New Britain herald., 1926-09-11
internal Machine Hits Side of Automobile but Fails to Explode Before it Falls to Earth.
Detonation Is Terrific and Four Passersby Are Wounded-Assaila Ar rested-Fascists Forbid ReprisaIs.

Rome, Sept Il R-Another st. tempt has been made on the life of Premire Mussolini.
 A bomb was exploded against the premier's car, Mussolini escaped un- hurt.
 The national directorate of the fascist party, announcing that God mas once again saved Mussolini for italy issued an appeal that there be no reprisals.
 Bomb Strikes Car
 The attack occurred a little after ten o'clock this morning while Mus soIlnrs automobile was proceeding toward the Chigi palace. A young man named Fiete Giovannini. a stonecutter. threw bomb against the car
 The bomb struck side window of the car, but fell to the earth be- fore 1t exploded. and the automobile proceeded. The explosion was ter rlfic, and four passersby were wounded. They were taken to a hospital.
 ] Assailant Arrested Giovannini was immediately ar rested by the police agents escorting the premier's automobile. He said he had arrived in Rome today from abroad, and that he came into Italy through the Alps, being unable to travel by the usual routes as he was without passport or identifying docu- ments.
 The would be assassin is native Italian, he told the police and was born in 1908 at Castelnuoyo Di Garfagnana.
 The authorities believe his journey ! to Italy was financed and directed by groups of self-exiled -Fascists, notably in Lyons and Paris. They point out that the pair anti Fascist paper Corriere Degli Italiana several days ago launched an anti-national campaign with the slogan: Italians: Boycott Italian Goods."
 News Kept Secret Government measures to keep the news of the attack secret to avoid | blSpId WCiO ldhtH V. and were so successful that virtually no one on the street had the slight est idea late this morning that third attempt had been made against the premier within the space of a year.
 In Journalistic and political i circles where the news was known. however there were knots of excit- ed takers.
 The premier was bound for his office In the Chigi palace from his residence. the villa Torlonia, which is situated in the outskirts of Rome, and his car was near the city gate when the bomb was thrown.
 The attempt created the greatest consternation. It is understood that Minister of Interior Federzoni, who left last night for Ancona, is rush ing back to the capital on a special train.
 The Italian premier Is no stranger to attempts upon his life.
 The last previous attack was made on April 2, just before his departure to Tripoli when Miss Violet Gibson. an English woman, fired shot which caused slight injury to the tip of his nose. The attack was made as he was leaving session of the congress of surgeons in Rome. His habit of holding his head erect while receiving the plau- dits of crowds undoubtedly saved his life.
 Miss Gibson had pointed a pistol point blank at his face but at the moment she fired he strengthened up and threw his head back. the slight movement causing the bullet to merely miss the mark. Miss Gibson was adiudged mentally irresponsible.
 Another attempt was frustrated in November, 1925, when the po- lice discovered plot to assass'nate him by the former socialist deputy. Tito Zaniboni.
 On Italy's armistice day as he was on his way to make his speech from his residence. Zaniboni was found concealed in nearby hotel with a high-powered rife furnish ed with telescope sights. He was arrested with his equipment just in time. He is still in prison await ing trial.
 The press Of Europe from time to time printed clrcumstantial re- ports of other attempts to assassi- nate him but they were followed h.r nffininl dnnials