Bisbee daily review., 1919-02-20
SEVEN SHOTS ARE FIRED
 AT PREMIER
One Wound Serious, But Will Not be Fatal. Say Doctors:
 Would-be Assassin Gap tured by Youth of Is Years

PARIS, Feb, 1s,-CBy the Assooiat- characterized by Lloyd George as Frances Grand Young Man." was at tackled today by an anarchist. Emile Cottin. known as ''NIilou.~ Seven shots were fired. three of which struck the premier. One bullet lodged in the muscles Of the shoulder, penetrating deeply, but so jar as is at present known. not injuring the spine. or pen etrating the lungS. Two bullets bruised the right arm and hand. while two other bullets are reported 10 have passed through the premier'S clothing.
 At the time of the attempted SSsaS, SinatiOn, M, ClemeneeaO had just left home 10 drive in motor car 10 8 con ference with Colonel Edward RI. House of the American peace dele gatlGn, and Arthur !, Balfour, British secretary for fOreiSn affairs. ThOugh bleeding prOfOsely. N. ClemenceSO wsS able to return to his home where he rsaSSUrsi the members of his household and waved aside anxious in> QOirsrS with> "It is nOthmg.~
 Condition Satisfactory
 
 were thSt his condition was SatiSfac> tory and that he was cheerful tRrO0Sh> out the day. despite occasional EtS of coughing,
 For the present il has been decided by the surgeons that extraction of the bullets may not be necessary. and ar rSnSemsnts have been made to take N-rSy photographs of the injured parts,
 COttln, whom the police believed to oS a harmless person, SSSOciStSnS with anarchists and aiding in theSr prOpa> SSn6s, declared that he had p,Snnea to Si0 the premier because VI, ClSTa> sncsSO was the enemy Of humanity SDd wSS preparing Tor another war,
 After temporary aid had been given N> ClemsNceSO. Professors G0SSst and TOfISer Ot the University of Paris, were hastily summoned and held s hurried consultation They decided on S0 N-CSy examination One of the surgeons said photography would not not oe necessary to remove the bullet SS nc SoNeS were shattered and no i'm pOrtSnt bloCl vessel had been touched. SlthoOSh the wound was deep and hle6 frsely,
 
 Emerging nom his car, M. ClemeN, ceaO passed his wounded hand over his face, leaving the face smeSred with blood. and this was the reason for the first report that he had been SSoua6eG in the head,
 Marshal FoCh arrived about 10 o'clock and later was joined by Mar shal Petin. They remained some time,
 Premier ClemenceSp was quite cheerful in spite of occasional fits cf coughing, He declared to members Of his household that he thOught he knew his SSSSilSnt He had seen him last evening when entering his home. but the man had Slunk away.
 Henri Moulin. a barosr's assistant. who was the first to seize the as saSSin. described his experience in a somewhat fluStered manner.
 T kept running after the murderer, % he said. but as ran l was greatly puEzled what tO do when I reached his side, But when saw him fling his revolver away, it save me cOUrage. and ran faster, closing in on him. and took one gOOd Swipe at him and a couple of kicks before a detective arrived.
 Moulin is a strong youth of about Is, He seemed to feel proud SS he posed for photographs and hlUShed aS giriS chsered and kissed him for his bravery.
 Police GOUrSSt. who was wounded in the right eye said,
 The bullet which struck me went thTOuSh the limousine, as I was direct ly in hns with the assassin, who was rushing towards the premier'S car, ASsailert Believed to Be Russian This man surely was nos a French mans his whole appearance iS much . Ike the NihiliSts, familiar on the lefs . bank of the Seine
 Huse crowds gathered around the l QremieT'S house and kept repeStinSs