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Show RU5S MIIE HUN IBM! Visit Envoy in Moscow, Shoot Him and Then Throw Grenades. PARIS, July 6. General Count von Mirbach, German ambassador to Eussia, Eus-sia, has been assassinated at Moscow, according to a Perlin report received by the Havas agency. Two unknown persons were involved in the crime. BASEL, July 6. (By tho Associated Press.)) General Count, von Mirbach, German ambassador to Russia, was assassinated as-sassinated today at Moscow, according to a dispatch received here. PARIS, July ti. Havas Agency.) Two unknown men asked for an audience audi-ence with the German ambassador this morning, then attacked him, wounding him with shots from a revolver. They followed this by throwing grenades. Von Mirbach died almost immediately. The assassins fled and have not been arrested. General Count von Mirbach has been active in negotiations between Germany land the Bolsheviki. A dispatch, July 5, from Moscow, June 20, said he was j that day successful in obtaining the ! release of six Finnish officials detained by Russia in exchange for Leo Kaiucu-eff, Kaiucu-eff, Bolshevik ambassador to Austria-Hungary, Austria-Hungary, who had been held as a hosf- ! age in Finland. j Count von Mirbach formerly was I German minister to Greece. The Bol- shevik government consented to his nomination as ambassador to Russia i last April. In May a dispatch from Moscow said demands presented by the j German ambassador would virtually make Russia a. German colony. On May 27 the Russian government Continued on Page Sixteen.) iliUOd RDOMDOilafllt Hi AMBASSADOR (Continued from page One.) agreed to the appointment of Count von Mirbaeh as nn intermediary between Russia and the Transcaucasian government. govern-ment. On May 31 he obtained from Russia an acceptance of the German proposal for peace negotiations between the Bolshevik and Finland.. |