The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-15
Thousands Glue Up
 The Austrian Fight
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France and Britain, maintaining reserve, watched the falling strug- gle of socialism to exist in Aus tria, where Dollfuss' battering cam paign to establish a state along Italian Fascist lines appeared to be winning.
 Nazl Germany also saw hope for the Modification of Austria as re- suit of the bitter fighting at Vi- enna.
 By ROBERT IT. BEST
 United Press Stan CorrcspOndent)
 Vienna, Feb 15--UP)-Tens of thousands of members of the so- slalist Schutzbund surrendered in Vienna to-day after four days of desperate conflict in which hun dreds, including women and chil- dren, were killed.
 The governments armed foRcea rolled across the Danube to-day against the main concentration of socialists opposite the city, and 1t appeared that the backbone of the revolt had been broken.
 Scattered fighting went on after expiration of the governments ann nesty offer at noon, but the social ists appeared to be weakening af- ter four days of bloody fighting in which women and children often were fin the van.
 The dramatic climax of tho sav- age revolt oqcurred on the his- toric Austrian battlehelds of As- perm and Eszling, facing the city. where in 1909 loyal Austrians arfd Napoleon fought for supremacy. It had been the scene of a modern battle for 38 hours, with the anti- government forces successful yes- terday and the situation reversed to-day.
 Moving out of Vienna across the Reich bridge, which until this morning was still a No Mans land, the government forces, after clear ing the bridge, began general for ward march across the old battle- field.
 Here the socialists were concen- trated, especially those who during the night had retired from the huge Goethe apartment house in expectation of g. resumption of the destructive artillery fire which had shattered tho building. Most of them did not know of Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss' offer of par don if they laid down their arms.
 The firing had almost died down by 3 D. m. and 1t was believed negotiations were proceeding for a peaceful surrender by the social ists.
 In three of the firing centers in the city, socialists weakened us government troops got into action.
 A truce was in effect at 2 D. m. at the Sandeleiten apartments.
 Socialists offered to surrender the Laaerberg district, where the Marconi wireless station is situ- ated.
 storming the Karl Marxof apart ment, greatest building in Vienna where firing had marked the so- cialist outburst after the amnesty police entered without resistance and reoccupied most of it.
 At noon there expired q five hour period during which socialists were permitted to lay down their armt without penalty except as regarded chief leaders in their revolution. Government forces moved toward the eastern section of the city across the Danube. where the chlei socialist force was deployed, some in buildings, others in trenches and in open fields.
 But as they did so firing broke out in the western, southern and northern sections ringing the inner city in which the government buildings are grouped. HhRAaaa aR sttQa hav arit fha thought of their wives and chil. dren trembling in the cellars of the great workers apartment houses where they concentrated, losing one only to go to another, had fail cd to move them.
 Three of their number. leaders of small fighting groups captured ln action, had gone to face the hangman in the yard of the Landes. gerieht prison.
 Two thousand others were sub- ject to drumhead c0urtmartial and immediate execution. All had been arrested since the revolution start.
 Aghnst at the slaughter of the last threo days. hoping t0 break tho revolution by moral Huasl0n in. stead of hazarding tho resort to [ finish fight. Chancellor Engleberi D0iifuas had arranged the i've. hour truce period,
 Every few minutes during the morning over tho wireless went 0ui the voice Of the government, piAad. Ing, warning, urging wives tO save thelr hushandf lives by appealing t0 them fo surrender,
 Thfnuah0ut the morning \ pF0. anaain0 fsf civilians ht appointed plates volunteered for dule. They