Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-21
TELLS OF STRAIGHT TALK
+. WITH GROWN PR| NCE
Sergeant Harry Hamill, OF Royal
Irish Rifles, Has run In"
With Royalty.
ASKED NUMEROUS QUESTIONS
Received Some Replies Which, When
Interpreted TO Him, Caused Him
TO Become Angry-Soldicr Lee
turcd for Being Rude to Visitor.

turcd for Being Rude to Visitor.
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ny SERGEANT HARRY IiAMILL,
or the Royal Irish Rifles.
proud OF. but am one or the very
few, il not tho only, British sold or
who has exchanged words with the
German Crown Prince. II was at
Cologne last July.
The kaiser and the crown prince
were in the town. and had just been
removed there, after nearly three years
IN different camps in Germany. I
don't know why we were moved, but
tho German doctor said /: was be-
cause the allied ajrmen were going 10
bomb German towns, and tho Kaiser
wanted TO make sure that British and
French soldiers Eot some of tho bombs.
What ! want TO tell YOU about, how
ever, is my talk with the crown prince.
one day there WAS an awful lot OF
fuss in the hospital We were taken
out ard given baths, luxury you don't
often set in Germany.
In the afternoon the nurses all
started bowling and curtsvinS and
smiling as well as you can expect fat
German women TO smile. A party OF
German officers had come into the
waTd. There was ono among them
whom 7 had no difficulty In recognize
ne from a picture OF him which had
seen IN a paper sent TO the Gordon
: Highlander. who WAS In the next cot
TO mine. 1t was the crown prince.
He looks very much the guy the
comic papers a home m0kc him out
10 be. and he must fancy himself as 8
lady's man. for ho was smirking all
over his face al The nurses. He came
fight IN TO my CO, and read the card
on 1t. lie asked some questions OF the
doctor, who answered in German.
Then he turned to me and spoke in
English, with only little accent.
something almost like the way some
Americans talk or drawl. Are you
Irish" was what he said first OF all
l felt like asking what business OF
his that was, bu. | didn't. / Just sal
;hat l was Irish.
ASKS ABOUT STRENGTH OF
BRITISH TROOPS IN FRANCE
Next he asked why the Irish didn't
want 20 fight for Germany. said:
IT'S because We don't like Germany's
dirty Ways suppose he didn't
catch my answer, or maybe he didn't
peat 1t, and when I.d!d repeat il. he
whispered 10 a man who was with him,
aud the latter said something In Ger
!uan.
The crown prince looked angry. and
] could have sworn he was going 70
hit me. He turned as though TO go
away but came back again.
Why don't the Irish people like US?
they know we are their friends. and
would give them freedom from Bit
ain was his next question.
Again ! wanted Al first to be nasty
IN my reply, but thought better OF Il,
What ] did say was: Sure. an we
HindcnburSs about as We'll as The
devil likes holy water. an that's not
very much"
Blu, why don, YOU like u.s., he
asked giving me anothe. OF his black
though, would let him have y,
this time. ITS because you'rc :, air.,
thiovinr. church .dcfi!ns. t-caty-breal.
!ils ana BABY billing lot of murdcrcrs
'Na we can't take TO You" answered
an o!htcr came IN and started 70
lecture me FOR my rudeness 10 the
ha!seE's heir, and TOLD me | ought TO be
p1t !hto PRISON Tor II. answered him
"Ach' ana he called TO some Of his
men somtth.nG didn't understand bu,
guessed 20 10 an order to remove me
ne crown prince said something 70
him. however. IN Il low voice. and INC
order was coUntelmanded.
Inc 1?''n nr!uce then started 10
!ot OF ..Ga..t,ons about how I 70. nv
wound. and afterwards tried 10 &c, me
,'H Nun now many British troops
were engaged In the Mons battle T
sra there were tuSt enough 70 Give
INC Germans a rough time. and tbat
seemed 10 tickle him a lot, tor n.
started laughing, and said something !,
German 10 Fat !!tt!e man in Lnirorm
who was with him.
f!s next question was curious on.
He asked me e I had anv En-Ii.1
papers with me. and seemed die.
appointed when said had nona H.,
ne went over 10 where Go-do,
re hIander, by name M'Fau. was ana
started TO talk 20 him. One thing hs
"a" was that Il ii hadn't been Cor H..
N"S ne would have been m honorary
ro'"EcI OF the Gordons Jus, as !, ..
'"iheE was colonel OF Eri,lsh c,v,'r..
,sE.nei'. Mfall didn'; make sry
fen.E 70 tAa'. but wouldn't ike "a ~.
'"' man Una proposed the crown
prince Tor this honor after the wa.
ne crown prince man started IN
~ VI ra'! about he fights he had bce,
,hS very queer. He KEEP, On as,tn.
now many British trooDs had sn7. -
lne ass,siance Of the French nj y.r.
dun. M'Fai who hal been wo,,,'da,
on the Sommc, said that. So far va
knew, none had gone. but in a,y e.
ne couldn't answer every question a.
WANTS no KNOW EFFECTS
OF sin RAIDS oN nRir.IS
ahother pueF.ioH which the crown
prince asn"d was row The B-,.te, ~
took an raids. He didn. &c, an,
information 'u spite O.. rcosa't1
,,Irnp2's. aoi then h" startcr IL sAy ,h,,
me HFltiah Official accounts o.. air raids
on LnnLnu z - n..ar 49, - a.MS