Show mv mm BY ROWDIES RUSSIA second secretary of the american embassy is rescued by police from hands of mob in time to save his life st petersburg robert woods bliss second secretary ot the ameri can embassy who has jus returned here after three months vacation in pans was the victim of an outrage by rowdies in one of the most tash conable streets of the capital monday night and only escaped being beaten to death through the timely arrival ol 01 the police mr bliss was returning to the em bassy on toot from the yacht club where hp had been dining on the horse guard boulevard opposite the barracks of the chevalier guard the secretary was suddenly set upon by two men who sprang out of the darl ness of the trees mr bliss knocked down one of his assailants but was seized by some sympathizers of the rowdies who had been attracted to the spot by the disturbance and he was getting the worst of it when three policemen and a house porter came to mr bliss rescue and seized his assailants the rapidly gathering crowd however which promptly sided against the police rushed to the boffl cers and rescued the prisoners the policemen managed to stand off the crowd and cover the retreat of mr bliss who was badly cut about the face but not seriously injured later a police captain visited the embassy and apologized for the at tack on secretary bliss but they warned the members of the embassy that the streets were unsafe especial ly the boulevard which Is the ren delvous of rowdies and soldiers and in chilian clothes |