The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-20
CLEMENCEAU
HOLDING own
Premier's Condition Shows
Improvement - Passes
RestfuI Night.
MAKES LIGHT OF AFFAIR
Police Search Rooms Of Drey-
fus, Who Aided Young An
archist, Emile Coffin.
(By Ernest P. ORR

Paris, Feb. 20.--U N. S.)-The
condition of Premier Georges Glenn
enceau, upon whose life an attempt
was made yesterday, was favorable
today. He was resting comfortably
and everything was reassuring.
The premier himself made light Of
the attack.
an. Clemenceau is doing as well
as could possibly be expected" /" 1t was
officiallN given Asat< by&64sterN The0n-
esse, the wounded mans nurse.
Search was made today of the
apartments of Dreyfus, the anarchist
who helped defend Coffin after the
shooting, and a trunkful of anarchis-
tic literature was found.
After Dreyfus was seized yester-
day morning, he overpowered the po-
liceman who was holding him and
fed. shouting: HE did we'll"
Dreyfus was quickly retaken:
1t is learned that Dreyfus came to
Paris from London. He claims he
had no hand in the attack and merely
saw Coffin do the shooting. He is
being detained. however.
The anarchist Coffin is reported to
have planned his attack upon Pre-
mier Clemenceau seven months ago.
He is a carpenter by trade.
He declared he was "going to kill
the man who was preparing for an
other war;"
Passed Good Night.
The "Tiger" is following the prog
ress of the peace conference commit
tees closely, receiving reports at his
bedside. He had insisted upon hourly
reports despite anything the physi-
clans might say to the contrary.
M. Clemenceau, who has wide.
knowledge of medicine himself. in
sisted to the doctors that his wounds
were very slight, and they were OF
such n character as would not inter
fere with him following the biggest
questions of the peace conference.
The surgeons agreed that his iron
constitution would go far in his ia
vor.
At the same time. the premier had
a narrow escape. If the bullet which
entered his body had DETECTED the
fraction of an inch, it might have
shattered the spine or penetrated
lung.
TELEGRAM, Of Coincidence.
The following telegram of sympa-
thy has been received by NJ. Clemen-
ceau from Premier Lloyd George OF
England:
~ was Mortified at the dastardly
attempt upon your life. but felicitate
yourself and France and the allies
upon your escape from serious in
jury. am looking forward to seeing
you at the peace conference within
few days"
The sour members of the American
peace commission in Paris-Secretary
% TnI MI House
Gen. Tasker H. Bliss and Henry
White-sent the following message
to the French premier's bedside:
Commissioners Shocked.
"The undersigned. the American
peace commissioners, have been
shocked beyond measure to learn of
the abominable attempt made upon
your life by a dastardly assassin
While deeply deploring that your ex-
cellency should have suffered any in
jury whatever. they rejoice at Your
providential escape. and congratulate
the people OF France that in the set
tlement of peace and in the rehahin-
tation of France they are to continue
to receive the benefit of that valued
patriotism and seasoned statesman
ship which your excellency so stren-
uously and successfully exerted in
their interests during the travail OF
war.
with the best wishes for your
speedy recovery. the undersigned are
pleased to subscribe themselves your
sincere friends"
An expression of regret over the
attack was delivered by William Fer
guson Massey. premier of New Zea-
land. chairman of the ,.,ird subcom-
mittee of the commission on respon-
sibility for the war. when it met to
resume it's consideration of criminal
acts.
Mr.. Massey expressed the hope that
M. Clemenceau would soon be re-
stored TO health and be able 70 re-
sumo the very prominent place he
had always taken at the peace con-
ference.
Mai. J. Brown Scott. of the Ameri-
can delegation. declared that France