The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-02-21
Anarchist Fires Seven Times at
Tiger of France" Two
Bullets Taking Effect.
NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED
Despite His Advanced Age M.
Clemenceau is Expected to
Recover Rapidly and Soon
Be Out Again.


ceau, the French premier, was struck
three times by bullets in an attempt
to assinate him yesterday One bull
let entered the right shoulder and
lodged under the left shoulder,
missing the spinal cord and the
lungs. The other two bullets caus-
ed scarcely more than abrasions of
the skin on the right arm and the
right hand.
In all, seven shots were fired at
the premier point blank by the as
sassin, Emile Coffin. known in an
.archistic circles as "Milou," who was
arrested directly after the shooting.
Two bullets passed through the
clothing of the premier.
AS the first shot struck the au-
tomobile, Premier Clemenseau lean
ed forward and began to open the
door. 1t was in this clearly visible
position that Coffin fired the shots
which took effect. The premier con-
tinued his movement to open the
door which he did With his wounded
arm. The chauffeur. although
slightly wounded, stopped the ma
chine, and the premier stepped to
the roadway. The police agents al
ready were struggling with the pre-
mier's assailant.
After getting out OF the automo-
bile in which he was riding when
shot, the premier, without a glance
In the direction Of Coffin, started to
walk toward the front door Of his
home. Before he reached the door
number OF persons came running
up to assist him.
''It is not serious this time" said
the premier in reply to sympa-
thetic inquiry.
Leaning on the shoulder OF one of
the domestics OF mis- household, the
premier walked up one fight of
stairs to his bedroom. NJ. Clemen-
ceau sat down on the big armchair
and began to joke with his servants,
who were in tears, saying to them:
"Ce nest rien" Git is nothing).
mier's residence about 10 O'Clock
and took seat in an adjoining room
to await developments. The marshal
had a few words with the premier
and NJ. Clemenceau said: "I have
lodged bigger ones than that at the
front"
About noon the doctors informed
newspaper men that the premier's
condition had been satisfactory up
to that time. ard that no complica-
tions were feared.
Policeman Goursat. who was
wounded in the right eve, although
not seriously, by one OF the assas-
sins shots told a representative Of
Clemenceau rushed up to the as
sailant and grappled with him.
One OF the witnesses OF the shoot
ing, Henry Moulin, barber's as
sistant. told the Associated Press re-
preventative that when he heard the
first shot fred he believed Il was the
Americans firing in the air. "as they
are in the habit Of doing" he said.
Moulin rushed out OF his shop when
he saw what was happening. howev-
er. crying they have assassinated
Clemenceau." He closed with the
premier's assailant. Moulin added
and the man threw away his revolver
and held up his hands.
Walters from nearby reastau-
rant Joined in holding the man.
whom the police had some difficulty
In getting from them. and before the
police secured the men he was beat
en- by the crowd. One OF the men in
the crowd seemed to wish to help
the premier's assa'lant. and the
crowd beat him badly
Policeman Goursat gave his de-
scription OF the shooting to the As
sociated Press representative in the
city hall wh.re the arrested man was
brought.
An enormous crowd, which OBJ
served a respectful silence, assem-
bled near NJ. Clemenceau's residence
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