Show THE DUEL IS OVER Three Shots Are Fired BUt Neither of the Combatants Hurt They Had Distributed Locks of their Hair to Sorrowing Admirers Which May Now be Returned PARIS Dec 22 General Felix Gusta Saussier Military governor of Paris and a veteran of service in the Crimea Italy Mexico and Africa refused t act as arbitrator arbi-trator between de Roulede and Clemen ceau The idea of arbitration everywhere i ridiculed as an evidence cowardice on the part of de Roulede who suggested it and Saussier himself is said to have uttered ut-tered a very emphatic remark which showed his view of the case and put astop to any idea of using the old soldier as a buffer t prevent a collision Upon Saus sier declining to have anything to do with the affair Deslaudes was appealed t and at once proceeded t arbitrate n a way to bring things t a climax He decided that de Roulede and Clemen ceau should have an opportunity t take six shots at each other The proposition to come a near as five paces he considered too murderous and altogether contrary to the traditions of French duelling He hqld that the combatants should beplaced I twentyfive paces apart with the privilege of advancing three steps during the firing The one that happens to be perforated first to have the opportunity of stating if able whether his honor is sufficiently satisfied I not then firing is to continue con-tinue until the six shots of the combatants are exhausted Although not made an open stipulation in the programme it is understood that Clemenceau is not to get out an extra of La Justice announcing the result until other newspapjrs are notified and De Roulede is to have the privilege of having a camera and reporter on the spot to take snap shots provided Clemenceau chose to do so In the event of a fatal result the dying words are to be faithfully reported Then they went out and fought according to the terms above specified and neither was hurt Both combatants bade an affectionate farewell to their weoping friends before departing for the bloody field of honor and distributed locks of their hair to sorrowing sor-rowing admirers On arriving at the dueling ground the twentyfive paces were measured off and the surgeons prepared I their instruments for immediate use The antagonists appeared pale but resolute a they laced each other and received the weapons from the hands of their seconds At the word Fire both pistols were discharged simultaneously The bullets flew wide of the mark and the spectators hastily slid cown from an adjoining fence and the seconds moved a little farther off before the second round Again the weapons wea-pons of death barked but didnt bit A iriend rushed forward and expressed the hope that their honor was satisfied and the murderous encounter be closed Both however demanded another shot and solicitous friends hastily retired to a distance Again there were two puffs of white smoke and a sharp reverbration was the only result of the third round The seconds then insisted the murderous work must end and the principals reluctantly re-luctantly accepted their decision The duelists were overwhelmed with congratulations ness con-gratulations for their courage and cool |