Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-05
Editor Tries 10 KIN Hlm While ID
Vas Attending hleimsst Of lda,
Ms beaeiaclof.
$1,000 nExf PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
Two Shots Were Fired. and Both
Struck His Arm, But Wounds Are
Not serious-shoot:ns Causes All
Paris to Divide into Dreyfus and
Anti Dreyfus Factions.
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
PARIS. June An Paris was oncf
more divided into two great Dreyfus
factions today. and the city was in an
nproar as the result OF the shooting
OF Captain Alfred Dreyfus In the
midst Of the ceremonies in and around
the Pantheon in honor OF the transfer
of the body OF Emile Zoia thither
from the Montmatre Cemetery.
Captain Dreyfus. is the man whom
I lola was the first to defend with
! his laundering and reiterated -
Accus," was one of the guests of the
party beaded by President Armand
1 Fallieres. Immediately about the be-
, Powered casket on a catafalque in the
Pantheon. AS the party moved to-
ward the collonada entries to the Pen.
! the on from the interior. a man who
subsequently proved to be NJ. Gregori.
military editor Ct the Galnis, a VIC
lent!y anti-Dreyfus newspaper. rushei
out frSaa The sRrrqnaalin& 9. Fa.4is,ihsG
{ RS8 standing Immediately to one side,
of President Fallieres. 1t was thought
the the shooting was an attempt to
kill President Falliers. but the WITH.
perative uverances OF Gregori imme-
diately after he had fred showed that
he had meant to kill only Dreyfus.
He was surrounded by the guards, dis
! armed and arrested.
The result OF the presidential par
! tvs cOolnsss was that the crowd out
side the Pantheon did not know Of
the shooting until officers had mixed
among the crowd to forestall DEM
onstration. When thew did learn OF
IL they were not permitted 10 make
a demonstration. and President Fall
. Heres calmly reviewed the troops.
/ which was part of the ceremony OF
the day.
| Dead Zcia Denounced.
DreyfuS. although painfully wound
ed. was able to make his way to the
| side exit and there he was taken In
an automobile to his home. where his
wound was dressed. He Is not seri-
ousIy wounded.
; The project Of removing Zosa's body
To the Pantheon stirred MP renewal
If the anti-Dreyfus feeling all over
Paris when IL was first announced
and this feeling has been growing tn
intensity constantly. The bohy "as
actually removed last evening.
II Anti-Dreyfus newspapers this morn
ing came out with extra editions. de-
pUuncinS the government at the
) Qualification OF lola. the defender OF
Dr.vfus, and the man who secured
his reinsi atement in the army. One
newspaper even went so far as to de
!. clare that the placing Of Io'a's body
r | into the Pantheon converted II into
A "sewer.- and appealed 10 the people
r To demonstrate against this insult Il
I the country.
a Gendarmes IN Control.
n A. a result OF this agitation the de
s r.cnstration in front OF the fan'hso'
today was a mixed one. Gendrame'
, wer. rushed from all parts Of ;he ell,
d to the Pantheon following the shse'
a ing O, CAPTAIN DrPyfus. and are nov
= I'm complete poss ssion Of all street
q leading TO the Pantheon.
Isl history cf Case.
NJ On September 90. 1904, Coione
4 Sapdbcrr sent to General MERCER
m documept which implicated Captain
. DreyfuS in an ALLEGED conspiracy U
+ sell military secrets 10 Germany an
e Italy. On October list OF the SAM
wear Dreyfus was sBiteniy detache
:, from the war Office and found nun
self under strict surveillance. Tw
weeks later h. vas summoned r"''r
in. minister "I war &" h"' IN"
j..r.niI,.-- had ten H''''' u" ~
him .. .r3-..n CIV ~" ;"!h'" ing ID
NJ. va do. y uH.i'-r arrest
a, -. tn. THIRD d.v t~'f'-rr 'h">'"'N
!. ur.yfus Wa fuHHd gI'ltY and S''i
), tspcra 10 ~ pubiiciy Degraded al
49, Imprisoned for life
That commenced a national ISL
which shook France 10 iis very fou,
dalton. !. was an tssu" IN. sh'
= every ether nation was Interested
was Justice against III" s"gime " u
army. Dreyfus vas Jew and "
N feeling araiast Hebrews IN Fran'
IN was SO strong that riois were "
" aucnt. Families were disrupted on,
1T thi. lannon's question and pr"nine'
" men took port IN the discussicn.
~ On Janssry 5. 1895. Dreytds W
s-au>s- S<~~oA>S before 5000 M