The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-25
FOCH FUNERAL
To RIVAL RITES
FOR NAPOLEON
French Marshal viii Have
Most Elaborate Burial
Ever Given Soldier.
PERSHING WILL ATTEND
Prince of Wales Also Will
Be One of MournerS at
Services.
PERSHING WILL ATTEND
BY RALPH HEINZEN
Jnlted Press Statf Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
PARIS, March 25.-No soldier in
history, not even Napoleon, ever re-
ceived such an elaborate burial as
has been prepared for Marshal
Ferdinand Foch, who commanded
the greatest number of soldiers ever
assembled.
While the body of the Little
Warrior lay in a quiet chapel at
the Cathedral Of Notre Dame today,
the government plans were revealed
after a night of labor on final de-
tails.
The funeral service Tuesday will
be attended by President Dou~
mergue, the prince Of Wales, Prince
Charles of Belgium, General John
j. Pershing and a host of most dis
tinguiShed French and foreign rep
resentatives.
Able Verdrie of Foch's parish
church, Saint CIothilde, will say low
mass Tuesday morning and Cardi-
nal Dubois will give the final bless
ing in the name of Pope Plus XI.
President Doumergue, accom-
panied by representatives of the
allied powers which the mild-man-
11ered little Strategist led to victory,
will sit in chairs of state on the CEN
ter nave at the cathedral. The re-
fnainder Of the church will be re-
served for lnarshals, generals and
diplomats and representatives of
patriotic societies. The general
public will not be admitted.
Before the procession starts, the
president and the foreign repre-
sentativeS will file past the coffin
sprlnkling holy water on the oaken
box
The funeral procession is sched-
uled to start for the Invalides,
where Foch will sleep near Ma
poleor1, at 10 a. m. Two pIatoons of
the republican horseguards will
head the procession, followed by a
general, probably General Gouraud,
military governor of Pari-
Decorations to Be Displayed
Then will come a battery of horse
artillery, battalion of infantry.
the band detachments, the French
ana allied delegations of former
soldiers with flags of battle and
Hags from the demobilized French
regiments.
The marshals fsvorite charger
VIII precede the caisson on which
The oaken casket will be drawn by
SIX horses, surrounded by COM
pany of infantry.
The famous generalissimo's dec
orat1ons will be carried by sergeants
on silk pillows. Next will follow
Foch's family and President Dou-
mergue.
Foreign representatives will come
next, including Ambassador Myron
Herrlck of the United States: the
prince of Wales, Marshal Caviglia
OF Italy, General Romer of Poland
and Prince Charles of Belgium.
Troops Will Parade
Upon arrival at the Inva1ides es-
planade the body will be placed on
catafalque and troops will parade
past after Premier Poincare deliv-
ers his funeral grafton, which will
be the only eulogy at the services.
The casket will be temporarily
placed in the crypt in the presence
OF the family, the president of
France, F'och's staff, few members
OF the government and the pall-
bearers.
An unusually heavy police guard
was stationed today outside the
great entrance to Notre Dame ca
thedral, to prevent a repetition of
Sundays crushing crowds. One man
and one woman were killed and at
least one hundred persons were in
Jured when the great crowd nassed
around the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier passed beyond control of
police.
Women were trampled in the con-
fusion and several soldiers we're
overcome by the crush.