbolized
by this little group Of visits.
There were no civilians present. ex-
cepting half dozen whose attendance
was IA violation of precedent. includ.
ing the Irish leader, John Redmond,
who stood by the king during the
subsequent review, displaying a big
sprig of green pinned on his breast
by Queen Mary herself. She wore a
green dress and a green hat in honor
OF the day.
Britain looks upon Kitchener as a
tower of brutal strength, as cold as an
Ice-flow, as unemotional as the
Sphinx. The average Enghshman IL
told what the stern field marshal did
at this juncture, would not believe 1t.
Irish guards" he yelled caps off"
And he tossed his own in the air.
Come on, now, three cheers for his
majesty, the King" ne cried in n
voice that filled the courtyard.
The great warrior wouldn't make
bad cheer leader at a football game.
READY, hip, hipi" he shouted, waving
his arms in the approved style, and at
the "hurrah' the 1,200 Irishmen
screamed as loud as did the 1900 Har-
ward undergraduates at New Haven
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