Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-30
ENGLAND
SORROWS
FOR HA|C
End Comes Suddenly for
Famous World War
Leader.
POPULAR WITH ALL
Had Confidence of His
Associates in Great
Conflict.
BY CLIFFORD L. DAY
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

NOuIeQ FTeSS SCd1I COrTeSpOnuenCD
LONDON, Jan 30.-Field Marshal
Haig, commander in chief of the
British forces in France during the
world war. died suddenly during the
night at his London home in Prin-
ces Gate.
Death resulted from a heart at
t$ck suffered while the famous SOL
dier was preparing for bed.
Earl Haig was sc. He is succeed
ed as second Earl by his son, George
Alexander Eugene Douglas Haig,
Niscount Dawick. The new Earl is 10
years old. He was. born in March,
1918, while Earl Haig with other
allied leaders, was planning desper-
ately to stem the final German Of
fensive of the war. King George
was his godfather.
All England was thrown into
mourning when newspaper extras ap-
peared on the streets announcing
tie Field Marshal s death.
Earl Haig's death was entirely un-
expected. Apparently in splendid
health, he was at Richmond, in the
suburbs, Saturday, to inspect the
Goth Richmond Boy Scouts, earl
Naig s own.
He -chatted jovially with the boys
there and received the usual ovat-
ion-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 q
victorious close.
The country as a whole never
lost faith in him during the entirea
war.
Earl Haig-or Field Marshal Sir
Douglas Haig, as he then was-pur-
sued 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 single
directing head, to Marshall Foch
Of France.
Sir Douglas Haig became Earl
Haig i'll 1919 when he returned tri-
umphant from the war. In addition
to this mark of esteem, he was Civ
On grant of 100000 by parliament,
as was Earl Beatty, admiral of the
fleet.
His popularity with the people as
well as with the King and parliament
was shown when he returned to
London from the front in 1919 and
received q tremendous ovation as
he drove through the streets.
After that he came to signalize
the army and to the army itself to
stand fo. hot
officers. Earl Haig spent his whole
postwar life in fostering the in
terests of soldiers, eX-soldiers and
Boy Scouts.
His white mustached, ruddy, gen.
tie looking face was seen every
where at military and semi-milit-
aly affairs.
Health Was Bad
Few people knew that he had car
RED on with his work for some time
under a warning that he was asking
too much of his strong constitution.
Yesterday morning, Earl Haig
seemed in good health and walked
in Hyde park with the rest of fashion,
able London at the famous church
parade.
But it was disclosed today that
he had not felt well last week and
had consulted a doctor, while he was
in Edinburgh, Scotland. lie intend
cd to consult another specialist this
week before leaving London for u
holiday on the French Riviera.
Plans for his funeral had not been
completed carly this afternoon but
it was already certain that tho en-
tire nation would do all it could to
honor its greatest war hero. 1t was
believed be would be buried either
in Westminster Abbey, near the
tomb of the unknown warrior that
sym bolized the sacrifices of the war,
or in st, Paul Cathedral