Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-17

ed to the center OF the city. They
numbered tens of thousands, armed
with clubs, revolvers, hammers and
iron bars
PARIS, July 16 lP,-Details OF the
riot in which 100000 socialists gained
partial control of the city OF Vienna
yesterday, set fire. to the palace OF
justice, wrecked a police station and
destroyed documents in the official
archives were still very meagre today.
Communication by rail with the
Austrian capital was interrupted and
telephone and telegraphic trans
mission apparently was controlled by
the authorities The only direct mes
sage received from Vienna during
the day stated that the authorities
had the sitautlon in hand.
The Austrian legation in Paris is
sued a communique which stated.
after yesterdays, incidents at
Vienna. the government OF Chan
cellor Seipel succeeded in re-escaD-
fishing order in the capital. Police
have taken rigorous measure to re.
vent renewal of the manifestations
and no incidents occurred today. The
opposition leaders, on their side, are
working to restore calm. The strike
is expected to end shortly
The casualties as well as material
damage in Vienna were difficult to
estimate on the basis OF the few
messages which have trickled through
from the historic Austrian capital
The most authentic, reports placed
the dead at u and the injured at
119, not accounting Tor stray cases
which may, have been overlooked in
Ethe first count.
The general strike. order which was
issued last night appeared to, ]. nave
had little influence on the situation,
1.-THE height OF the disorders already
having been reached before the
strike order was issued.
\ Railroad traffic. however, appears
to have beellastopped TO az great ex-
tent, internatlona express trains be-.
ing halted at stheF frontier
, The government, says the latest
have replied to demand OF
the strikers that Chancellor Seipel
resign and that Prefect OF Police
Schober be dismissed, with an Of
fer to reorganize the cabinet.
Dispatches from the frontier towns
say that fears are entertained that
an influx Of workers and socialist
Sylnpathizers from outside the cap
itai may result in fresh outbreaks
tomorrow, even if, as official dis
patches indicate. order has been re-.
stored for the moment.
Reports of negotiations between
Chancellor Seipel and the leaGGsS OF
the socialist party are regarded here
as favorable indication and a sigh
that the worst is over.
A HayaS dispatch from Prague
said that important cabinet changes
were expected at Vienna and added
that members of the republican as
sociation were assembling in several
cities preparatory to going to the
capital
Advices from Budapest said that
the communication between Budapest
and various Austrian provincial. cit
les, which continued la:;v night al
though Vienna had been cut off,
ceased today. The railway admins
tration in Budapest announced that
Hungarian trains bound for Austria
were being stopped at the frontier
and turned back to Budapest
These same adVices stated that
travellers had been denied entry into
Austria and that only fooTstufts were
permitted to cross the frontier.
PARIS, July 16 GA Prague dis
patch to Hayas gives reports OF
hundreds of workers marching on
Vienna. They are expected to reach
the capital some time during the
night or tomorrow. It is expected
also that the Vienna hospitals are
filled with wounded and that auto
mobiles have been requisitioned Tor
the bureau OF health service. The
social democrat newspaper Arbeiter
Zeitung the dispatch adds, is the
only journal which appeared in
Vienna today but all copies were
confiscated by orders of the min
lister of war. The government has
taken every precaution to assure the
arrival of troops faithful to the
government, especially those from
the Tyrol
Reports reaching Prague also say
that the strike at Vienna is con7
fined to the posts, telegraphs ana
telephone services and state railway,
although other workers have gone out
on 24-hour protest strike.
VIENNA, July 16 (R)-Rioting in
Vienna had not ceased this alter
noon. For many hours the police
and rlobs had struggled in various
parts of the capital There were
some desperate encounters, and az
though the authorities last nigh;
made public casualties numbering
IL deed and 100 wounded, the gen
eral belief is that they exceed 12C
with more than 1000 wounded.
| The general postoffice, the palace
Of justice and the editorial offices
of several "diehard7 newspapers pre-
sent a scene of wreckage. Tales OF
fgruesome brutality are recounteo