The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-07-15
ATTEMPT ON
 FALLIERES' LIFE Naval ReServist of Hawe Shoots Twice at the
 President of
 France. NO ONE HIT BY BULLETS Chief Executive Returning from Review of the Gar
 rison of Paris.
ANTI-ARMY DEMONSTRATION
Would-be Assassin Arrest ed and Says He Has Serious Revelations
 to Make.

Paris, July 14.--The national fete to- day was marred by dastardly at tempt on the life of President Fallieres by Leon Maille, naval reservist of Havre, who, 1t is believed, is suffering from the mania of persecution. Maille fired two shots at the president but did not hit him. He was at once placed under arrest.
 On account of the activity of the anti-Militarists, who tried to organize q demonstration against the army throughout France today, exceptional precautions were taken Ito safeguard President Fallieres. The attempt on his life occurred on Avenue Des Champs -Elysee while the president was returning to the palace from Long Champs, where he had reviewed the garrison of Paris in the presence of 25O,0O0 enthusiastic people.
 Premier Clemenceau and M. Lanes. the presidents secretary, were with the president in his landeau, which was escorted by squadron of Cuirassiers. The carriage had safely emerged from the Bois de Boulogne, where the anti Militarists had stationed themselves with the intention of hooting the sol- diers, and was descending the broad Champs Elysees amid the acclamations of the crowds thronging the sidewalks, who were shouting "Vive Fallieres, 7 4Vive L'armee' when at the corner of Lesueur street Maille, from the curb, fired two shots point blank at the pres ident in quick succession. Miraculous ly no one was hit. President Fallieres was cool and collected when the cortege stopped. The diplomats who were fol- lowing the presidents landeau alighted from their carriages and hurried to the side of M. Fallieres. Finding that no body had been injured, the cortege, by the presidents orders, moved on. In the meantime two policemen seized Maille, who made no resistance, but the police with difficulty prevented the irate crowds from lynching the pris- oner, until cordon of reserves came up and conducted him to the station There Maille refused to give any reason for his act, saying:
 'The revelations have are so grave and serious that will only make them before magistrate for transmission tc the chief of state. It is a matter be- tween the government and me. I an the victim of many villainies"
 Some of the witnesses of the shooting said that Maille fired in the air It i' believed that the man participated 1T the recent seaman's strike, and tha his mind had been unbalanced by many grievances It is believed also that h, aided In the revolutionary agitation o the General Federation of Labor ant the anti -militarists There is no, req son to suspect plot, as Maille arrived here from Rouen only last night.
 Maille appeared before an examining magistrate tonight and the authori ties only succeeded in extracting iron him a rambling statement about fam fly persecution directed against hin It was in order to draw public atten tion to his grievances, he said, that h fired the shots The prisoner terminal ed the examination by announcing hi attention to give no further explana tions as he believed that the magis trato would do nothing to remedy hi wrongs.
 President Fallieres has received nu merous telegrams of congratulation from the rulers of many countries 0 his lucky escape.
 The attempt on the life of M, Fla, yares nrobably will strengthen the gov ernmenGs intention to put stop to tn anti-militarists' propaganda, which a ready Is demoralizing the army and bt coming menace to the republic.
 Thirty nine ring leaders were arres ed to-day for hissing soldiers wi were returning from the review. otht arrests were made at the Place De I Concorde, where tho League of Patrio held their annual ceremony.