The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-02-24
DOCTORS REPORT CLEMENCEAU WILL RECOVER FROM BULLETS
 OF ASSASSIN; RESTING EASILY

report that there is every chance for early recovery After thoro examination the doctors said that owing to his great physical powers Georges Cemenceau will be able ward off any serious complications which 1gt result from the bullet wounds.
 RECEIVES TWO WOUNDS PARIS, Feb. 19.-(P(-While enroute to the French war office in his automobile this morning George Cemenceau the aged but vigorous premier of France, shot and slightly wounded by assassin.
 The French premier had just stepped inside the ma chine and directed the chauffeur proceed to the office when named Emil Cottn suddenly appeared on the sidewalk and began firing the machine Upon the first bullet being fired the premier turned to open the door ot the car with the intention of sprngng out and graphing with the wouldbe murderer While attempting to get the door of the automobile open Cemenceau struck by two bullets from the assassns gun both lodging in the right shoulder Notwithstanding the fact that he had been struck the premier succeeded graphing with the assassin The shots were fired in such rapid succession that Con had emptied his gun and wrestling with the before the police officers could arrive the One of the policemen while running the street, was struck Ill the eye by bullet The chauffeur of the preniers was wondeI by of the first bullets fired and thus bc render assistance when Ceenceau attacked Cottn
 As the assassin taken into custody by the oce officers Georges Cemenceau turned around and walk ea into his house without assistance saying at the time that his wounds but trivial matter. Physicians m nediatey summoned to render aid to the wounded man IT physicians report that the general and local condl- ton of the French premier is perfect
 It reported the police headquarters that Emil Cot is aged about twenty-five and that he masquerad ing working The police officials believe that Cottin Russian No specific charge will be laid against the until the outcome of the preners wounds tain
 year lS4l and has long been prominent figure French politics Tho enducated to be physcan Cenenceau soon dfted into politics. Holding different political positions e also various times edited newspapers His intellectual interests have been limited politics only, having also
 written several plays novel phosopc essays and sociology cal studies
 HIT THREE TIMES
 PARIS, Feb 19-(F9-It has now developed that Georges Clemenceau hit by three bullets and that others passed thru his clothing The condition of the prem has been satisfactory and cheerful turnout the entire day despite his occasional fits of coughing The revolver carried by Cotn contained cartridges instead of five prev ously reported The bullets accounted for follows woundng the chauffeur, inflicted injury upon the eye of policeman three struck Premier Clemenceau and two passed thru his cohing the latter beddng them selves in the automobile.
 Huge crowds gathered about the home of the popular political leader and kept repeating Ths is the work of Russian" The immense throng indeed the whole of Pars refuses to believe that Cottin is Frencman The police officials refuse to state whether the attack the result of plot individual effort kill the prem fer. However, the officers working the plot theory Anarchist Cotn refuses make any concerning the shooting.
 Another has been taken into custody by the police officials charged with being implicated in the plot but his identity has not been made known.
 BORN NEAR PARIS
 PARIS, Feb l9.-QP)-A rigid examination of Cottn by the police revealed the fact that the asalant of the prem cr born Paris in 1896 which would make him 23 years O. age He first reported be about 25 years o The prisoner declared that he attacked the premier cause tie latter enemy humanity who planned other Cottin styles himself solitary scientific anarchist and states that he firmly believes that Cemenceau was planning to plunge France into another long struggle The prisoner denies that there any accomplices
 barbers assistant aged sixteen the first to grap pie with the woudbe after he had fired his shots at the premier The lad struggling with Cottn when Clemeaceau attacked his assaian It but few mo- mcns then until the police had the in custody