Caesar's camp was only a few kilometers from Berry-au-Bac, in the vicinity of Pontavert, the headquarters of the division to which the regiment of the Colonel belonged. This Colonel had received the order to cross the River Aisne with Moroccans and Spahis, and for this purpose he had studied the description of Caesar. To the astonished question of the reporter, what made him occupy his mind with the study of Caesar, the Frenchman replied: "Caesar's battle descriptions form a book from which even in this present day war a great deal may be learned. Caesar is by no means as obsolete as you seem to think. I ask you to consider, for instance, that the trenches which have gained so much importance in this war date back to Julius Caesar." [Illustration: H.M. CHRISTIAN X King of Denmark _(Photo from Paul Thompson)_] [Illustration: PRESENT AND FUTURE QUEENS OF THE NETHERLANDS Queen Wilhelmina with Her Little Daughter Juliana, Princess of Orange] Sir John French's Own Story Continuing the Famous Dispatches of the British Commander in Chief to Lord Kitchener The previous dispatches, reviewing the operations of the British regular and territorial troops on the Continent under Field Marshal French's chief command, appeared in THE NEW YORK TIMES CURRENT HISTORY of Jan. 23, 1915, bringing the account of operations to Nov. 20, 1914. The official dispatch to Earl Kitchener presented below records the bitter experiences of the Winter in the trenches from the last week of November until Feb. 2, 1915. _The following dispatch was received on Feb. 12, 1915, from the Field Marshal Commanding in Chief, the British Army in the Field._ _To the Secretary of State for War, War Office, London, S.W._ _General Headquarters,_ Feb. 2, 1915. My Lord: I have the honor to forward a further report on the operations of the army under my command. 1. In the period under review the salient feature was the presence of his Majesty the King in the field. His Majesty arrived at Headquarters on Nov. 30 and left on Dec. 5. At a time when the strength and endurance of the troops had been tried to the utmost throughout the long and arduous battle of Ypres-Armentières the presence of his Majesty in their midst was of the greatest possible help and encouragement. His Majesty visited all parts of the extensive area of operations and held numerous inspections of the troops behind the line of trenches. On Nov. 16 Lieutenant his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, K.G., Grenadier Guards, joined my staff as aide de camp. 2. Since the date of my last report the operations of the army under my command have been subject almost entirely to the limitations of weather.