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Show I ILLINOIS OFFICER FIRE8 I AT AUTOMOBILE WITH GERMAN AMBA38ADOR I Champaign, 'ill., Juno 17. Count BJ Johann von Bernstorff, ambassador Bj from Germany to tho United States narrowly escapod death today when ji special policeman fired point blank at the automobile In which the am-B am-B bassador was being driven to tho B commencement exercises ot the Unl-B Unl-B verslty ot Illinois. B The shot went wild and was not B repeated. B Count vsu Bernstorf was riding to B tho campus from tho railroad station. Ho was tho guest ot Arthur Meeker of Chicago and was escorted by Mr. B Meeker in his own automobile. Dr. B David-Kinley, vice president ot tho 'm university and Dr. Edwprts Bouto- olio Greene wero also in tho auto-mobile. auto-mobile. As tho automobile neared First and University nvenuns, Michael Murphy, a special policeman employed by neighborhood business men, liNd up his hand as a warning signal. Murphy was not In uniform and tho chauffeur paid no attention to him, Apparently angered at tho Inattention B Murphy fired qno shot at tho auto- BE mobile in which the German ambassador ambas-sador was riding. |