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Show SCARE roHtCMtE PARIS July 20 (Ey the Assocl- nted Press) Pariu was surprised this morning, when it became known that Premier Poincare had slipped quietly out of the city by automobile for bis country home In the department of Mouse early today. It bad announced Friday night that I th-- premier bud left by train tor hlsj week-end holiday. Elaborate precau-tlons precau-tlons were taken at the railway ,3ta-i tion when he was supposed to have J departed, and It was said an engine bad pret eded the train to prevent a possible attempt to wreck it. CHANGE M A Die It was learned today, however, that a quick change had been mad. in tin plans hi order to avert any attempt ion the premier's life which might be mad' in connection with the an-nouncemenl an-nouncemenl Friday that a German ; monarchist plot to assassinate him was in existence. ir was understood the premier is id wining to carry out bis original In-tcntion In-tcntion of participating in the unveil: ins of the war memorial in the Ar-gonne Ar-gonne tomorrow, hear bis country h itn .'!t Camplgny. Before leaving Paris Friday nlKht. the premier discussed the alleged plot and precautions considered uli With the new prefect of police. M Naudlhi and With minister of the ln-terlor, ln-terlor, Maunory. The reported plot is ; understood to be the work ol the mon-an mon-an hist association, known as t no "con- j sul." nil MIKli NEX1 i TTM ! Encouraged by its success in planning plan-ning the remQV8,1 of former German Minister of Finance BrSberger and the former Foreign Minister. Rathenau the association, according to the report made to the French foreign office, tried to extent itu scope beyond the I German frontier and selected Poincare i as the first victim. At the time of the assassination of I Dr. Rathenau, a report was current in Berlin, thai the next victims would j be Dr Joseph Wirth. the German chancellor and Tie I-rench premier, , but no attention WSS paid to the report I here at thut time. I TAKE PRECAUTIONS The alleged plot. knowledge of whic h came from tin- Belgian govern- . m. nt had been worked out with such I details both as to us organization and the means of the monarchists Intend- I eel to employ to accomplish their end. -'according to the official report, that ' the French government fell it could ) nol safely disregard it. After considerable consid-erable deliberation it was decided the I best means of frustrating the attempt Was to make a public statement, which ) . Cordlngly was issued Friday At the tJuame time, an necessary precautions lsNv been taken tor the protection of P?iliicr Pomcore. June. |