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Show U. S. HI WOUNDED IN GERMAN RIOT Furious Crowd Attacks Officer Of-ficer as He Runs Into Procession MAVENCE, Germany. May 1. (By the Associated Press.) During a May Day demonstration hero today a captain cap-tain of the American army was wounded by th manlfestants. A column of demonstrators was marching through th-' Rhelnstrulso when a mistake in steering the captain's cap-tain's automobile ran into the procession. pro-cession. The machine was stopped Immediately Im-mediately but lt was attacked by a l shrieking furious crowd, w hlch began be-gan to mount the car. The captain, believing his life to bo in danger, drew his revolver. One of th.' men in tne crown tried to disarm, hlrn. but the revolver was discharged and the officer sank back, wounded in tho shoulder.'1 Tho chauffeur tried to aid the captain, cap-tain, but the crowd turned on him, covering him with blows. French gendarmes extraeltod the American car and made several arrests. |