The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-27
HE|MWEHR PREPARES
FOR NAZIS ATTACK
UPON CAPITAL CITY
Machineguns Mounted on Wen
ma Skyscraper Overlook.
ing Conflict Zone
DEATH TOTAL OVER 500
Government Learns Forces Mo.
bilizing at Rail Station
for Big 'Putsch'
Copyright. 1884, BY the Associated

Copyright. 1884, BY the Associated
Press)
Vienna. July 27-(P)eThe Austrian
government Friday afternoon began
feverish preparations for the defense
Of the capitol city.
Whole sections Of the country were
reported in a state approximating
anarchy.
In Vienna itself heavy cordons Of
Fascist Heimwehr troops were drawn
around the districts in which are the
most important government build
ings.
Machine gun companies mounted
their weapons on the roof of the
"Hochhaus,' Vienna,s skyscraper,
giving the guns a position Of COM
mand over the federal chancellory on
the Ballhausplatz.
The Ballhausplatz itself was JAM
med with Heimwehr troops.
All government buildings were l1ur-
riedly supplied with candles as an
evidence Of fear that the electric sup
ply may be cut off.
A message made an urgent demand
that all men available be sent i'm
mediately to Carinthia where the
Nazis apparently were making big
gains.
Officers in the Heimwehr head
quarters estimated that 100 Heinz
Wehr had been killed in Austria by
Thursday at midnight.
This estimate did not include the
casualties in the regular army, in the
police, in the gendarmerie and among
the Nazis.
Estimate $500 Nazi Dead
This same source estimated that
the Nazis had lost $500 dead and
wounded.
All death estimates at present are
unreliable, but the best sources In
dicated the aggregate death total Of
all forces including the Nazis already
has greatly exceeded 500.
Unverified reports said Nazis were
congregating in the railway stations
outside intending a surprise attack
on the inner city.
The country whose little chancel-
lor, Engelbert Dollfuss, was assas-
sinated by Nazis Wednesday. is
wracked by guerilla warfare, pitched
battles for the possession of towns
and railway lines, border skirmishes,
hunger riots and l. finally - peace
moves.
The government, headed by the
Fascist Prince Ernst Won Starhem-
berg, claimed it was rapidly gaining
the upper hand IN the chief trouble
zone. and especially in Syria where
an official communique declared the
Nazi rebellion was completely crush
ed. But even official accounts said
bitter fighting was continuing in
Carinthia
1t was officially confirmed that
Austrian Legionnaires from Bavaria
attempted to invade Austria.
An official death list placed the
number killed since the beginning of
the fighting Thursdeo at upward of
400 with thousands wounded
These wounded include many fed
eral soldiers whom the Nazis DELHI
erately shot in the legs. The Nazis
still hoped that the army would 60
over to them.
Leaders Lose Control
An ominous feature Of the situa-
ton is the fact that the highest Nazi
leaders themselves no longer seem to
be in control Of their troops in the
province.
I'VE hope" one leader said, "that
Chancellor Hitler's appointment Of
Won Papen as minister to Vienna will
contribute to the cessation Of hostil-
tiles.
Hitler undoubtedly is sincerely de-
sirous to cooperate In restoring peace
here. The difficulty naturally is to
reach the ears Of tn. fighters In time.
THE Nazis in the provinces are
supremely skeptical OF all radio an
nouncements or newspaper cor1muni-
ques from the Vienna government.
Il enough Of them hear the Won
Papen news over the German radio,
there Is . chance Of suspending mill
tary action in time. But time press
es."
Austrian government officials were
cautiously hopeful that von Papen
may bring peace with him to Vienna.
Privately, some government Of
ficials expressed fear that Hitler
would not be able t. influence the
rebellious Naxis.
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