Show I H t n nU U I f. f J I s jT RI b T Td id d in Back Is Not ved Ived Dangerous Bullets Go Wild yd Beats Captive I I- I IBy By Associated Press DON Feb 19 19 Cottin Cottin who F Premier Clemenceau is isas as a dangerous anarchist ng to a Central News dis- dis rom Paris When ques- ques Cottin took all the shooting of the premier premier ter ier Clemenceau will be up gor for so Andrew Bonar Law dent nent spokesman announced louse of commons today Feb 19 Georges Georges n Frances France's aged orous us premier was shot I lightly lightly wounded this las as he lie was vas entering his bis hise Ie I e i for a drive io 10 iota s were fired by the as- as dDt dJU was at first reported that er had been wounded in the developed d later however that 1 di i in M M. Clemenceau's e shoulder shoulder and he apparently hurt noting took place at ifs ils IS morning as the premier rig ng his house in the Rue Ruet t ero gO to the war office assin was an ordinary look- look dressed as a workman Five re fired of ot which one took the he premiers premier's shoulder The was arrested an n who was in lis 9 right eye although not one of ot the assassins assassin's l 1 5 e of or the A. A l j. j ss r Clemen t I tip to the assassin and filth him i a gave his hooting to the Associated Jn In n the city hall man miln was brought IE E AT BEDSIDE orous mo s crowd which observed ul Ill silence assembled near Muis M M. ui's uis residence after atter the oc- oc I Within a half hour nc re arrived lie was I wed by various members I binet high officials of theland the land and representatives of the I I navy pavy as well as of the diplo- diplo p including William Graves American ambassador miers mier's wound is not regarded J us in itself but it Is s felt that De serious consequences the age and In- In victim it 11 1 o'clock this morning it lif was officially announced I erne was not seriously RUSSIAN earned earned at the city hall hail that ant t of Premier Clemenceau named Km Emile He Cottin 25 a Del td born at Creil Crell The man iome Orne was in the J s The police however e e tithe the papers he possesses I Dum 1 m and are inclined to Russian He lie is fair fall with I tar r and is tall taU of stature E DESCRIBES CRI ES IT the witnesses of the shoot shoot- a barbers barber's assist assist- the Associated Press riat at when he heard the first he Ile believed It was the firing in the air as they I e habit of doing he said shed sh shed d out of his shop when lit tat was happening happ however le ley have assassinated ClemIlle Clem- Clem life Ille He closed with the preIl pre- pre Il nt Moulin ad added ed and the way his revolver and held BY it BY CROWD Ff nom om a nearby restaurant ho ping ding the assassin whom td d some difficulty in get- get m and before the police e he was beaten byOne by I- I Im tOne One of ot the men in the then n ned to wish to m help the Area prea pre pre- a auant l lant nt and the crowd beat beato beatI ito I o 0 Policeman the ot nt rei rely emptied hs lIs weapon i 1 ks of ot the premiers premier's autor auton auto- auto r n r mashed by the bullets AND ND LAUGHS first shot W was s fired Pre- Pre immediately tried to tod d door of of- his automobile Ithe Ith It h he was attempting to do this as He lie was unable onto his own house where foje fode noon the Assoc A a Informed he was sitting up p pc c df lr r and laughing t ait of assistants It of trouble from the theIn In s 's s stated was a slightly temperature il ash laj l dispatch says that the ter tee an examination of ot Pre- Pre eau said that owing to physical powers the premier i ible l bl to ward off oft serious re- re j CONTRADICTORY ors S of ot the incidents of ot the ere er contradictory especially ther the premier was inside his IS automobile when the I fired It seems Reems to have 1 I shed however that M M. MI on page pagers 3 J I I r I Georges 1 Ii I i v i dL I I I CLEMENCEAU IS HIT BY BULLET OF ASSASSIN tG Wound in Back Not Fatal Physicians Say After Examination Continued from page 1 Clemenceau was already in his car The car was turning turning-a a corner of ot the Rue Franklin into the Rue flue Del Essert wh when n a man standing on the sidewalk Jumped toward the door of ot the automobile automobile automobile auto auto- mobile and fired several times On One of the bull bullets ts penetrated the interior of ot the car cat and struck the premier inthe In Inthe I the right shoulder The premier had tried to open the door of the car when the first shot was fired tired and it was I while he lie was thus engaged that the bullet hit him His chauffeur Brabant also was slightly wounded Thus three of ot the assassins assassin's bullets it appears took effect one upon the premier another another another an an- other upon the chauffeur and the third upon Policeman who was one oneo o o of othe the police agents who guard the premier It was in the struggle with the as assassin assassin assassin as- as sassin that the the v police officer was wounded Meanwhile the premier had stepped out of ot his automobile and walked walled Into his house The actual arrest of Premier Clemenceau's Clemenceau's Clemenceau's Clem- Clem assailant was made by Police Police Po Po- Po- Po lice Ilce Agent Labaugh He also made mape the tho first examination of ot the prisoner CLEMENCEAU'S CAREER Georges Clemenceau has been one of ot the leading statesmen of ot France for decades but it was not until the critical critical critical cal stag stages stag s of the great war came and he took the reins and guided the country country coun coun- try through to the end of ot the struggle that he became the world renowned figure that he Is today With the war or at least the actual fighting ended M. M Clemenceau has continued d at the head of ot the French government during the trying peacemaking peacemaking peacemaking peace peace- making period Head of ot the trench delegation in the peace he has been an outstanding figure in the deliberations of ot that body over o whose sessions he presides ViGOROUS AND AGGRESSIVE Of an extremely vigorous and aggressive aggressive ag ag- ag- ag personality Premier Clemenceau Clemen- Clemen while attracting to himself a large and warmly loyal following has hasas hasas i as well determined and outspoken op op- op- op At every turn of or affairs in I t the parliament however he has been I I i i I able aOle to wear down the opposition to I him and Just before the opening of the 1 peace conference he and his administration administration administration adminis adminis- I were given a striking vote of confidence by the chamber of ot deputies Premier Clemenceau while formerly I claSS classed d as a radical has come to be known In later years as a representative tive rather of ot the more moderate clements elements elements ele ele- ments in the French body politic HE IS 76 YEARS OLD Notwithstanding his advanced years he he Is 76 years of aga ag age M. M. M Clemenceau has continued In recent months to Justify the sobriquet of tiger which long has been applied to him going through the trying work of or the peace conference with its ita many Ion long Consultations consultations consultations con Con- I without often orten snowing showing signs of fatigue |