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Show RING ALFONSO of Spain, who is declared to have been pro-ally pro-ally daring the war, and who Is going go-ing to France for a series of congratulations. 8 'i A its I ' s A If M ' y v t ' r " r ' '1 '' - " i i ALFONSO TO PAY tlSITTpiEE Spanish Monarch Declared to Have Been Pro-ally During the War. MADRID, Oct. 19. King Alfonso left Madrid for Paris last night at 10 o'clock. ' The Diario and El Universal sa' thA the visit is proof of the excellent relations re-lations between France and Spain and that it will give Alfonso tho opportunity oppor-tunity of paying homage to the braver-of braver-of France. PARTS, Oct. 19. Tho Spanish ambassador, ambas-sador, J. Quinones De Leon, has gone to the frontier to meet King Alfonso. The king of Spain wanted to como to the aid of France with his army at the outbreak of the war, according to a statement of Ambassador De Loon, E rinted in Le Journal today. The am-assador am-assador said the king called the French ambassador to the palace on the first day of tho mobilization and said to him: (iYou may send to your eastern fron-(Contiuued fron-(Contiuued on Page 2. Column 3.) MM TO PilK VISIT TO FUCE (Continued From Page On;.) tier t lie Kitrliteenth corps that cuartls the frontier of the Pyrenees. 1 will answer for our frontier.'' Later on, 11111111); tk- dark days of August, the .'inibnxsndor declared that Alfonso uirain tool; up the question witli the cabinet, saying: "I want, astride my horse, to go to the aid of France with all my cavalry." Senor Pe Leon asserts tiiat lhe cabinet cab-inet made it c!ar to the king that the Spain of Charles V had become a coast it tit ional monarchy. " During the war we were not neutral.'' neu-tral.'' lienor Do Leon said. ''We could not admit this officially, but it ia true."' The French newspai'rs. in commenting comment-ing 011 Alfonso's visit, dwell on the king's role during the war. pointing ,K... 1,., .t,I nnr',ll,- n i.i, Germanv iu favor of tin l- j,'1" 'nMi-lt and B-'l-inn Mirrs. nbnU nun Irit i;-h and more Than IiiHmi Italian trnnps; that Iw obtain.1'! the pan Inn ot" nim.'-tt'fii nim.'-tt'fii prrsons cnnd-'iniu'il to iJt-aMi aini S'.'cinvfl tin1 ri'pat riut ion of 7 " J) n d--port'd civilians ami Jo.'iuu ill or mini-lafr-l prisoners of war. It is said that tho KihfofiiHi corps, which on Kins Alfonso's aur-aiu'C aur-aiu'C wa s n-lrns-'d from tlv I' re noes, captured Thann, in Alsaco Lorraine. |