The Washington herald., 1918-09-01
LENINE SHOT,
NEAR DEATH
BY ASSASSIN
Bolshevik Premier Wound
ed Twice and Prospect
Of Recovery Slight.
|ENy0YSLEAVE MOSCOW
u. S. Consul Poole Cables
of Difficulties Met
in Russia.

Amsterdam, Aug. 3I:- Nicolai
PLcnine, the Bolshevist premier. is
near death from wounds inflicted
by a would-be assassin. There is
a chance that he may live, but it
Is faint, according to Moscow sd-
vices.
A Russian wireless dispatch
quotes from a bulletin issued by
his physicians. 1t shows he was
wounded in two places One bull
let entered his back and split his
left shoulder blade.
A second pierced his right
shoulder blade, passed through
the lung and stopped in the
meek" as the bulletin puts it.
Lenine's pulse at the time the
bulletin was issued was Io4.
Consul Poole Cables.
The State. Department yesterday.
|through the American charge
|d'affaireS at Stockholm, received three
messages from Consul General Poole
| at Moscow. all of which call attention
10 a situation increasing in serious
|ness.
The Department was also informed,
| Ithrorgh the Swedish government, thar
Jon the evening OF August q. train
Her for Pstrograd with the members
| |of the Italian military mission. coss-
-
personnel Of the American consulate.
he Belgian consul. all the personnel
bf the Y. NJ. c. A. and the 7. ".
&c A, and representatives Of the
american bank and other American
citizens. In all there were ninety-five
[Americans. Mr.. Poole Is remaining
at his post. although all the America n
Interests have been turned over to
THE Swedish legation. il was said.
Need FInIand's Permission.
The passports of all the persons who
Eeft the city had been yised to leave
Russia, the Swedish Consul General
reported. but upon arrival at Petro-
|yrad they would have to await per-
'nlssion from the Finnish government
10 pass through Finland.
Mr.. Poole's first message asked
whether a request had been made for
|free passage OF Americans through
Finland. and IL not, that It be done.
|Hls second message. dated August II,
said he was endeavoring in every pos
sible way to leave Moscow either. to
he north or east in order that the
|corisulate general would remain on
Russian territory. Owing to the in
sisfance OF the Bolshevik government,
{. - a. Elfy ~
|thdnce to Stockholm seemed to be the
|onf possibility. he reported.
Ub to that time American private
| eit4 Tens had not been moIested. Mr..
|Pofe said, but he added he was hsV-
knEI difiiculty in arranging their de-
lure.
Permission Refused.
r. Poole's last message. under date
August IS. told that a train had
in obtained through the efforts OF
Swedish consul general Mr. Poole
ID be would remain In Moscow to
I've moral support to his French and
british colleagues. who were detained
BY the Soviet. He explained that the
Finnish : government had not yet
granted nor guaranteed free passage
to Americans. japanese. Italians and
BeIgians. and he added that the situa-
ton was becoming more and more
dIficult.
Mr.. Poole's retefspee to the refusal
pf the Finnish government 10 give
safe conduct" TO Americans leaving
Russia Is at variance to a report re-
reived some days ago by the, State
Department. which contained assur-
nces that free passage would be
Eranted them