The Washington times., 1934-07-28
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NEW COUP BY
THE REBELS
Attack on Life of Acting
Chancellor ThWarted by
Government Troops
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were merely q flare-up Of the Bit
ter guerilla warfare that has ter
rorized the provinces since the
tragic events Of Wednesday was
not Immediately apparent.
Italy was reliably reported To-
day to have intervened in the
situation involving the appoint
ment of Franz Won Papen as
German minister to Austria w1tn
a special mission to bring ABOUT
better AustroG German relations.
signor Preciosi, the Italian
minister, and Senator Giacomo dl
Martino. Mussolini'S personal rep
resentative at the funeral OF
Chancellor Dollfuss, were under
Stood to have advised the Aus
trian government against agree
ing to the appointment OF Won
Papen, Their reason, 1t was re-
norted, was that forthcoming
Austro4 German negotiations might
turn out to the disadvantage OF
Austria.
Assurances W&nte0
This was interpreted as indl'
eating that Italy wants renewed
assurances from Germany that
Austria's independence will be re"
spected before Won Papen is &C.
cepted by the Viennese govern
ment.
The Nazis today were holding
the cities Of Donowitz population
10000 Leopen (12,00o), and many
other cities and towns. Bringing
up large forces Of government
troops was delayed by the dynar
miting of railway bridges.
Occupation Of towns captured
was costly to the government
forces as the retreating Nazls
fought to the last ditch.
On entering the towns the gov
ernment troops in many cases
suffered rapid fire from machine
guns located in the stone towers
Of centuries old churches.
It was reported to Vienna that
the Nazis had even shot priests
when they protested or resisted
the occupation of their churches
for the purpose.
50 Hurt, S Dead
AT Leoben in occupying q
church they wounded a priest.
The fighting here was severe.
Stretcher bearers brought SO
wounded to the city hospital.
Five died later.
When the government forces
occupied Teorgan, the bodies OF
five Nazi Sharpsho who had
remained too long behind were
brought on stretcherS to the
city hall.
The occupation Of Danowitz
was costly. At the Municipal
Hospital there were 10 dead and
20 severely wounded.
On top Of reports Of today's
fighting in Carinthia came more
accurate reports to the capital
Of losses in yesterdays fighting
in Styria.
The losses Of the Heimwehr
from Nazi sharpshooting were
especially heavy, more than 200
Home Guards were killed.
Many of them were from
Vienna and much private mourn
ing was added today to the ma
tional mourning for DollfuSS.
800 Nazis Killed
At least 800 to 400 Nazis were
killed according to the reports
reaching the capital today. Many
Of these also were from Vienna,
and neighboring homes were in
mourning for young men who
had died in opposite sides OF the
conflict.
The town Of WoHsberg. in
Carinthia, was reported to be
hotly disputed today in severe
fighting.
The warfare had spread into the
little province Of Burgenland, over
by the Hungarian border.
In upper Austria, in the Alpine
country, near the Bavar1an border
around the large city Of Linz, it
was reported by telephone today
from that center that the federals
were completing their "mopping
up" job.
The clearing action at the Ends
sof, the valley in which the city
is located, was nearly finished,
the troops having succeeded in
driving the NaZiS from their
StrongholdS and in most instances
In capturing them.
In the upper Austrian territory
it was reported that 80 federal sol
diers and 70 Nazis had been killed.
Marching on Pass
The government has had no
time to issue official casualty lists,
so all reports are unofficial ones,
gathered from correspondents on
the scene.
However it was admitted Off
cially that there were 20 dead in
Salzkabbergut in upper Austria
and two officers and seven soldiers
killed and so wounded in the fight
ing in Carinthia.
Unofficial reports, seemingly
with good reason, place this figure
much higher.
Later today, it was reported
that the fighting in Carinthla was
particularly heavy near Veit and