Evening star., 1918-06-22
Reports Reaching Amsterdam
observation-disclosures Strike
Movement Develops.
"DOWN WITH GERMANY"
NOW Is POPULAR CRY
Premier Won Seydler on Way to
Headquarters to Submit Resig-
nation of Cabinet.
By the Associated Press.

Exchange To-Day tnat all dt-
tempt has been made on the life
of Emperor Charles of Austria,
says a Central News dispatch
from Amsterdam. The reports
are unconfrmed.
According to the Vienna
Neue Freie Presse, during seri-
Gus street riots in Vienna the
police and military were called
out and took strict measures.
Admits Great Strike.
According to the Arbeiter Zeitung
of Vienna, great strike movement
has developed in the Austrian capital,
though its full extent is not known.
The Vienna workers council. the
newspaper says, has issued a mani
festo saying it hopes the government
will understand in view of the strike
movement how necessary it is to in
crease the food rations.
Guarded by Cavalry.
The Times correspondent at The
Hague is informed through Dutch
source that the remnants of some
severely tried Austrian regiments ar
rived in Vienna on the 18th. many of
the men being slightly wounded.
These were employed on the 18th to
patrol the city, but their bearing was
such that they were withdrawn the
following day. All public buildings in
Vienna now are guarded by cavalry,
the police heretofore having been able
to disperse such gatherings as. oc-
CURED.
( The Times correspondent cites infor-
nation apparently from Vienna that the
collection of the harvest in Austria. Ger
many and Hungary will in the future be
strictly a state affair, owing to the fact
that Austria now enters the new harvest
year without any supplies whatever and
therefore the best possible method Of
securing grain must be adopted.
Down With Germany" Is Cry.
LONDON. June 21.-New bread riots
started Thursday night in the Favoriten
there are now more than 100000 NUM-
tion workers on strike in the Austrian
capital, says an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Zurich.
An attempt to attack the German en-
bassy in Vienna, according to Vienna
was dispersed by the police. There were
many arrests and some persons were in
jured. There were many cries of:
Germany Is starving US. Down with
Germany
A statement issued by the Vienna Do
lice declares that demonstrators held up
tramways, broke windows and looted
food shops and bakers carts. At the
municipal council meeting Herr Neum-
mann. representing the socialists, de-
fraud and declared the situation was un-
tenable.
Cabinet to Resign.
Baron Won Seydler. the Austrian
premier. left Vienna at midday today
for Austrian headquarters to submit
the resignation Of his cabinet to EN-
peror Charles. says q dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph from Zurich.
Police Fire on Workers.
BASEL. Switzerland. Juno 22.-Dr.
Alexander Wekerle, the premier,
sparkling before the Hungarian cham
Der Of deputies yesterday, made a
statement concerning the industrial
strikes. and referred to the serious
trouble in factories and on railways
and the extension of the strikes to
several plants. The premier told how
the workmen in a locomotive works
stoned the police and in return were
fired upon, four of their number being
killed and nineteen wounded. The
proceedings in the chamber ended in a
sharp exchange between Premier
Wekerle and Count Karolyi, leader Of
the independent party.
Anti-German Feeling Grows.
GENEVA. June 21.-A commercial
from Vienna today informed the AS
ISOLATED Press that there are 1O0.-
900 men on strike in the Austrian cap
ital and that there are smallek strikes
in progress at Laibach. Agram and
Gratz, all mention Of which has been
stopped by the censor.
The traveller said that anti-German
feeling was growing, especially in
Hungary, where 1t was assuming a
revolutionary aspect. The feeling was
dynasty. he added. but at the regime
1t represented. The traveller said he
was convinced that events might be
expected which would change the
fate Of tho war in favor Of the entente
allies.
Half Rations Of Bread.
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| Temps from Geneva says the Austrian n
government has decided to put vi
emma and other large cities on half
the bread ration in order to amelo-
rate the conditions in Galicia and Bo-
hemia. These conditions are 80 bad.
the Temps quotes the Vienna Neue
Freie Presse as saying, that railroad
and other strikes can only be AVERT
ed by such a measure. The Vienna
newspaper adds that the cities.
though badly OF. are still in better
condition than the country, where
there Is virtually no bread.
Unable to Supply Potatoes.
AMSTERDAM. June 21.-The Frank
| furter Zeitung's correspondent at
| Munich telegraphs that Bavaria ia
| unable to supply Austria with pota-
| toes. Frost has retarded the new
| crop and the old stocks must be used
sparingiy.
Senator Norris to Run Again.
| LINCOLN. Neb. June 22.-United
States Senator George w. Norris, re-
/ publican. fled a petition with the sec
rotary Of state as q candidate for re-
nomination at the Nebraska primary
! election In August