Imperial Valley press., 1929-03-21
| FRANCE
M()URNS
MARSHAL
All Walks OF Life Are
Represented In Crowd
HOnoring Foch.
FUNERAL TUESDAY
Allied Governments To
Join In Final Tribute to
Wartime Leader.
Ey RALPH HEINZEN


Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)
~ IRIS, March 21, U.P) 1.-The body
Of Field Marshal Ferdinand Foch.
victor over everything but death,
lay in state today not far from the
eternal flame of the tomb of tile un-
known PoiIu
clad in the dark blue uniform Of
his country and decorated with the
bright ribbons of her highest hon
ors, the Little Warrior slept
quietly at last behind the shuttrred
windows Of his home on Rue De
Grcnrlles.
France knclt-cn the first day of
spring before the bier of the mild
hammered military genius. who
claimed, in death, the redoubled
esteem and alteration of the nation
which had honorod him as victor
and savior
Heir TO the military glory of
| Napoleon and of Ncy, the supreme
Ncommaudcr of the allied wartime
armies probably Will lie for day
with the most humble Of his men
4 beneath the broad curve of the Are
\ De Triomrhc.
Then, after the greatest national
funeral honors which France can
heStow, Tia, body viii rest in the
inyalidcs, according to present
plan,
The funeral will be the greatest
ever given French hero, official
sources announced, although plans
have not yet been completed Thr
national services probably viii be
delayed until SGuday or Monday to
permit time for arrivcl Of foreign
delegations.
Day Of Mourning
There viii b, q - of national
mouruiny in honor n man who
turned back invading armies from
! Paris more than a decade ago. Many
business places viii be closed to
permit the poorest of the men VINO
served under 'och to attend the
funeral Special arrangements are
being made to permit the crippled
war veterans to pay a last tribute
to the great soldier.
Against the gorgeous artificial
background Of pomp and ceremony,
there stood out today the deep and
simple giirf of II common people for
one of their most beloved heroes.
Along the Rue De Grcncllcs trudgcd
the laboror, the soldier and the
housewife to be near, for moment,
the death chamber at No. 3s.
There was no display nor ,rrc-
mony among these plgrius b4t only
an unusual quictnrss which hid Il
sincere sorrow, for the little man
who died whom he wanted "oh, so
much. y to walk again in the bright
sun outside the shuttcrcd windows.
There was satisfaction too. in the
hearts Of the men who had come
back from the mud of trenches in
Flanders that ole Marcchal' had
uttered, even with his last breath,
the cry of the Poilu; Allons-Y,' -
(Let 5 go.)
King Albert of the Bclgians ar
rived at the Foch home shortly AT
ter o clock to pay his respects to
the great soldier in death. He stood
and prayed at the foot of the bier,
sprinklcd holy water upon tho body
and drew the widow and brother in
to the adjoining room where he cx-
pressed to them Belgium s grief and
sympathy
Hoover Sends Coincidence
Ambassador Hcrrick presented
Nine. Foch a letter, prepared he
said, according to Instructions from
President Hoover, conveying lIoov-
cr s personal, the government : and
the American public's condolences
Hcrrick was among the few close
friends, members of the family and
selected ncwspapermcn, in cluding
United Press correspondents, who
were permitted TO view the body.
The white, waN-likc face Of the
supreme commander of the allied
forces, is deeply lined with the
marks of the months Of suffering in
marked contrast to the firm,
healthy, countcnance that thousands
of American doughboys knew so
well. 70 anyone who had not seen
Foch in the last three months, the
wasted figure was hardly recog
nizablc.
Most Of Foch' 5 decorations were
pinned across his left brcas', his
hands were crossed over them, and
his blue cavalry great coat was
folded across his feet and legs to
the knees. No marshal's baton or
sword was there, his head was bare.
Nine. Foch revealed that the
marshal had specified in his will
that there were to be no flowers at
his funeral and the abscnse Of these
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