Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07

were really affecting. Thus one day 2
message came from Lady RoDerts,
widow of the great soldier. sielo
Marshal Earl Roberts. saying that sne
was DESTROYS of meeting the "Amer'-
can Admiral" I was very gled 10 3"
out in the country and spend sun
day afternoon with her. This charm
ing, white-haired old lady was very
feeble, and had to spend most OF her
time in q wheel chair. But her mino
was as bright as ever. and sne hao
been following the war with the
closest attention. She listened Win
the keenest interest as I told her all
about the submarines. and she asked
innumerable questions concerning
them. She was particularly anecteo
when she spoke about the part the
United States was playing In the war,
and remarked how much our particle
patton would have delighted the neld
marshal.
have already given my first I'M
pressions Of their majesties the king
and queen, and time only confirmed
them. Neither ever missed an oppor-
the part that we were playing. The
zeal with which the king entered into
the celebration OF our Fourth Of July
made him very popular with all our
men. He even cultivated taste for
our national game. Certain of our
early contingents Of soldiers encamp-
ed near Windsor; here they immedi-
ately laid out a baseball diamond and
daily engaged in their favorite sport.
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AS our sailors and soldiers arrived
in greater numbers, the interest and
Of the royal family In
creased. One Of the kings most de-
lightful traits is his sense Of humor.
The queen also showed q great fond
ness for stories and particularly re-.
member her amusement at the IA
nous remark Of the Australians--per-
haps the most ferocious combatants
on the western front-about the
American soldier--"a good fighter, but
little rough" OF ali the anecdotes
connected with our men. none de-
lighted King George SO much as those.
concerning our colored troops. A.
whole literature of negro yarns spread
rapidly over Europe: most Of them, I
hnd, have long since reached the
United States. q
Indeed, the most lasting impression
which retain Of the head Of the Britt
fish empire Is that he Is very much ar
a human being. He loved just about
the same things which the normal
American or Engiishman loves--hfs
family, his friends, his coufSrS9& 3t5bu
story. a pleasant evening win aeeon-
genial associates. ,s.gs Ts
AZ an evidence Of the exceedingly cor.
dial relations existing between the TIVE
navies the admiralty proposed, IL the
latter part Of May that should assume
Admiral BsyIy's command for several
days while he took q little vacation on
the west coast Of Ireland. Admiral
Bayly was the commander fn-chief Of
all the British forces operating ON tl,e
Irish coast. This command thus iu-
ciuded far more than Queenstown: Il
comprised several naval stations and the
considerable naval forces I'm Irish vatern
Never before, 20 was informed. had 4
foreign naval odicAr commanded Britis;ss
naval forces in time Of war.
On May "a, therefore, 1 went u
Queenstown and h0isted my Gag on tn
stan TN front Of Admiralty House,
had some hesitation In doing thfs. for
American Navy regulations stipulata
that an admiraYs Gag shall be raised
only on q ship afioat. hut Admiral ,HayIy
was insistent that his nag should coma
down and that mine should 70 up. ana
i decided tnaI this technicality ntsht
be waived The incident aroused rrsat
interest in England, puts itneetartsdb
many queer rumors m gQueenstuun.
One was that Admiral Bayly and had
Quarreled--the British admiral strange.
" enough. having departed In high
dudgeon and left me serenely in control
Another was that had come TO oueens-
town, seized the reins out of Admiral
Bayly's hands, thrown him out of tha
country, and taken over the government
of Ireland on behalf Of the United
States. which had now determined TO
free the island from British oppression!
However. in few days Admiral Baylv
returned and all went on as before.
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In the nearly two years which thu
American naval forces spent in Europe.
only one element in the population
showed them any hostility or even un-
friendliness. At the moment when these
lines are being written a delegation
claiming to represent the Irish reD}ib