The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-23
BohemianS Ground
Under Heels Of the
German Minority

WASNlNGTuN. May e2.-liivIsIun Of
bohemia INTO - districts with advant-
ages ia the electoral domain given 4"
the German minority IN each :" rs In re-
duce the czech representation in parlia-
mrnt Is provided III Il ministerial de-
cree issued II Vienna.
IN official dispatch to-day from
France says this effort l" dIsmcmhrr and
GcrmanIZc the Czech state caused tn"
recent serious rlutlnC u, bSlrAu. Phi
sen. NaChod and other places which re-
suited in IN" prnClaimInE "t martial law
and thu. imprisonment al loo persons.
BY Increasing the German representa-
tlun from Bohemia at the expense Of
the Czcchs, the Austrian government. III
IN" opinion here, hopes /" regain 1T the
opening nf parliament next June -, the
majority which ii lost Sumc months ago
through tho coalition of all elements i'll
opposition. led by thu Czcchs. This adj
hcSInn Of opponents caused >Empcror
Charles To order lnrlialncn; dtsSulN ed
carly in the present y'rar
The law bulletin of the Austrian en-
pre- says tho dispatch to-day from
France. published the ministerial de-
cree according 10 which the district GOV
crnmcntS which were claimed Tor so long
hy the Germans ar" established III R"-
hcma. The boundaries IF The districts
are ilXrd rs far a. poSsibi" according Il"
thr NATIONAL grouping. In tho wording
"t m" decree. the ann IL /" take the
tirSt steps toward the rc-cStahlIshmcnt
Of order III Bohemia.
This decree Is automatically policy
Of repression. tho first arI of which
tends t" drsmrmh"r Bohemia by grant
!ns To the German elements the guar
! antrrs which they claim.
! 1T is clear thu; this d"vICr of ;hc pan
Germans is hound t" arouse the most
violent uppnsiti"n on the part nf IN"
! Czech$ y dispatch reprinted IN all
| the German newspapers calls attention
already t. Ihr fact tina; marital law has
boon proclaimed in several districts W
! Bohemia heraiIsc in certain regions Scrl-
aus riots have occurred. More than
l:,u persons w,r. rui III PRISON. In"
estate Of PrInr" FmrSirmh"rg "a per
| snra! friend If tn" German "mp"r"rl
WIS ransarkrd. Riots "'rmrrrd about
ustrnu. ri II and Narh"d.''
: LONDON. May Martial law has
been rrnrIa Imrd IN fnhcmIa and IN con
Scr;urnr. rf "n"pulnr "N'"ss"s' many
: persons ha," h""n imprisoned. says "A
. dispatch - thu lIaIlv Mail from Hcrnc.
. uIInIIn. III" SI"v"nSkI Pared.
t uurhr.,k> have occurred IN. lils"n
! \nrhr,h aud either towns. tn" vast o.
! late 81 I'r,rc" E'url'nhurG. rl"s'
| friend If IN" German rnp"""r ha'"
been plund"rrd and tn" buildings on
. them burned.
! nr Won S"yrllrr. ihr Austrian pre-
nI"r u ~ ad;""h. has summoned the
, Czech Deputy Slanrk |" discuss IN" SIT
! nation. Deputy SIanrk has Declined
and has warmed thr premier against Il
. rnlIrv If viul"uro II rvInHmih. fearing
rviirniI, that tho indIS"rim'nh;r hang
luyS and Sh"niInGS in tiali"ia At ih'
beginning nf the war arc /" he repeated
IN Bohemia.
Tn" Rr"Slau newspaper. N"lkS"aChl
as quoted IN CorcnhnS dispatch %
tho laily Mail. says I'r. Won Seydl"'
mad" visit t. rraEn" and northern
I;nhrtniu and III addressing striking MIN
rr. asserted that The effort t"r genera
! rca,.n which h' sand Emperor 'hnrIcs
WIS carving forward n"Hsshn'iN. WAS
No., as HOPELESS as many persons Thought
I'll" Ut, mi"r authorized control lay tn
vnrkm"n Of funrI distributor III lh"i'
own districts. aud pr"mIS"c thai 'h'
uIrs,i"n Of rcdurinL hours and Labor
would Ia. taken vi, hy tn" war ministry
and representatives. Of In" w"rN"rS.