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Show American Troops To Escort Royal Belgian Guests BRUSSELS, Sept 17 (Hy the Aaeo- riatod Tress.) When Kln Albert Q'i'-. n A Elizal'fth and Crown Prince loopoM af- 1 enmpftniert by k numerous party, boa r.l 1 the steamer eorgf W.ishlnpton at OxB ( n-l for their voyap- to iIk- t'nlted j II have as m --iort a r'pmrnl of American troops who wentfl aboard the transport nl TJrest today. The taking nloiiK of the troops woa due to the urpent request of Klnc 'fl i bert, who refused to take pnssape on IhoS L . rce WMshlnr'on if sr ' would in I -1 r. , n i ; . turn of American soldiera homeward. yj3 Kim: Albert hat let II be known thai j J he la coinc to the I nited States fot I V i nrrr. i hinc - - l ii .-1 . I o i i I N President Wilson to Belgium: second, j to thank the Americans for what they 111 h.i'.c 'Ifinf im l".fli.'liim and all th al- IB lies, and third, "to learn somethinp." il Thi king la enthusiastic ovei the pros- j peet3 of halns a Rood time but cays lit .J hopes ihe bmnoiuets to be plvrn in hia J honor wDI eb kepi to the smallest possi1 S B ble number as he does not like tunc- II tions of this kind In this connection jl he quo'ed Hcrhrrt Hoover as BOyinC that II Kurope needed ih- 'ood. and said that, therefore, food ;lould not bo vrastcd. 1 I |