The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-26

the assassination of Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss. Hangings were almost certain to result, and just as inevitably will provide fuel for further Nazi reprisals.
 Widow Knealt at Bier
 While Mrs Dollfuss, arriving by plane from Italy knealt in tears at the bier of her husband in the chancellory, the cabinet met ana voted the military court and other measures. Heimwehr circles sald Starhemberg had been designated chancellor, but the foreign office and others said he was merely acting chancellor and had not been designated to form cabinet.
 "The government" Starhemberg told the cabinet, twill continue as before in a common front to real ize the task the Dollfuss regime set itself and carry on the heritage or our chancellor. murdered in such horrible fashion"
 Starhemberg was dressed in the uniform of the Heimwehr. which he heads. The cabinet unanimous ly adopted his proposals.
 The government ordered the sus- pension of all street car service between ten o'clock tonight ana early tomorrow morning.
 Restaurants, cafes and all other public buildings must close at D. m. No theaters. movies, con . certs or dances will be permitted in what used to be "Gay Vienna
 In open Revolt
 Uieppa Iuly 06 -IJPo o--NlZiS defying martial law, broke into open revolt in the province of Stiria today, twenty-four hours after they murdered Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss.
 Austria was a danger spot Of hardly less war like potentially than in 1914.
 Forty thousand Italian troops moved up to the frontier. pledged to preserve Austria's independence against Nazi coup. It was re- ported that Czechoslovakia was re- inforcing it's already strong forces on the northeast frontier
 Fighting broke out at Ltenz, Leo ben and DonawitZ. in Styria prov. ince where Nazis are strongest.
 Police announced that. large mil. itary forces were marching agalns' tho N1ZlS dI those DOliltS
 It was learned smaller attempts at revolt elsewhere in the provinces were promptly suppressed,
 Six Have Been Killed
 Reliable advices said six had been killed in the upper Styria fighting, including three at Deutschlandburg and three al Steinz. Fighting continued a. ,-.zall;,r coh la pupinU and TinZpn
 The recall to Berlin of Kurt Keith, minister tc Austria. was re- carded cynically as an attempt by the German government to prove its innocence.
 Le Journals comment was typ. ical of newspaper reaction:
 "The independence Of Austria will be maintained. Italy must first take measures. Troops sta- toned in northern Italy have not far to march to reach the frontier Germany now has nothirg worse tt can do."
 Prince Ernst Rudiger Von Star hemberg, vice chancellor and lead. CT of the fascist Heimwehr. ar rived by airpiane from Vtnice ana took immediate command of his 25O,OOO Heimwehr men. He ap. pealed by radio to all members or patriotic societies to join in de- fense of the government.
 Prince May Be Dictator
 It was believed that Starhem- berg, of one of the proudest line- ages in Europe. owner of castles and called "the happy prince might emerge as the couutry's die tator in succession to Dollfuss, who bled to death in the hands oi his Nazi captors in the chancellorv building %ast night.
 Dollfuss was fifth to die in the revolt. The sixth death came today when Anton Rintelen, Austrian minister to Rome, committed sui- eide.
 When Nazis announced over the radio yesterday that Dollfuss re- signed they named Rintelen as his successor. Believing him the spirit ..al father of the revolt, the gov ernment arrasted him last night At 6 a. m. todoy he shot himself in the lung near the heart. lie was taken to a clinic where he died' He left d note: II am innocent"
 Dollfuss lay today, a white sheet covering his diminutive body, on conference table in the ehancellary. Black flags flew throughout the city and church bells tolled in requiem.
 His widow and her two little children came from Italy by train from the summer home of Premier Benito Mussulini of Italy, where Dollfuss ', as to have been a guest this week end.
 President Wilhelm Miklas ar rived from vacation. Starhemberg anw Major Emil Fey, national se- curity commissar, went into con- ference with him. Starhemberg was emerging as the leader. Kurt Schu- schnigg was acting chancellor but Sarhemberg as vice chancellor au- tomatically became acting chancel- Tor on his return.
 German Minister Leaves
 Kurt Keith, German minister, left for Berlin by airplane-recalled by his government for offering the Nazi reyolters safe refuge in Ger many.
 orders to all Heimwerh and to such members of other patriotic societies as responded to the ap- peal to reinforce the government were to report with food and full field equipment in rucksacks.
 In the capital while troops pa trdlled sunshiny streets, airplanes buzzed like bees for overhead sur veying the situation.
 The foreign office announced that except in upper Syria, the Nazis had been suppressed throughotu the country. Disorders there the spokesman said were diots rather