New-York tribune., 1919-03-02

brow-beateE his physicians and joked
with his callers. From the first mo-
ment of the shooting Mr.. Clemenceau
has displayed intrepidity and uncon-
cern.
Upon leaving his automobile, says the
staff correspondent of "The New York
World
A,hs Premier got out, walked into the
house unaided and went to his room. His
ony words we're: Telephone the Ministry
Then he quietly prepared to undress while
zs;.ing for medical aid"
According to the dispatch OF The
Associated Press. the Premier replied to
sympathetic INQUIRY, 1T is not serious
this time"
"The New York Sun" reports him
As saying to q colleague who called
shortly after the shooting:
"The Maharaja of Bikenir invited me to
hunt the tiger IN his country. Well, it is
The anarchists who have hunted the Tiger
but they missed him
The Premier's own story of the incl
dent as he told it to callers, appeared
the next morning in the "Matin," as
follows:
Yesterday when l was passing that spot
at the corner Of the Boulevard Delessert
remarked a strange slhouetted figure
upon the pavement showing some one ex-
aiming ne attentively. The silhouette
hat Of II
said to myself, Hello, that fellow is up to
no good This morning at the same spot
! perceived the same silhouette and i'm
medateiy thought, why, that's my friend
of'yesterdny.'
u hadn't time to continue the reflection,
for the individuals arm was raised re-
vover in hand, and he fred at the door Of
the automobile and hit the window. didn't
reflect that there were perhaps other
bullets in the revolver, and as soon as the
first shot was fired leaned forward to see
Other shots followed rapidly, one after
another, and felt sharp pain low down
the back OF my neck. The pain was so
intense that l could not help crying out
| realized perfectly that I had been hit.
"What followed passed with lightning
ike rapidity. The orderly seated beside
the chauffeur on the front of the auto
mobile had at the first shot pulled his re-
vover out of his pocket The chauffeur
at the same time put on speed and got us
out of range"
The Premier paused here, and then added
sarcastcally:
Ny adversaries are really poor shots
They are exceedingly clumsy"
To Stephen Pichon, the Foreign Minister,
ne said;
Am I not good prophet? Do not
arrange things ahead? I had arranged to
have no meeting of the conference to-day
50 that I could get little rest Well, I've
GOT il"
The Premier sent for Sister Theonesse,
a nun, who nursed him through an op-
Grafton some years ago. His fighting
spirit is expressed in his first words.
which dispatches say, he addressed to
her on the following morning:
T am lazy man. This is the first time
IN twenty years that I have been so late
getting up"
The Philadelphia Public Ledger"
prints an account of what happened
when the Premier's physicians spoke of
administering morphine:
"As matter of fact, NJ. Clemenceau
Is himself a doctor and while he does not
60 so far as to prescribe his own remedies
ne does Insist upon knowing the why and
the wherefore Of every step taken by his
surgeons. Thus, for example, the Tiger
put an absolute veto on the proposal to
sve nim dose OF morphia"
~ know him, the "Tiger,"' said DR..
Laubry. He'll receive ne as if / were
Inc devil, but l must tell him. The three
went 10 the Premier's room. Well the
Premier asked, what's the matter now?
le Ministrc, you ara q doctor like our
teves--'
n. Cemenceau nodded his head You
know the nature Of your wound An
S.her Affirmative nod Of the massive head.
n that case continued DR.. Laubry, you
aust be aware OF the critca, position of
'as bullet and how absolutely necessary it
. put your thorax In state OF repose.
fer that We must give you an injection
Ct morpha
Before the sentenee had been finished
= tlemenceeu vas OF his feet. Grabbing
" 4aabry hy the shoulders he beloved:
A'rrhia Morphia! DO you want to XIII
ns' Say, are you IN the pay of the Boil
saesisisf'
Then he lay down again DR. Laubry,
%''h resigned ar. said; How well rccos-
a'se the Tiger" We want 70 put the
'A''sx 10 a state Of repose and you Insist on
ea's'ng II state q; revolution
hnt they abandoned the idea OF giving
~o Tiger morphla.
Chatting with NJ Clcmenceau about the
'''ns and its possible results, one doctor
ss'ei You'll soon be cured and will be more
popular than ever
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