Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-08-16
4 isH Is Kept Secret, andHe
Sees What Has Been
accomplished Against
Germans.

| FRANCE. August l5 (via London).-
King George has been at the front for
week. lie left to-day for England.
and his departure was the first informa-
ton that the majority OF the troops
! had of his presence. AS matter of
rrecaution. the visit was kept secret.
ana there was no display or big re-
views as on the occasion of his visit
last fall.
Tho King simply went about seeing
all sections OF the army at work and
the fields II had won. There was only
th" 'luttcr of IA bit OF bunting bearing
| th' royal coat of arms as motor car
sp,d along the road i'm clouds OF dust,
and motor-truck drivers and passing
battalions started and looked around
! exclaiming The King-
The Prince of Wales was with the
King all of the time. The monarch was
dressed in khaki with the crossed
batons OF a field marshal on his shoul-
ders. and the prince wore the uniform
of lieutenant in the :Grenadier
| Guards. Neither wore any decorations
and might have been taken for two OF
a party Of officers making a round Of
inspection.
KING SEES EFFECTs
OF BRITISH SHELL FIRE
At one point on the line the F.InE
met General Sir Henry Rawlinsou, COM
mander OF the French army, which de-
| ivercd the main attack. and Major
| General Congrevc, whose corps stormed
| Montauban and Mametz. Alighting
from his automobile near Fricourt the
King went into the frst-line British
| trenches, from which the British made
| their charge Now, ! will breast the
| parapet as my men did," he said, mount
ing 1t. He walked across the old
| no mans land and saw the effects OF
the British shell fire on the maze of
fortifications and trenches which the
British had wrested from the Germans.
Standing the edge OF a big shell
crater. the King looked w ibh sailors
telescope he was carrying across the
foreground Of desolation. He watched
the curls Of black smoke, which signi-
fed that the German guns were busy,
while nearby him a battery OF British
guns was sending screaming answers.
GUNNERS IMPROVE
| AS THEY ADVANCE
| You seem to have missed that" lie
said to General Rawlinson. indicating
n silver OF wall still standing in Ma
metz. But there Is nothing that is
not down in La Roisselle. you will
see. Your Majesty said General Raw
linson. I'VE improve rs we advance"
When the King wanted to descend
one Of the deep German dugouts. Gen
eVal Rawlinson warned him that they
had not all been cleaned out. yet when
| the King came back up the steps sniff
ing. he said: sit smells pretty strong"
| Remarking on the depth and spacious
ness Of the duEouts with their beds.
| tables and chairs. he said TO some
! soldiers OF a reserve battalion stationed
at that point. "Evidcntly the Germans
| expected to make long stay. but you
! gave them surprise. and they are not
| so comfortable now"
| \ dramatic moment occurred as the
| King was walking across ii field swept
| by a British charge He came to
| grave at the bottom OF a sell crater
| with a cross bearing the inscriptions:
| unknown British Soldier" Both the
King and the Prince of Wales halted
and saluted the cross.
| 1T was sporting OF the King to come
here" said one of the soldiers. land If
Fritz only knew II. wouldn't he begin
| SlTdie Win MS unS AS II is,
! WhstiinG Percy might let loose any
minute" WhstlinG Percy is the name
OF a noisy shell from the German guns.
In common with all visitors. the King
took away some souvenirs in the shape
| OF empty shell cases and bits of Ger
| man equipment. AS he leaving
the field, tho soldiers of the reserves.
the transport men, eunncrs on relief
and others In the neighborhood fol-
lowed him until there was a large
| crowd around the party before they
| entered the automobile. Somebody
called for three cheers for the King,
which were given with will
KING LAYS OUT own
| PROGRAM FOR EACH DAY
| Sir Douglas Haig. as the Kings host.
| told him what was worth seeing dur
| ing his visit. and then the King laid
out his own program each day.
| This led him to have a look at a
| town which had boen shelled recently
by guns of big caliber AS he and the
prince went about leisurely examining
| the enormous craters and the ruins OF
/ the old town hall. his attendants were
considering what might happen il an
other crater was made where they
were standing. Etiquette did not per-
NIT them to tell royalty to move on
but they suggested 1T politely. Royalty
however. persisted in remaining in the
square until curiosity was satisfied
When the King visited the men OF
the Scottish division which had seen
much desperate lighting at Delville. or
'DeYils Wood" the survivors Of the
South Africans gave him the Zulu war
cry. He managed to see something sf
all kinds OF the soldiers lighting under
the British flag, from the Scotch, Eng
lish and Irish to the troops from over
seas.
NOT AFRAID Of GERMANS,
but KING FRIGHTENS HIM
When Private Proctor. OF tho Liver
pool Regiment. was told tho King HIM
self was going to pin victofia Cross
on his breaat. Proctor confess9d to be-
(dontinued on Second Passl
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