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Fortunately Neither of Shots Hits Hi.
Intended Victim.
NO ONE INJURED BY FUsILLADE
Would-Be Assassin is Promptly Ar
rested by Police.
CROWD WANTS TO LYNCH HIN
Made while PresIdenCs Car
riREe Was Being Drawn Through
streets and PopuIace Was
Cheering Him.

PARIS, July 1.-THE national fete TO.
day was marred by an attempt on the life
Of President Fallieries by Leon Maille,
q 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 a dem
onstration against the army throughout
France today, exceptional precautions
were taken to safeguard President
Fallieries. The attempt on his life o.
CURED on Avenue des Champs Ulysses
while the president was returning to the
palace from Longchamps where ne had
reviewed the garrison of Paris in the
presence of 100000 enthusiastic people.
Premier Clemenceau and M Lanes the
presidents secretary, were with the pres
ident in his landeau, which was escorted
by squadron of curassiers The car
riage had safely emerged from the Bois
de Bouogne, where the anti-milltarists
had stationed themselves, with the inten-
tion Of hooting the soldiers and was de-
scending the broad Champs Ulysses amid
the acclamations of the crowds throng-
ing the sidewalks, who were shouting,
"Vive Falleries," "Vive larmee,' when at
the corner Of Lesuer street Maille, from
the curb, fred in quick succession two
shots point blank at the president.
Miraculously no ore was hit.
President is Cool.
President Fallieries was cool and col-
lected when the cortege stopped Tho
diplomats wo were following the presi-
dents landau alighted from their car
riages and hurried to the side of NJ.
Fallieries. Finding that nobody had been
injured, 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 irats
crowds from lynching the prisoner until
Gordon Of reserves came up and con-
Quoted him to the station. There Maille
refused to give any reason for his act.
saying:
''The revelations have are % grave
and serious that I will only make them
before a magistrate for transmission to the
chief Of state 1t is matter between the
government and me. 1 am the victim OF
many vilainies."
Some of the witnesses of the shooting said
that Maile fired I'm the air. It is be-
lieved that the man participated in the re-
been unhinged by fancied grievances. It
is believed also that he aided in the rev.
olutonary agitation OF the General Fed
Grafton of Labor and the anti-militarists
There is no reason to suspect a plot, as
Maile only arrived here from Rouen last
night.
The attempt on the life OF resident Fal-
Heres will probably strengthen the gov
ornment's intention to put an end to the
anti-mllitarism, which is already demorai-
izing tho army and becoming a menace
to the republic.
Thirty-nine ringleaders were arrested to-
day for kissing soldiers who were return
ing from the reviews. Other arrests were
made at the Place de la Concorde. where
the League Of Patriots held their annual
ceremony.
MaiIle appeared before an examining
magistrate tonight and the authorities
only succeeded in extracting from him a
rambling statement about family proseoN.
tion directed against him. 1t was in ordsS
. 20 draw public attention TO his grievances.
he said, that he fired the shots. The pris-
oner terminated the examination by an
nouncing his intention TO give no further
explanations as he believed that the magis-
trate would do nothing TO remedy his
wrongs.
President Faliieres has received numer-
Gus kilograms OF congratulation from the
rulers OF many countries on his escape