Evening star., 1934-10-09
General Georges Wounded as
20 Shots SPatter Royal
Party Car.
OF DEAD MONARCH
KILLED BY POLICE AS MURDERER
Foreign Minister'S Dreams of Patching
Up Europe End in Tragedy
as Thousands Look On.
Nv the Assoniatad prass


MARsE11LE, october s-Kng Alexander of Yugoslava
Louis Barthou foreign minister to-
day the Yugosav
Alexander died of three wounds in the chest
surgeons abored toward giving him blood TRANSMISSION
S. ad @ cen aT h
France He attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself
he died a short time after his arrest
Men Arrested.
First reports said another assassin unidentified had been
shot dead but authorities later denied this They did however
these two had any Connection With the crme Ho sure
but @ ba Of @ 6bSs dse hs W 6 only
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possibility to o succeed G GasOn DoqmeFgue as premier
hs as fS R
utes had wrecked his political dreams Of patching up Europe
He died ed at S pm @ less than two hours after the hoong
but they were unable to make TRANSMISSION of blood time
save him.
Future of Entente Involved.
King oa LEI had come to France wsEshp conveyed
of the utmost importance for Yugoava member of the
GendaTmes Garde guarded thoroughfae
down WHICH the monarch rode in automobile with Barhou
great qs Of humanity packed both sides the streets
their cheers sudden fusade 20
% TSs dsas9ss S the King
grievously that he died within hour
Cheering Spectators Shot.
Barthou @ the man who directs Frances foreign affairs
number the cheering spectators also were shot none
Police turned from their line of honor plunge
crowd at the spot from which the shots had
Two had fired the shots. One them captured
alive by the enraged crowd but he badly maued and
PetriS Kalemen, 35 YugoSav Zagreb.
The other assassin thrust his pistol into his mouth in
attempt to commit suicide but police shot him down dead
before he could pull the trigger.
Despite the confusion the screaming
the verable canopy which
automobile continued
King Alexander had started
Dies in Projects Study.
The monarch carried into prefec
laid couch Physicians and surgeons hastily his
side They did all they could to Stanch the flow of blood but
their efforts vain.
reganing consciousness
Bahou and Gen. Georges were taken to the Hospital Hotel
Dieu
The chauffeur of the poted
prefecture brave despite the fact that
the assassin closest to the automobile.
The chauffeur a vivid description of the tragedy.
Just the into Stock Exchange the
chauffeur big fat from the crowd
ming board of the Kings and fired four five
Immediately grabbed a colonel Just
beside the began SaShng The assassin tried
firing shot into his mouth but the police by this time closed
in and shot him down"
The inhabitants of Marseile who
for the royal VISIT thrown turmoil excitement
for the assassination the second of notable
France the last They eXedy recalled
sination of President Doumer at Paris in 1882
The thousands of flags which, few minutes before
gayy from the windows the agpoeS MarSee
the gray sky OF cloudy day were Immediately hafsaed
bullets health delicate
MarSee rail instead of by warShp
had done.
Queen a between Basel Switzerland and
MarSee at the time of the assassination and
thories unable communicate the Kings
to her Immediately.
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