Show HERO OF WORLD WAR tA EARL OF YPRES BETTER KNOWN AS FIELD MARSHAL FRENCH CALLED BY DEATH Carried High Rank In British Military Circles W Was Called Luckiest Man In The Great World W War Deal Eng The The Earl of Ypres beter bet bet- ter er known as Field Marshal French British World war hero died here at athe atthe atthe the he age of 73 The Earl of Ypres underwent an operation on March 19 Soon thereafter thereafter there there- after he was reported to be recovering recovering recover recover- ing but subsequently his condition bE became ante worse Rising to the highest places and honors In British military circles the Earl of oC Ypres often orten was characterized ed d as the luckiest man In the army and French luck became almost proverbial pro pro- among the British soldiers soldiers Later events however caused a difference dif dif- ference of opinion as to whether tho the luck uck had been on the soldiers soldier's side or on that of the British arm army and the he British empire Perhaps the most important event of f his career which had to do with these hese two ideas was the historic batlo bat bat- tie lo of Ypres In the World war the winning of which barred the channel I ports from the Germans and saved I England from probable Invasion It was vas at Ypres that the Germans first resorted to their deadly gas attacks a form of warfare that impelled the British commander to deplore the fact that hat an army armr would stoop so low I In III 1907 French was appointed Inspector Inspector In In- general of the forces Corces and five Ive years later he lie was made chief of the he imperial general staff He was made a field marshal in 1913 and as such uch went to France at the beginning beginning begin begin- ning of the world war as commander in n chief of oC the expeditionary forces Here again he displayed his extraordinary extraordinary ability as a military leader He was In a way responsible for Cor the change hange In the British cabinet resultIng result result- I ing ng in the creation of the of munitions at the head of which former former for for- mer Premier Lloyd George succeeded in n awakening the munitions manufacturers to the necessity of rallying to the he aid of the soldiers in the field In the early earh engagements in France Frenchs French's army was outnumbered by bythe bythe the he enem enemy and short of oC high explosives ives to halt the German advance To the he latter was attributed the Ule necessity t ty y for the strategic retreat from Mons in which he handled the tho sorely sore sore- ly y tried British arm army In masterly fashion Later with men under his command he scored his great victory at Ypres |