The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-25
First Took Barracks

| About noon, 300 disguised Nazis seized the Heimwehr barracks 1T the seventh district and equipped | themselves with machine guns i rifles and ammunition. | Police rushed to barracks but were too late to arrest all the raiders.
 The extent of casualties was not known, but it was estimated at least ten were killed in street fight ing and the seizure of the govern ment radio station by Nazis, who were later driven out. After capturing the seventh dis trict barracks, the Nazis com- mandeered motor trucks and went to the government offices in the Ballhausplatz.
 Arrested Dollfuss They seized the two guards, bar ricaded the steel doors of the build- ing and arrested Do1lfuss, Fey and other ministers. An official police announcement said the entire cab- inet was seized except three men- bers who were absent, including Prince Ernest von Starhemburg. The latter is in Italy. It was said Dollfuss and Fey were wounded when they did not surrender quickly enough after the Nazis entered the cabinet room.
 An unofficial dispatch from In- nsbruck said state of emergency had been declared there and po- lice and troops occupied public buildings.
 Sent Wireless Reports.
 During the coup, Nazis seized the wireless station outside Vien- na. The listening populace heard the announcer say: "One o'clock and one minute thirty seconds"
 A dramatic five-minute silence ensued broken only by a ticking signal.
 Suddenly the voice declared:
 "We have to inform you that the Dollfuss cabinet resigned and Rintelen (ambassador to 1taly) has taken over the government"
 Troops arrived at the Chancel,. lory shortly before D. m.
 It was believed they might un- dertake to storm the building.
 Soldiers began joining the po- lice and Heimehr forces, appar- ently planning to attack if and when the imprisoned cabinet members indicate they prefer storming to surrender. First Start of Revolt
 A Heimwehr official told the United Press:
 '"The first intimation of the Putsch came from the false Nazi broadcast of Chancellor Dollfuss' resignation, which revealed that they had seized the radio station.
 Armed police were sent imme- diately to the station and at the same time, police, Heimwehr and troops with machine guns occupied all government offices" Using hand grenades police drove | out the Nazis who had barricaded themselves on the top floor of the radio station. Robert H. Best of the United Press Vienna staff, went to the scene of the fighting and reported as follows: "The action around the govern ment buildings resembles the Feb- ruary fighting, when police tried to clear the Reuman building, floor by floor. I see seven ann balances and many armored cars on the scene"
 The outbreak began at noon when eight men, reputedly Nazis but dressed in Heimwehr uniforms entered the broadcast station, sho. and killed the director, Herr Holt, then captured the employees. A small detachment of Nazis guard ed the entrances.
 When police arrived, the Nazis shot an officer fatally and retreat ed into the building. Reinforce ments of police arrived with hand grenades and bayonets and started beseiging the occupants, who were armed with revolvers. They were dislodged after considerable fight. ing.
 Touring the city in the. early af- ternoon, a United Press correspon- dent saw machine guns stationed at many strategic points, as was done during February. However, peo- pie were going about their affairs and many did not know what had occurred.
 Some who clusered in the streets were roughly dispersed by police with bayonets and steel helmets.
 Heimwehr with machine guns patrolled the Burg theater in the heart of the Ringstrasse.
 Several were reported killed in street fighting.
 Police at Linz told the United Press that, everything was quiet there.
 Some sources said they believed the socialists had collaborated in the attempted Nazi Putsch. Max Winter, former burgomaster, who was entrusted by Dollfuss with policy of conciliation towards the socialists, said he tried all day Tuesday to see Dollfuss because he believed cancellation had been hard hit by yesterdays hanging of a socialist. He finally saw Dollfuss late at night and the chancellor said he was still optimistic of conciliation.
 Winter tried to see Dollfuss again to-day but failed.
 Troops were reported to be blocking the main approaches to the capital.
 Advices from the provinces indi- cated the situation was calm. Kal- genfujt authorities announced 1t was quiet there. Graz police re- fused information hut indications were that the disturbances cen-
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