New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
$4,000 Reported Residing
Openly in Vienna and
Defying Arrest
Green Guard Revolt
Raging in Moravia
Austrian Forces Said To Be
as Badly Demoralized
as Russia's s in 1916
c,e-,ol D;sno,ch 10 The Tribune

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Information
has been received by the Czecho-Slovak
National Council of wholesale deser-
-;ons in Austria Hungary 1t was de-
clsred at the councils headquarters to-
oav that "the Austrian army IS to-day
in the same state of disorganization as
was the Russian army in 1916 The
council made public an account pub
bshed in the Czech newspaper ~
Roirn." at Rome, which "characterizes
tho HOPELESS paralysis of Austria" 1t
says:
"In Austria according TO the state
nen.s OF German. Magyar and Polish
nrisoners of war, and not considering g
the declarations OF Czecho-Slovaks who
come over, there are more than 1.000,-
900 deserters. In Vienna more than
10000 of these deserters are living IN
ne-fect contentment. The authorities
are powerless to do anything with
them; no one any more fears the
eendarnerie Not even the strongly
armed gendarone patrols dare search d
village for des arters. because they are
sure TO be driven out. Those who re-
main al the front have not been at
their homes for long time and do not
realize what IS happening IN the IN
terror.
Deserters Join Green Guard
"A subversive element was intro
duced into the army by prisoners from
Russia. whom the military authorities
intended to organize into marching
formation after allowing them a short
leave at home One such marching
battalion. instead OF going to the front,
marched INTO the forests in the nei gh-
borhood of Buchlav. in Moravia. on the
estates Of Count Berchtold, the Austro-
Hungarian Minister for Foreign AT
fairs There they established the
famous Green Cadre' Green Guard.
Armed deserters from all Austria
Hungary gather in this Green Cadre,
which recently has had far greater sue
cesses than the offensive on the Pave.
The Austrian authorities for long
time concealed these facts, but they
gave themselves away when they sent
against the Green Cadre' military
forces composed of Magyars and Ger
mans. A regular battle was fought, in
which the defenders were victorious;
the attacking forces surrendered and
joined the Green Cadre.'
Revoiters Well Armed
"An interesting thing IS that this
peculiar organization, which observes
military discipline and possesses a
number Of machine guns. has accom-
pllshed something that no Austro-H Hun
ga-lan government ever accomplis shed:
tzechs and other Slavs get along there
very well with the Magyars and Ger
mans
This 'Gre@ Cadre' gets food 6y
making expeditions into the neigh bor-
lng country and conducting wholesale
requistlons. So. COR instance, early in
June they looted ight train, and
more recently they captured and
brought into their magazines a long
hl.ltary train OF provisions.
These statements seem almost fabu-
lous, but they are facts confirmed by
GERS"
The following information also was
ooIained from rhe CZecho- Slovak Ma
tional Council: in the middle Of Nav
rebellion broke ou- in rhe TN Sharp
saoorers Regiment in Rumbarg, Bohe-
Defeated Cavalry Group
he regiment was surrounded by
caTairy and attacked with machine
guns, but he cavalry were driven away
and me soldiers OF the 7th Regiment
se scattered and most Of them joined the
1reen ra Cadre' n small groups.
n Budapest Hungarian Honved
regiment reoelled a. the end of Nav.
ne occasion was this; A Hungarian
5olaler, formerly prisoner Of war in
.sI2' aIIssla' was placed in fighting bat
si.s sI.!on and ordered to go to the front,
nasneoggA ne had been promised that he
uou.a not De sent 10 the front again.
ne demanded the fuflment OF thl.
promise and threw down his equipment
sHc Gun The colonel shot him on The
spoo lhe other soldiers made corn
s,on cause with their slain comrade
s.'a cut tne colonel 20 pieces with their
1oayonets orner regiments called in re-
used to fire upon the rebels. who
scattered % their homes