The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-07-15
CRAZY NAVAL RESERVIST FIRED
TWO SHOTS AT THE
FRENCH EXECUTIVE.
MOB WOULD HAVE LYNChED HIM
No One Was Injurcd--Governme
To Take Steps to Suppress
Anti-Militarists.
lBy the Associated Press. J


PARIS, July LITTLE national
ly attempt on the life of President
Fallieres by Leon Maille, a naval re-
servist of Havre, who, it is believed.
is suffering from the mania of per-
secution. Maille fired two shots at
the president, but did not hit him
He was at once put under arrest
On account of activity of the anti
militarists, who tried to organize
demonstration against the army
throughout France today; excep-
tional precautions were taken to
safeguard President Fallieres. The
attempt on his life occurred on Ave-
nue. des Champs Elysee while the
president was returning to the palace
from Long Champs, where he had re-
viewed the garrison of Paris in the
presence of 100000 people. Prem
Ter Clemenceau and M. Lanes, the
presidents secretary, were with the
president in his landau which was
escorted by squadron of cuirassiers.
The carriage had safely emerged
from the Boise de Boulogne, where
the militarists had been stationed
with the intention of protecting the
president and was descending the
broad Champs Elysee amid the ac-
lamations of the crowds thronging
the sidewalks, who were shouting
"Vive Fallieres," 'Vive PArmes,"
when at the corner of Street Les
Ueur, Maille from the curb, fired in
quick succession two shots point
blank at the president Miraculously
no one was hurt. President Fal-
lieres was cool and collected when
the cortege stopped The diplomats
who were following alighted from
their carriages and hurried to the
side of NJ. Fallieres.
Finding that nobody had been in
jured, by the presidents orders, the
cortege 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 prisoner
until a Gordon of reserves came up
and conducted him to the station.
There Maille refused to give any rea-
son for his act, saying: THE revela-
tions have are SO grave and serious.
that | will only make them before Il
magistrate for transmission to the
chief of state. 1t Is matter be-
tween the government and me. |
am the victim of many villanieS
Some of the witnesses of the shoot
ing said that Maille fired in the air.
1t is believed that Maille partici-
pated in the recent seamen's strike
and that his mind had been unhinged
by fancied grievances.
1t is believed that he was connect
ed with the revolutionaries. There
is no reason to suspect a plot, as
Maille only arrived here from Rouen
last night.
Maille appeared before an exam
ining magistrate and the authorities
only succeeded in extracting from
him a rambling statement about FAM
lily persecution directed against him.
1t was in order to draw public at,
tention to his grievances, he said,
that he fired the shots. The prison.
er terminated the examination by
announcing his intention to give no
further explanation as he believed
the magistrate would do nothing to
remedy his wrongs. President Fal-
lieres has received numerous letters
from the rulers of other countries
concerning his lucky escape.
The attempt on the life of Presi-
dent Fallieres probably will strength
en- the governments intention to put
stop to the anti-militarists propa-
ganda, which is already demoraliz-
ing the.arm and becoming a menace
to the republic. Thirty-nine ring
leaders were arrested today for his
sing soldiers who were returning
from the review. Other arrests were
made at the Place de La Concorde.
where the league of patriots held
their annual ceremony