Evening star., 1934-07-27

suondeut who questioned the in
hsbttants in Iecber. where the recent
fighting was most hsrce, found great
skepticism. Leoben and other Syrian
towns heard the news Of Won Pspen's
appointment only through the Vienna
government radio.
A Leoben merchant observed causii-
eally, Won papen cannot stop the
taxes which after the fshting. VIII
ruin everybody
Heimwehr Laughs.
A Heirnwehr road patrol man
laughed scornfully and incredulously
when informed about Won Papen. A
favorable reaction was encountered.
however. at Bruckonmur and also in
Kallwang.
In the latter town. a government
employe said Won Papen means
better relations with Germany. which
means increased exports, which means
our boys viii work and cease their
foolishness
Austrian government officials were
cautiously hopeful that Won Papen
may bring peace with him 10 Vienna.
However, the chancellery. up until
noon. had not been Informed officially
of either Won Papen's appointment or
when he could be expected in Vienna.
The peace possibilities in the widest
possible distribution OF the letter TO
Won Papen vas, however, Immediately
seized upon by the Won Starhemberg
government which dispatched
squadron OF propaganda airplanes to
the trouble zone with instructions to
scatter copies OF the letter wherever
military action is seen.
Invaders Driven Back.
Privately, some government officials
expressed fear that Hitler would not
be able to influence the rebellious
Nazis. Otherwise, they added, how
could Austrian Legionnaires. even In
small detachments, be permitted 10
invade Austria and Bavaria? An Of
fetal communique on the subject, IS
sued at noon, said that 40 of these
Legionnaires had come into Austria
at Kollerschald but were driven back
into Germany by the gendarmerie
Also contributing to the confusion
were bridge dynamiting, tnterrupting
traffic and Socialist and Communist
leaflets melting left radicals to await
an opportune moment TO "crush all
Fascism."
A handbill circulated by the Gen.
trail Committee of Revolutionary
Socialists says:
What happened in Austria July Is
essentially resembled the June 80
event In Germany. In both cases,
FascistS murdered Fascists. Here, as
well as there, 1t means the beginning
OF the end OF Fascist domination.
"Our hour approaches! Be ready
for actionl"
Socialist COmmunique.
A secretly circulated communique
from Socialist headquarters SAYS;
Every unbiased observer in Aus
tria must admH the DEATH OF Doll
fuss was received by the masses with
undisguised JOY as the death OF a
pirate and murderer of liberty who
scarcely a day previous had caused a
young working man TO be hanged.
From the PROVINCES came accounts
of the fighting there. dispatch
from Leoben said NaI clergyman
was killed in last nights battle for
the possession, of that city. He was
occupying a rifle post on the steeple
} of his own church when he was
struck by a government bullet.
A gruesome tragedy was enacted at
Kollerschlag when. at 3 am, the
leader Of a group of Austrian NaA
I,egionnaireS arrived from Bavaria
and tried to throw his arms around
the inspector of gendarmie crying
"Why, we are friends"
Bombs Fathers House.
The inspector attempted to push
the I,esionnaire away, but the latter
drew his knife and stabbed the police
officer In the abdomen. The inspec-
tor retaliated with six shots, but was
killed by a bullet through the heart.
In the firing which ensued the son
of a Kollerschlag restaurant keeper
who recently joined the Legionnares
was killed in the act OF hurhng
hand grenade against his own Ia
theirs house.
The Legionnaires withdrew across
the German frontier, taking Win
them eight Austrian prisoners.
Four Ieeionnaires and the genoar-
rnerie inspector were killed and TWO
eeionnaires were captured during the
skirnlish at Kollerschlag.
From Salzburg came word thar
new battle between the Nazis ana
government forces had broken out
this morning for the possession OF
the Leug Pass, which controls tne
traffic between Salzburg ana upper
Austria.
Large forces were said to be en-
gagged.
Executions Denied.
Reports that eight Of the Nazls
who participated in the putsch IN
which DollfuSs was aSsasSlnateo hao
been killed without trial. and that 81
more were to be hanged this after
noon brought this announcement from
the official Austrian news agency;
We have no information OF any
execution of the Nazi putschists.
Government Offices were supplied
this afternoon with packages OF can
dies. apparently as precautlon
against the cutting off OF Vienna S
electric supply
Catholic storm troopers began an
anti-Nazi campaign among the shop
keepers of Vienna. The windows OF
shops whose owners we're known as
Nazis were plastered with stickers
reading "A member Of the party OF
chancellor murderers
Several shopkeeeprs who removed
the Stickers were compelled TO re-
place them
Fighting in Villages.
A battle was under way for posses
sion OF HSiakyted Village. town
barely half an hours journey from
the border along which Italy has con-
centrated $4,000 troops and many air
planes.
A Nan victory was reported early
today in the occupa ton of GolSern, a
town in Upper Austria not far from