The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-11-19
BRITAIN MOURNS
HEROIC SOLDIER
Passing of Lord Roberts, Aged
81, on French Battle Front,
Comes AS Blow to Eng
fish Nation.

London. Nov. 17.-The death of Field
Marshal Earl Roberts, Which occurred
Saturday evening at the headquarters
If the British eXpeditionary forces in
France, was extremely sudden. He was
In his usual good health when he left
England Wednesday with his daughter,
Lady Aileen Roberts, and his soninlaw,
Major Levin The party had a rough
trip crossing the channel, but the aged
general felt no i'll effects and went
through with his rogram on the con
tinent. Ia fact, he was about to return
home when death occurred.
Earl Roberts a motored to the
British bases and camps, had reviewed
the Indian troops and had conferred
with the leading officers. 1t was not
until about dinner time Friday even
Ing that he complained of a slight chill.
Pneumonia quickly developed. His
death occurred during sleep.
The passing of the great warrior has
created profound grief throughout the
country. AT all churches and in the
soldiers training camps touching ref
erences were made to his death.
Lord Roberts was 50 years old He
w3s born in Cawnpore, India. He
gained fame in India, especially at
kandahar against the Afghans, in
Egypt and the two wars against the
Beers in South Africa. He received a
vote of thanks from parliament three
times and rose from the ranks to the
highest military honors, being reward
ed for personal bravery many times.
The emperor of Germany once called
MIN the greatest living soldier.
Sketch of His Career.
Roberts of K~andahar, Pretoria and
Waterford" as Field Marshal Lord
Frederick Sleigh Roberts was known,
sums UP briefly the career of the noted
soldier whose death has plunged the
empire into mourning.
Scion of a noble Irish family, Lord
Roberts was born in 1882 in Cawnpore
iindja, where his father, Gen. Sir Abra-
nam Roberts, was serving. 1t was in
the Indian service that the gallant and
efflcient irish soldier achieved his first
and lasting fame. 1t was in South
A1i1ca in his later years that this was
supplemented and magnified by his
SchlevlnenGS in Great Britain's Victo-
fous campaign against the Beers.
But X 1t was as field marshal and
sarl that Lord Roberts was formally
knoWn, it was as "Bobs' that the mer
OF the ranks knew him. owed him an6
greeted him. In their estimation and
in that of the admiring public, which
appreciated aasa applauded his gallant
services FOR his country, no name could
~ MN better than this d~ilninutiVe OF
MS family name, the word meaning
nero" in Hindoo.
For more than half a century Eng
and had occasion to take pride in tho
cereer of Roberts the soldier. AS the
eareer pfpaned she came to hold hin
m the same affection as Wellington
Gllve and Kitchener. In nine of hel
VARS he was in the fighting and many
LINES was wounded. AS he fought he
rose IN rank from the supernumerarI
suoaltern In h horse artillery to fielt
marshal Enc commander of all the
5ritlsh ARMIES. AS further rewards hi
was made a peer of the realm and the
asclpient of distinguished orders, chic.
IN M which was the Order of the Garter
L y browning honor came to him il
4sol aEttr his services in leading thu
RIGA.
Lord Roberts military education be
san early in Nfe. When an infant il
mils ne was taken to England to re
sslve education in the warlike art. TO:
alore than 20 years he served in TIL
srent, bringing honor to the arms o
great Britain.
~Beginning with the Indian mutiny
me record of his services is studded
YIN brilliant exploits and gallan
dteQS