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Show FRENCH PHEFIER Clemenceau Meets With Mishap While Crossing1 English Channel. PARIS, Dec. 14. (Havas) It developed with Premier Clemeneeau's return today from the conferences in London that he had suffered a fracture of a rib on his trip to England, through a fall on board the destroyer on which he crossed the channel on the northward journey. He alighted from the train at the sta tion here with some difficulty, because of this injury, and after having been enthusiastically en-thusiastically received by the crowd, lie rode directly to the ministry of war and called for Dr. Tuffier, his physician. Notwithstanding Not-withstanding the bruises which the fall had caused, the premier took part, as the dispatches have shown, in various activities activi-ties in London, but on returning to Paris lie confessed to some fatigue. With his arrival home the premier resumed re-sumed control of the government.- lie declared de-clared himself greatly moved by the cordiality cor-diality of his reception in London, and very much pleased with his conferences with Premier Lloyd George and other allied representatives. It was stated that the accord on all questions discussed was complete, and that a note would be Issued Is-sued making known the decisions reached. Dr. Tuffier, who made an examination of M. Clemenceau. found that the premier was suffering from a fracture of a rib. His condition is not serious. The acciclont occurred while the torpedo-boat destroyer Temeraire was plowing plow-ing her way toward Dover through mountainous moun-tainous seas. M. Clemenceau was standing on the bridge, and, as the prow of the boat cut into a big wave, the vessel careened and the premier was thrown against the iron rail. It was noted that the premier apparently ap-parently was suffering considerable pain as he walked to his home from the station sta-tion today. He held his side then and also afterward, as he ascended the steps to the war ministry. |