The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-25
public BEWlLDERED
AS HEIMWEHR Chief
ANNOUNCES PUYSCH'
Resignation Of Chancellor IS
Made and Later Official
" Denied
OPEN CONFLICT PREDICTED
One Person Killed, Several
Wounded in First Outbreak
Early Wednesday
BULLETIN

BULLETIN
Pra, Czechoslovakia, July 25.-(R
The official Czech News Agency
announced Wednesday night that
Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss Of Aus
tria was dead, quoting Is It's author
ity the Austrian minister to Czechos-
lovakia.
A similar report was received In
London from the Austrian legation Ut
Praha.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Berlin said the Austro- German from
tier was closed Wednesday night.
Latest reports, direct from Vienna,
was that Chancellor Dollfuss, Emil
Fey and several other government Of
ficials were still locked up and guard
ed at the Chancellery.
Vienna, July 25.-(R)-Chancellor
Engelbert Dollfuss, the little dictator
who ruled Austria for Two years, was
reported by = police commissioner
Wednesday to have been shot and
seriously wounded In the course Of
Maxi "putsch" to capture the govern
nent Of Austria. The police officer
said Dollfuss has resigned.
Dollfuss was Imprisoned In the fed
elal chancellory by the Naxis. The
police commissioner said he Was
wounded In fightine which wsat 80
inside the building. Z
The loyal Fascist Heimwehr and fed
elal troops poured into the Ballhaus-
platz-the great square In front Of
the chancellory-as conflicting reports
circulated throughout the city.
The battling Prince Ernst Won Star
hemberg, head Of the Heimwehr and
vice chancellor Of Austria, escaped
from the Nazi captors and immetli-
ately organised his own counter-ac-
ton. A diplomat In touch with him
declared the prince had sent IN ulti-
matum to the Maxi leaders Of the
troops declaring that Dollfuss and the
other cabinet ministers held captive
must be released ct once or the army
would attack the chancellory.
In the four hours from the time the
'putsch" was launched. Vienna had
experienced one half hour Of machine
gun fighting and several pistol If
trays.
Dollfass Capture Told
One Of the most widely accepted
stories Of how the Nazis captured
Do!lfuss was as follows: he. with Emil
Fey. minister Of public security and
Minister Karwinsky, were captured by
Mails disguised Is Heimwehr and army
officers who forced their way into the
chancellor's office. Previously, 800
similarly disguised Naz.s had forced
their way into the Heimwehr barracks
In the seventh district, seizing ma
chine guns, rifles, and q large guam
tity Of ammunition. Then the main
group proceeded to the chancellory,
overpowering two sentries who re-
mained outside and barricading the
doors.
This report further declared that
the three prisoners were held @ host
ages on the threat that they would be
killed II the Heimwehr attacked the
building.
It Is known definitely that Fey ap-
peared twice on the balcony Of the
building to speak to the officers out
side. Following one Of these appear
al.ces, the regular troops which had
drawn up before the building. march,
el away.
Fey himself gave the express COM
mand for them to withdraw. His
action was interpreted . perhaps
being part Of the negotiations-or-
dered by the Naxis-to release the
prisoners.
Trouble ID Spreading
Fighters swarmed through the
streets Of Vienna, men were killed, |
and the trouble was reported 70 have
spread . far = Innsbruck and Klag-
enfurt.
In the latter city. President VIII
helm Miklas was said TO have been
captured by the federal army.
Machine gunS were mounted on roof
tops ct strategic points throughout
the city. Some Of them poured |
smashing volleys into the government |
radio studio from which, . . spark
to the political conflasration, a m.
nouncemeut had come that Dollfuss |!
had resigned and ! pro-Nad politi.
clan. Anton Rintelen. had been made
chancellor.
The Nasi "putsch'- driye-was O.
companisd BY tho utmost public con-
fusion.
An announcement that Dollfuss had |