Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-02-20
ASSASSIN FAILS
ON CLEMENCEAU
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| the bullet may not be necessary
and arrangements have been made
| To take photographs OF the injured
| parts
CottIn. whom the police believed
| Ia he Somewhat harmless person
| assOciatlng with anarchists ana aid.
Ing Ia their prOpgga declared he
had planned to Kill the premier he
cause NJ Clcmenceau 'whs the en-
emy OF humanity and was preparing
for another war"
Policeman Boursat who was
wounded In the right eye. although
not seriously. by one ~ the nasassin \
shots told epresenthtivc OF the
Associated Pres- that Premier che
menceau rushed up 10 the assassin
and grappled with him,
The prcmicr's wound is not re-.
garded as dangerous IN ltsolf but II
was felt for time that there might
be serious consequence from II, con.
s!derlng The age and inflrmlii.s OF
the victim, He iH ~ years old.
Al about II o'clock this morning,
however. II wsH Officially announced
that NJ. ClemenCoau was not Berlous-
ly wounded
Professors l.aubrl Corset and Culs-
sier examined the wound In Premier
Ciemcnceau's shoulder, According
to ,hs.r diagnosis the premier was
struck IN tho postcrlor par, Of the
right shoulder blade. Tho bullet
penetrated without viscernl lesion.
The doctors reported general and To-
cal conditions ps perfect.
Policeman uoursat gave his de
scrlption OF the shooting to the Asso.
ciated Press representative in the
city hall, whore the arrested man
was brought An enormous crowd
which obsarvod "A respectful slenco.
assembled near NJ. Clemonceau' res
idencc after the occurrence. Within
"a half hour. President Puincare ar
rived lie was quickly followed by
various members OF the cabinet, high
officials OF tho government and rep
resentatives OF tho army and navy
IN well ak Of the diplomatic corps. In
cludlng William Graves Sharp. the
American Ambassador.
Among those who called at Pre-
mier Clemonceau's residence soon
after the shooting were Secretary of
State Lansing and Col n, ". House.
Upon emerging from his car NJ
Clomcnceau passed his wounded
hand over his face. leaving the face
the REASON for the first report that
he had been wounded In the head.
Foch Pays Visit.
Marshal FOch arrived about 10
o'clock and later was joined by
Marshal Petain, They remained
some time
Marshal Foch had few words
with the premier and reported NJ,
Clemenceau as saying
Il have lodged bigger ones than
that at the front"
Premier Clemeues~Au was quite
cheerful In spite OF occasional fits
OF coughing. lie declared to mem
bers of his household that he
thought he knew hts asrp,ilant, He
had seen him last evening when en-
tering his home, but the man had
skunk away.
Huge crowds gathered around the
premier's house and kept repeating,
This IL IA Russian" Despite the
fact that they were informed that
the premier's sssailant was French,
they refused to believe II.
AZ police headquarters tho Assoc
oiated Press was Informed that Cot
tin has q record there with Bertil-
Hon measurements, He was re-
garded as a mild sort OF anarchist
Coffin lived at Mont Rouge, q
kuburb OF Paris. ~ u small hotel
(which hes long been under police
supervision, as II ir freauented by
anarchists. These persons, however,
are mure notorious for spreading
literature and making speeches than
for acts OF violence.
The police refused>to say whether
they believed the attack on the
premier was the result OF a plot or
merely an individual act. Thtv are
working, however. apparently on the
theory that Il was q plot. as the little
hotel was encircled and a thorough
search OF the building for incrim-
mating documcnta is being made.