El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-19
Former Ruler Of
Austria May Be
Near Starvation
Family Of Charles Unable
To Get Meat, Bread or
Milk; Vienna Quiet.

Vienna, Austria (via Geneva. Swift
zerland. Nov. 1s (by The Associated
Press).-The situation In Vienna.
where the first American correspon-
dent. that Of The Associated Press.
arrived last week. appears to be that
there is more talk than disorder. with
urgent need for bread. especially for
the poor Of Austria The correspon-
dent was accompanied TO Vienna by
one French and one British army Of
ficer. Former emperor Charles, who
has retired TO his castle at Eckartsau.
il is asserted by the Socialist Arbeiter
Zeitung. is living on the shortest "a
lions and possibly may be starving
with his wife and family. The for
mer royal family has been unable TO
obtain meat, milk and bread In the
neighbOring village or even to have
its washing done. They have been
obliged to send away almost all their
50 servants
Disorders Mt Prague.
Some disorders have occurred in
Prague. the capital Of Bohemia, ac-
cording to reports received here. as
the result OF an attempt to induct
the former soldiers into 4 national
guard. There also are reports that
Jews have been assassinated IN BO-
hemfa
Wherever the correspondent passed
on his way 10 Vienna. he encountered
no difficulties and he saw no disor-
ders, except along the railway lines.
At stations, here and there. the
troops, returned from the Italian
front, resisted when the local police
tried to disarm them. Sometimes
there was disorder when the soldiers
refused to give up plumber stolen
from the army stores. and a few men
were killed. An order was issued
Monday that soldiers found in posses
sion Of such property VIII be shot. IN
less they surrender Il before Novern-
Der 20.
Republic Easily Formed.
The formation OF new republic
here, apparently. has been an easy
task Il now IS merely a question Of
holding the people together until a
lished. However. the freest possible
political discussions are permitted.
There has been little bloodshed in
Vienna Order IS being maintained
by field marshal Adolph Won BOOE,
who has enrolled the old police force.
4 national army militia also has been
formed. the soldiers wearing the new
colors Of red white and red. instead
Of the black and yellow Of the en-
pire. In each munition district there
is force Of guards. who wear the
red brazzards.
No Violence at Vienna-
Il is declared that when the en-
pire was overturned. in the last days
OF October. there was no violence in
Vienna
one OF the most notable political
changes has been the granting OF
equal franchise to women In the re-
public all the forms OF the old en-
plre has been done away with. No
passports are required to travel. nor
must one have a residence permit
There IS no censorship Of the press.
When the correspondent went TO OBJ
tain permission to send kilograms
abroad. DR.. Otto Bauer. the foreign
secretary and a socialist, gave his
consent on the spot
Situation Provisional.
London. Eng Nov. 1s.-The entire
political situation in Austria Is pro-
visionai. according TO a Vienna dis I
patch to the Daily,1fsil. dated Novem-
Der Il The political conditions at
present. II is added. depend largely
on food conditions and any govern 4
ment able to supply food probably b
would be able 70 pass any measures 4
It wished.
May Join German Union.
Otto Bauer. the new foreign secre- 1
tary OF the Decentralization repub- !
lie and the governments moving /
spirit. wishes to join the German fed
Grafton and probably VIII carry out
The rulers Of the old Austrian .
state, the correspondent continues. /
have disappeared. as have the gem
erals who led the armies. Former I
smperor Charles is virtually a pris- 1
1ner at Eckartsau with his suite