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Show KING ALFONSO GIVES JURPRISE French Officers Astonished by Monarch's Knowledge of Military Science and History Pan's Nov. 21 King Alfonso astonished as-tonished the French officers accompanying accom-panying him yesterday on his visit to the army museum by the depth of his knowledge of military' science and history. He took off his hat and gazed a long and reverently at the caxe containing the famous grey ov ercoat cockeo" hat and sword of Napoleon. Na-poleon. Two captured Spanish flags in another an-other case caught his attention. He asked when they were taken and none present was able to reply Klnz Alfonso then examined the flag loer and said he believed they must have been captured at the siege of S.iragossa. He continued: The first flag has the 'Yirgen Iel P'lar' on It A regiment of Saragos -n volunteers bore that emblem It was der;matrKl by the French attack The other flag must have belonged to the old Tortos regiment, of which the present colonel is tho German emperor" |