Mouchamps, Vendee, Nov. 25.
France's war-time Premier, Georges Clemenceau, was hi the park here to-day. In accord ance with his wishes there were no 'Speeches and no ceremony. The simple interment took but twenty' minates. The members of his family and a score of his close personal friends were present.
It is worthy of note that at the moment M, Clemenceau expired a terrific storm burst in the Department of Vendee, where he was born, as though the elements were convulsed at the passing of the Tiger's spirit.
'A hundred and one shots, at the rate of two a minute, from a battery of seventy-fives stationed at the announced to the Capital of the famous ex-Premi sss houses in Paris were closed all day long.
honours were rendered all over the country, while at ey lished a retrospective decree laying down that Soviet citizens employed in Soviet institutions abroad and disobeying an order to return to} Russia will be considered guilty of treason, sentenced to death and their property confiscated.
It is worthy of note that proseed-ings have recently been instituted in default against M. Bessedowski, formerly First Counsellor at the Soviet Embassy in Paris, on a charge of embezzlement.
It may be recalled that Bessedowski clambered over the rear wall of the Soviet Embassy in Paris fon the morning of October 3 dashed to the Prefecture of Police and implored the officials there to of his wife and son who were imprisoned in the Embassy. He declared that, the Moscow Cheka had despatched an official to interrogate him on the recent change of his political views. M. Bessedowski declined the Envoy's demand that he should return to Russia to answer a charge of heresy and requested to be allowed to. de part with his family. The Envoy then produced a revolver and prevented his departure, but the First} Counsellor escaped through the rear of the premises and brought back the Director of Judicial secured the liberation of his wife and son. Later it was reported that the Soviet Embassy had accused ry Bessedowski: with misappropriating Paris, Nov, 23.
officially confirmed that two bombs exploded in the route of the Orient express, but they only alight-Ty damaged the luggage van and nobody was hurt, The train was not attacked: by bandits and was aly delayed for one hour—Reuter Belgrade, Nov, 23.
The newspapers state that the first inquiry. into the outrage. po: petrated on the Simplon Orient press on Tuesday, when two bombs exploded along the route' it was following, dealing the luggage V0, ses
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