The sun., 1916-08-16
KING, IN SECRET,
Sees MEN AT FRONT
Visits All Sections, Enters
Trenches, and Views Ger
man Dead.
WALES PRINCE WITH HIM
Breasts Parapct and Gazes
Over Devastated Field
On Way Home.

WITH II BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE,
via London. Aug. liking George has
been at the front for a week. He left
to-day for England, and his departure
was the first information that the ma
jority Of the troops had Of his presence.
As a matter Of %precaution the visit was
kept a secret and there was no display
or big reviews. az on the occasion Of his
visit last fall.
The King went about seeing all Sec
lions Of the army at work and the fields
II had won with the futter OF a bit Of
clouds Of dust. motor truck drivers
as a motor car sped along the road In
clouds Of dust and motor truck drivers
and passing battalions started and
looked around cxclaiming. che King"
The Prince Of wales was with the King
all the time.
The monarch was dressed In khaki
with the crossed batons Of a field mar
shall on his shoulders. and the Prince
wore the uniform OF a lieutenant in the
Grenadier Guards.
Int First Liae Trenches.
At one point on the line the King met
Gen. Sir Henry Rawlinson. commander
Of the fourth army. which delivered the
main attack, and Major-Gen. Con
Ereve. whose crops stormed Montauban
and Manets. Alighting from his auto-
mobile near Fricourt. the King went
into the nrst line British trenches from
which the British made their charge.
Now. I will brcast the parapet. as my
men did" he said. mounting IL. He
walked across the old No Mans Land
and saw the effects of the British shell
fire on the maze Of Notifications and
trenches which the British had wrested
from the Germans.
Standing on the edge of a big she'll
crater. the King looked with a sailors
telescope he was carrying across the
foreground Of desolation toward Poxicres.
the two Bazentines, Longueval n Del
willie Wood. He watched the curls OF
black smoke which signifed thai the
German guns were busy. while ear By
him a battery Of British guns was send
ing screaming answers.
You seem 90 have missed that" he
said to Gen. Rawlinson. indicating a
silver Of wall still standing In Mametx.
Dub y ~ WI tuab 10 HOt uOWu
In La Boisselle. as you will see. your MAJ
esty." said the General. I'VE improve
az We advance"
Sees the German Dead.
When the King wanted to descend one
Of the deep German dugouts Gen. Raw
linson warned him that they had not all
been cleaned out yet, and when tho
King came back up the steps smiling he
said: at smells pretty strong"
1T was sporting Of the King to come
here" said one Of the soldiers. 'and II
Frits only knew II. wouldn't he begin a
strafe with his guns! As It is. whistiing
Percy might let loose ony minute"
whistlins Percy is the name for a
noisy shell from the German guns.
In common with all visitors the King
took away some souvenirs In tho shape
OF empty shell cases and bits OF German
equipment. As he WAS leaving the field
the "oldiers Of the reserves. the transport
men. runners on relief and others in the
neighborhood followed him until there
was a large crowd around the party be-
fore they entered their automobile.
Somebody called for three cheers for the
King, which we're given with a will.
lees Scotch, English, Irish.
When the King visited the men Of the
Scottish division. which has seen such
desperate fighting at Delville. or
"Devi's' wood. the survivors Of the
South African gave him the Zulu war
cry. He managed to see something Of
all kinds of the soldiers fighting under
the British nag. from the Scotch. Eng
lish and Irish, 10 the troops from over
seas.
A machine company OF the Lanca-
shires In rest quarters on a French farm
was most surprised Of all by his visit.
Leading the way he walked into a barn
with Its crooked beams md plaster walls
and litter Of straw on which the men
were lying after their turn on the firing
line. The most amazed of the company
was one soldier with a healthy snore
who was the last Of those aslcep to
awaken. Blinking and rubbing his eyes
ne looked up to see the face of the King.
At arst ne refused to believe that some
trick was not being played on him. Then
convinced. lie scrambled to his feet while
the King burst>out laughing.
More than once the Kings car had to
draw to one side Of the road as a bat
terry OF gun swept close to its panels
or a marching battalion passed by. When
Private Proctor OF the Liverpool regi-
ment was told the King himself was
going to pin q Victoria Cross on his
breast Proctor confessed to being scared.
"But you were not scared when you
fought the Germans." ne was told. mo /:
] know how TO act when I meet Germans,
but not when In the presence Of Kings"
Meets Nstables In Field.
II there could be said to be any re-
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