New-York tribune., 1921-10-20
Box Marked for Ambassa-
dor, Forwarded From
Embassy, Explodes as
He Enters Residence
5000 Police Start
Roundup OF Reds
Attack Called Communist
Revenge for Pair Con
victed of Murder in L. S.

PARIS. Oct - (Bv The Associated
p.essl.-A small oblong package
wrapped in plain white paner, tied
With strong cord ard marked per
iume." lay on table in the Ameri-
car Embassy all this morning. Il was
addressed personally to the American
Ambassador, Myron T. Herrick. and
had been delivered By registered post.
Thinking it was a gift the anlbas-
sador's secretary, Lawrence Norton,
CARRIED it TO the ambassadors resi-
dence, the former home Of Prince
jacques de Broglie, at IS Avenue de
Messine. Early in the evening the
ambassadors valet. Walter Blanchard,
saw the package on a desk and. fol-
lowing custom, started TO open it.
The removal Of the paper revealed a
small pasteboard box such as might
be used for holding soap. Almost i'm
mediately a spring was released and
as Blanchard lifted the lid he heard a
familiar noise, which quickly brought
oack tie days when he va bomber
u tie British army. He hurled tae
box throl gh the open bathroom door
and ran from tie room. The bomb ex-
poded in the doorway, two fragments
hitting the valet = the back, althourh
not seriously iniuring him.
Herrick Coming Up Steps
The ambassador, his dauehter-in-
law. MIS- Parmely Herrick, ard her
seven-yeaI-old son we're just ar this
tine ascending the stairway, prapara-
tory to entering Nh Horrick's suite
Blanchard came running out as the
ambassador reached tie top.
"A NIB has exploded and am hit
the va'et shouted. "Thank God, you
weren't in tre room.'
Blanchard then collapsed and was
carried downstairs The ambas sador
1ot.Fed Immediately to the Hote
Crillon to asa General Pershinr the
best thing to DO. and the Prefect Of
Police was summoned
The bomb IS believed BY tie Dolice
'e have been sent b. French Corr
Hunsts as a proseSt against tee con
viction Of two COMMUNISTS in tie
United States charged with murder. II
contained the dead.iest Of explosives,
aceerding to the prefect and MS staff
q ber,b eXpe IS.
The Communists are Nicola Sacco
srd Barthoiomeo Nanzetti convicted Of
<AIhg & payna ter and nis guard in
hfaiLTee, Mass. They have not been
-sntenced
Bath Roor, IS Wrecked
Proof OF the strength Of tie cx-
p'o,ives IS shown by the fact that the
9s,n room was wrecked, that much
aamage wa done in the bedroom and
hat seven fragments vent through =
MEX steel wardrobe, while others made
asep dents in the metal doors OF a
cahinet.
The ambsseador's first thought was
% ignore the matter and treat is a
~ incident mercy but General Per
.aiAg and Others advised him to make
ne iuii details public because Of the
2ossloility Of other bomb outrages. The
rc'elecf, accompanied by the At.orne,-
1eneral OF rance. cane to the hotel
,hd shortly Afterwards zen with the
an oassacor 10 the la.+er's home. Tho
.Ie'ee. made tne annOuncea ent that
We tnousand police and detectives
noold pegin at once 4 searching ia.
;ta.Fy and that probably there would
~ numerous arrests among Known
-ommunsts.
hiilerand Ofe-s Congratulations
president Mi'lerand was among the
.is' % Congratulate the American AM
'assaoor on MS escane. lie sent nis
Ira! representative 10 convey con
s.1.u-asions ~ the name of the peoolo
u france that tne am bassador had nor
seH nurt and 70 Assure Mr.. Terriek
""' ''.e Outrage was denplv resented