The Washington times., 1934-07-28
AUSTRIAN DEAD
MOUNTS, NAZ|S
ENTRENCHED
Brown Shirts Seize Many
Churches as Forts; Guns
Bark in Mountains
By TOM WILHELM
International News Service


for her dead, privately estimated
at $50 throughout the country, al.
though this figure was uncon-
firmed and, uncomfortable.
Hardly section escaped un-
scathed from that soaring flame
which swept the country and was
climaxed by the wanton, brutal,
fiendish Staying Of the Austrian
chancellor.
Preventive war, much whispered
in European Chancellories, was
never nearer than the fatal after
noon when Nazi terrorists held the
government officials captive.
Firing from Churches
Upper and lower Austria. Salz-
burg, the Tyrol, Burgenland, Sty-
ria and Carinthia were burned by
this war of brothers" particu'
larly the last two places where
heavily armed Nazis battered the
government forces with bull
doggedness.
In Waasen, Leoben and other
towns the Nazis occupied churches,
setting machine guns in their bel
fries, from which they poured q
whitening fire. In Styria and Car
inthia the government troops re-
piled with artillery fire. damaging
many churches.
Meanwhile the life of the CAPT.
tai was regaining. its Danub1an
calm. The military, except for
guards in the government quar-
ters, has almost entirely disap-
peared from the Vienna scene.
It was 20 years ago at II a. m.
when the fatal telegram left Vienna
which was the tocsin calling mil
lions to death from the four cor
ners of Europe. Few know or
realize how close history came to
repeating itself "der tag"
Germans Are Blamed
II Lavoro Fascista, of Rome, the
organ of the Fascist syndicates,
publishes a story accusing the
German government of having
known Of the plans for the slaugh-
ter of DollfuSs.
The paper cites two stories from
Vienna published by the Voelki-
Scher Beobachter, of Berlin, one
naming Anton Rintelen, former
minister to Rome, as Chancellor,
and then attacks Theodor Habicht
and Alfred Fraunfeld, Nazi lead
ers, for inciting the Austrian peo-
pie to open revolt.
Senator Giacomo Di MARITIME,
former Italian ambassador to
Washington and London, was eX-
pected to arrive today as the per-
sonal representative Of Premier
Mussolini at the funeral of Chan
Cellor Dollfuss.
The German government has
asked Austria if Franz Won Papen
is acceptable as minister to Vienna.
German sources in Vienna stated
it usually takes a few days, but
under these circumstances it may
be a week before the Austrian gov
ernment answers"
Four Nazis Held
Won Papen will succeed DR.. Kurt
Reith who brought down the dis
pleasure and censure of Wilhelm
strasse on himself for the part he
played in the negotiations with
the slayers of Dollfuss.
According to word received
here from Geneva, the Swiss
minister from Berlin has arrived
to discuss note OF protest
which the Swiss government
plans to send to Germany against
four Nazis who were arrested
in Switzerland while endeavoring
t. Smuggle bombs into Austria.
A motorboat belonging to the
Nazi Leader Koebl has been con-
1iscated at Lindau.
Retreating Nazis, caught in
cul-de-sac at Bleiburg, in Syria,
were reported putting up a bloody
and costly resistance against
government troops which at
tackled the Nazi positions.
The town is situated on the
Jugoslavian frontier. The rebels,
unable to cross the frontier,
fought desperately against the
Heimwher and government troops,
who raked the Nazi ranks with
an enfilade of fire.
Cannot Hold Out
It is impossible to estimate the
casualties at present but the death
roll on both sides was certain to
be heavy.
The Nazis, we'll armed with ma
chine guns, are commanded by
German officer who was using his
forces effectively but it was
hardly to be expected that he
would be able to hold out much
longer against the sheer numbers
of the opposition. The govern
ment was holding additional
troops nearby in case they are
needed.