The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-30
Death Comes Suddenly to
Famed English General
at His Home.
CAREER NOTABLE ONE
Commanded British Forces
in France and Flanders
From 1914 to 1919.
Picture on Page 3
BY CLIFFORD L. DAY
United Press Staff CorrespOndent

LONDON, Jan. 30.-Field Mar
shal Earl Haig, COMMUNICATIVE chief
> Of the British forces in France
during the Word War, died sud-
denly during the night at his Lon
don homie in Princes Gate.
Death resulted from a heart at
tack suffered while the famous SOL
dier was preparing for bed.
In the house at the time were his
brother-in-law, William George
Jamieson,and Mrs. Jameson. Earl
Haig had spent the day as usual,
Shortly before midnight he said
goodnight to Mr.. and Mrs. jamie
son and retired to his room.
; He was sitting on the side of his
bed when he collapsed. He was
conscious for only a few minutes,
but was unable to speak.
Death Due to Overstrain
Doctors were summoned hurried
ly but he was dead when they
arrived.
The physicians attributed his
death to overstrain during the war
and In his work after the armistice.
Thus he died for his country, though
nine years after the conclusion of
the last Of the wars he had gone
through.
Up to the day of his death he
had devoted his life to the welfare
OF the army. But particularly he
had worked for the men who served
with him in France and Belgium.
Earl Haig was Sc years old. He is
succeeded as second earl by his son,
George Alexander Eugene Douglas
Haig, Viscount Dawick. The new
carl is 10 years old. He was born in
March, 1918, while Earl Haig, with
other allied leaders, was planning
desperately to stem the final Ger
: man offensive of the war King
George was his godfather
Whole Empire Mourns
The British empire was thrown
into mourning when special editions
of afternoon papers appeared on the
streets early today announcing the
field marshal's death.
Earl Haig's death was entirely un-
expected. Hale and hearty looking,
apparently in spendid health, he
was at Richmond, in the suburbs,
Saturday, to inspect the Twentieth
Richmond Boy Scouts-"Earl Haig's
own"
He chatted jovially with the boys
there, and received the usual ova-
tion--for he was one of a select few
allied generals whose prestige, high
at the beginning Of the war, mount
ed as the struggle continued to a
victorious close.
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
was one Of the outstanding figures
of the World War.
He was the commanding officer of
the First British Army from 1914
to 1915, commander in chief of the
expeditionary forces to France and
Flanders from 1915 to 1919, and field
; marshal and commander in chief
of the forces in Great Britain from
1919 to 1920.
Co-Operates Loyalty
Earl Haig-or Field Marshal Sir
Douglas Haig as he then was
pursued his own course steadily. He
made no protest when the command
of all allied armies in France and
Belgium was turned over, in the in
terest Of efficiency and a single di-
recting head, to Marshal Ferdinand
Foch Of France,
He co-operated Loyalty with other
leaders. In the summer of 1918
when the combined allied and
American forces had stemmed the
German thrust. he sent his British
army through the German lines In
Flanders in one of the greatest Of
fensives of history.
Sir Douglas Haig became Earl
Haig in 1919, when he returned tri-
umphant from the war. In addi-
tion to this mark Of esteem, he
along with Admiral of the Fleet
Earl Beatty-waS given grant OF
$S00,000 by Parliament.
He was rated with Marshal Foch,
Marshal Petain and General PERISH
ing as among the outstanding mill
tary geniuses who contributes to the
allied victory over Germany.
Always a Soldier
Haig always had been a soldier.
After graduation from oxford he
joined the Seventh Hussars in 1885.
Subsequently he served in various
units and in 1904 was made a ma
ior general, in 1910 a lieutenant
general, and in 1914 a general for
distinguished military service. He
was made field marshal in 1917.
He was chief of staff to India
from 1909 to 1912.
Earl Haig was many times deco
rated for deeds of valor. Included
among his decorations we're the
grand Gordon of the Legion OF
Honor, medaille militaire, grand
cross of the Order of Leopold, grand
cross of ST. Maurice and st. Laza-
rus.
He was married in 1905 to the
Hon. Dorothy Vivian, daughter Of
Lord Vivian. There was one son
and three daughters.