Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1907 — FALLIERES SHOT AT. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FALLIERES SHOT AT.

NAVAL RESERVIST FIRES BULLETS AT FRENCH RULER. Neither Klialle Find* Its Mark— Crowds Attempt to Lynch Shooter Mend oi WepefcUe le Unmoved hyIscUenfi' President Falllered was shot at twice Sunday during the anniversary celebration of the taking of the Bastlle. Leon Mallle, a naval reservist, fired the bullets. Both missed the President. He had a narrow escape from lynching at the hands of the Infuriated Paris crowd that witnessed his attempt to slay tfae head of the republic; On account of the activity of fibs anti-militarists, who tried to organdae a demonstration against the army throughout France, exceptional preoau-' Hons were taken te safeguard President Fallieres. The attempt on his life occurred on Avenue des Ohampa Elysees while the President was returning to the palace from Longchamps, where he had reviewed the garrison of Paris In the presence of 250,000 enthusiastic persons. Clemenceau with the President. Premier Clemenceau and M. Lanes, the President’s secretary, were with the President in his landau, which was escorted by a squadron of cuirassiers. The carriage emerged wifely from the Bo Is de Boulogne, where the anti-mili-tarists had stationed themselves with the Intention of hooting The soldier*. It was descending the broad Champ*

Elysees amid the acclamations of the crowds thronging the sidewalks and shouting “Vico Fallleres,” “Vive, L’Artnee,” when at the corner of Lesueur street Mallle, from the curt), fired two shots point-blank at the President In juick succession. Almost miraculously, no one was hit President Fallieres was cooi and collected. In the meantime two policemen seized Mallle, who made no resistance. The police with difficulty prevented the crowds from lynching the prisoner, until a cordon of reserves came up and conducted him to the station. There Mallle refused to give any reasons for Lis act, saying: ._ ' “The revelations I have are so grave and serious that I will mako them only before a magistrate for transmission to the chief of state. It Is a matter between the government and me. lam the Tlctim of many villainies.” It Is believed that the man participated in the recent seamen’s strike, ind that his mind was unhinged by fancied grievances. Mallle appeared before an examining magistrate, and the authorities succeeded only in extracting from him a rambling statement about family persecution directed against him. It was In order to draw public attention to bl* grievances, he said, that he fired th* shots.

M. ARMAND FALLIERES.