Evening star., 1919-02-20

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ing in lively sailies. Thus. shortly
aiLer ne was wounded, when one of
trusted friend and particularly dear
10 hlm, came to see him, the premier.
sfnIins broadly, remarked:
ne Maharaja Of Bikenfr invited
me 10 hunt the tiger in his country!s
Well, it is the anarchists who have
hunted The Tiger but they missed
him"
Ihe premier yesterday sent for Sis
yer lneohesse, the nun who nursed
him when he was operated upon a
! rev years ago He, spent the day
Yesterday in his armchair, but asked
that his favorite old grandfather 8
chair should be brought up from his
: country house at Bernouvifle
Inc premier's mind never was
clearer nor his thought more rapid.
lie discusses his wound and his symp-
toms technically, just as if they were
those of another person.
Cripples Peace Conference.
If the early reports regarding the
premiers condition are borne out by
the later examinations it would ap-
pear that after a period of GONZALES
eehce NJ. Ciemenceau will be able to
that President Wilson and Preuiers
Lloyd George and Orlando return to
Paris. Meanwhile the French pre-
mier's absence from the supreme coun-
ell takes away for the time being the
last premier of the European powers
at the peace conference
One of the four vice presidents
elected at the time Premier Clemen-
ceau was chosen president of the con-
ferenee-Premiers Lloyd George and
Crlanoo. Secretary of State Lansing
and Marquis Salonji-wfIl preside
over the full conference if II is found
necessary to hold a p1enary session
before the recovery of the French pre-
uier. In the council Of ten, Stephen
Piehon, the French foreign minister,
Will for the time being represent
France, with Jules Cambon or Andre
Tardteu to second him.
Premier Ciemenceau was stricken
at the very moment he was starting
for meeting that might have had
| decisive influence in systematizing
the problems OF the conference. so as
TO lead the course of the transactions
of the body from war conditions and
10 a state OF peace 1t appeared in
deed. that British. American, Italian
and French sentiment was crystalljz-
ing on plans to take in hand the
construction of the actual peace
treaty, and this would undoubtedly
have been one of the chief subjects
discussed at the conference set for
! 10 O'Clock yesterday morning with
| Premier Clemenceau, Arthur j. Bal
four, the British foreign secretary
Col +. NJ. House of the American
peace mission, and Baron Sonnino,
! the Italian foreign minister, as par
! ticipants.
Prospects for Early Treaty.
/ The preliminary soup6inps nm tbic
! question had already been taken and
the prospects seemed good for the
J decision upon an efficient proceed ure
/ that would secure results within q
| short time from all the conference
! commission, permitting the early
| drafting of the essentials of the
! peace treaty-perhaps by the time of
| President Wilson's return from
| America In such an event the enemy
| delegates could have been called in
! by April and the actual peace con-
summated by early summer
! One of Premier C1emenceau's first
| thoughts after being shot was to send
I word to Secretary Balfour. Col. House
| and Baron Sonnino that he could not
| keep his engagement Mr.. Ba1four
| and Baron Sonnino went to Col
| Houses office on receipt of the news,
| and although deprived, through Pre-
mier Ciemenceau's absence, of the
i
/ is understood, reached an agreement
! that will materially advance the pro-
/ cedure of the conference and hasten
| the conclusion of peace. Much, how
! ever, is still dependent on NJ Clemen-
I ceau and French opinion generally
/ yet the indications are as viewed in
/ American quarters, that the co-opera-
| tion will become general TO this end
| Premier Tells of Shooting.
/ = Premier C1emenceau's own story of
| the attack upon him as he told it to
| callers is given in the Natin today
/ as follows:
! Yesterday when was passing that
/ spot at the corner of the BouIey erd
! Delessert remarked a strange sill
| houetted figure upon the pavement
| showing some one examining me at
tentively. The silhouette was that
/ Of a rather evil-looking man. 1 said
to myself, hello. that fellow is up to
no good. This morning at the same
SPOT / perceived the same silhouette
and immediately thought why that
my friend of yesterday
'I hadn't time to continue the re-
, fiection, for the individuals arm was
raised. revolver in hand, and he fred
at the door of the automobile and hit
the window / didn't reflect that
| the revolver, and as soon as the first
shot WAS fired leaned forward to see
| Other shots followed rapidly, one
| after another, and felt a sharp pain
| low down the back of my neck. The
pain was so intense that could not
| help crying out. / realized perfectly
| that I had been hit"
Says Adversaries Poor Shots.
What followed" continued the
premier, passed with lightninslike
| rapidity. The orderly seated beside
the chauffeur on the front Of the au.