The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-10-21
HERRICk NEARDEATH
Bomb Exploded In His
Paris Home Today
HIS VALET WAS INJURED
Threatening Letters To Tear
Down Flag Over American
Embassy Received
Associated Press Dispatch.l

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Paris, October ia bomb az
ploded today in the house Of Myrcu
T.. Herrick. the American annbassa-
dor, seriously injuring the valet who
opened the package containing it.
The room In which the explosion
occurred was wrecked. Ambassadors
Herrick arrived ct the house two
minutes after the bomb blew M.
Threats To Tear Down Flag.
Threats TO tear down the Ameri-
can flag over the American embassy
here are contained In many letters
received at the embassy in the last
few days protesting against the con-
viction In the United states or MIC
olo Sacco and Bartoiomoe Van Setti.
two Italians, for the murder of Fred
erick A. Parmentar, paymaster Of q
shoe manufacturing establishment at
Braiptree, Mass. In all, between 800
received.
There havs been numerous dem
onstrahons by radical elements over
this CASE and the communist news
papers here In Paris have taken rp
the campaign. urging their followers
70 protest TO the embassy and an
nounc1ng mass meeting for Fri
day. 1t Is reported an attempt to
demonstrate In front Of the embassy
Is planned to follow this meeting
The police and the French ministry
or foreign affairs have been notified
and have taken precautionary meas,
Bomb Addressed Ts AMBASSADOR
Inc receipt Of the bomb followed
coming to the Ambassador in the few
days including the case OF two Italian
convicted of murder in Massachusetts,.
The bomb was contained in care
fully made package, addressed pers-
ellx 70 the A, adoF, VINO Il af-
pears, m!slt vel! y opene1 - him
for him. Ths amSsasa ss,r 've,st
however happened to sec the pacl
and opened It to save Mr.. Herrfck the
trouble.
Immediately after the explosion.
Ambassador Herrick went to the hotel
Crillion, where General Pershing Is
stopping. The project of police Joined
the general and the ambassador there,
and this evening they we're conferring
on the case while the entire detective
service of Paris was at work In an at
tempt to trace the origin of the bomb.
Considerable damage was done the
ambassadors residence, outside the
room where the explosion occurred as
well as within.
Had Not Taken Letters Seriously
:, Washington, October 19.-Ambassa-
dor Herrick, who narrowly escaped q
bomb explosion at his home In Paris
today, apparently had not taken SER
iously the threatening letters received
at the embassy in connection with
conviction Of two Italians In Massa-
chusetts, at least 80 far az could be
learned today he has never reported
to the state department receipts OF
such letters although he is understood
to have informed the department some
days ago that protests against the
conviction Of the two Italians were
reaching him. No details as to the
nature Of these protests were trans
mitted.
From other sources the washinxton
government has had some information
as to the high feeling among Italiarl
communists In connection with the
Massachusetts, case.
Officials were confident that the
Paris authorities would make unusual
efforts to trace down and punish those
responsible for the sending OF q bomb
to the American ambassador.
Mr.. Herrick had not reported the !
bomb incident to the state department
up to late hour today.