The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-02
Won PAPEN'S FATE
Still QUESTION AS
NAZ|S Crush FOES
Won Hindenburg Orders Army
to Protect Vice chancsI-
Tor From Attack
KNOWN DEAD EXCEED sc
Rumor That Former Crown
Prince Was Arrested u
Found to Be False
KNOWN DEAD EXCEED 60

\COpyrlgnt, 1884, BY The a. r..
Berlin, July 2.-President Paul Won
Hindenburg Monday made the
Reichswehr German army personal
" responsible for the safety Of Vice
Chancellor Franz Won Papen, threa-
tening state Of siege II he were vic
timized for his recent bold stand In
criticizing some Nazi policies.
A guard Of special blackshirt SOL
ciers was delegated to insure Won
Papens safety.
The ultimate fate Of the vice chan.
cellor, bitter conservative critic Of
some Of the Nad methods, had be-
come q question Of burning moment
II Germany when his friend and pa
tron, President Won Hindenburg, gave
his blessing to Chancellor Hitler Nom
Cay.
President Commends Hitler
The president from his retreat in
Neudeck where he Is lying III tele-
eraphed the chancellor:
YOU have saved the German peo-
pie from serious dangers. I express
to you my deep thanks and gratitude,
with cordial regards"
SO far as was known to the general
public Won Papen was still forbidden
to leave his apartment adjoining Hit
ler's. Several Of his close collabofates
were dead.
Those executed in Saturdays ruth
less liquidation" Of Mani extremists
snd rightists opposed to the Nasi
regime, included Werner Won Alvensle-
ben, Won Papen's close friend. The
Vice chancellor's adjutant, Friedrich
Won Tschirsky, was reported to have
committed suicide. Won PapenS SEC
rotary. Hubert Won Bose. was said to
have gone the same way.
Others close to Won Papen were
said to have been given the alterna-
tive Of doing away with themselves or
facing the firing squad.
Hitlerites Firmly In Control
It was apparent to all that Hitler
and his chief adjutant, Hermann VIII
helm Goering, were, in the present
situation at least, firmly in the sad
Gle.
With principal leaders Of the OPP
position already dead and other shoot
ings rumored hourly, opposing forces
had no directing heads to lead them
into action.
Government buildings were still
heavily guarded by police and police
with rifles walked the streets.
The blackshirted Schultz 9taffel,
Ccering,S special guardsmen. were
held In readiness for any emergency.
Berlin was going about its business,
but the atmosphere was still tensely
charged as rumors floated back and
forth through the streets.
the mysterious foreign power which
Hitler charged Saturday with having
been In communication with the con-
spirators against him. The French
embassy denied fatty that the French
government had any connection with
the conspiracy.
Among the developments was the
arrest Of Major Mueldner Won Muelm-
helm, taken into custody because Of
his known friendship for General
Kurt Won 9chleicher, former chancel-
lor and firm monarchist, killed ire
sisting arrest" Saturday
Dead List Mounts
A black-shirted member OF the
Schultz Staffel, pick Of storm troops.
Monday gave the Associated Press
an eyewitness account Of the slaugh-
ter Of 60 storm troopers In Berlin.
He revealed that the kaisers proud
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