The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-28
Won STARHEMbDRG
PRAYS FOR NATION
At DOLLFUSS' RITES
Impressive Ceremonies Marx
Austria's Last Honor to
Martyred Leader
BORDER FIGHTS CONTINUE
Maxi Leader Sees Great Victory
II Government Forces Can
Be Held OF
BORDER FIGHTS CONTINUE
Copyright 1914. By The Associated
preoe)


press)
Vienna, July 28.-The spirit Of the
assassinated Chancellor Eugelbert
Dollfuss was invoked Saturday By
Acting Chancellor ERNST Won STAR
hemberg to plead before the throne
Of God for Austria's independence, -
Thousands lined up before the Vienna
city hall to pay their last honor to
the martyred chancellor.
Other hundreds Of Thousands lined
the streets through which his body
was carried. Millions Of persons In
every quarter Of tho world listened
to the broadcast Of the funeral exer.
ciSes.
Il am not saying farewell to you,
beloved leader, comrade and friend"
declared the tail Won Starhemberg q
the casket Of his little predecessor,
''for, as q Catholic, know that only
that which Is mortal Of you viii Per.
ish. You viii continue to live.
ALREADY, you have entered the
proud history Of our fatherland.
Il implore you to b our mediator
before the throne Of God, the Ill
highest"
Scores Of candle lights around the
catafalque, bright. Hhite-red cloth In
which the coffin was wrapped, the
natty blue uniforms Of tho members
Of the old Imperial army, the gay
bluish-grey Of the HeimWehr men,
the gold dress uniforms Of the diplo-
mats-among whom George 8. Mes
sersmith, United States minister, In
his plain cutaway, looked couspicu-
ously democratic-the field grey Of
the regular army. and the purple and
gold robes Of the clergy; al pre-.
scented . picture In the midst Of
which the gently sobbing and DESC
late Frau Alwine Dollfuss, clinging to
the arm Of Won Starhemberg, seemed
confused and bewildered.
Naxis Beaten Back
As funeral bells tolled . parting
farewell to the hancock" chancel-
Tor in Vienna, fierce fighting was UNI
der way on the Yugoelav border,
government forces s,mashing the Nazis
back into Syria. But . Mad leader
declared: IT (the Nad forces IND
Carinthia can only hold the execu-
tive party at bay until tonight We
shall be ready to start . new putsch
in styria and this time. believe me.
1t viii b more successfull"
While in Vienna, Thousands Of
m0urners filed past the bier .of the
slain chancellor, Engelbert Dollfuss,
whose murder Wednesday was the
signal for the Mani putsch. fighting
was resumed In the mountains Of
Syria and Carinthia.
At Ebiswald, near the Yugoslav
border, the government forces out.
numbered the Naxis and were able to
drive the enemy from the village.
The Mails, however, took new posi-
lions IN the mountain pass between
Syria and Yugoslavia.
The government soldiers went into
the pass after them. the Naxis re-
treating slowly. Some crossed over
the Yugoslav frontier ana suIren-
dered to the Yugoslavian border
guard.
Meanwhile. the Heimwehr and the
Catholic storm troops In orax, the
capital Of Syria, were celebratiug
their victory.
They made wholesale arrests Of
Nazis ana even Of NaM sympathisers.
They raided clothing stores In search
Of neckties and other wearing apparel
with the colors Of the German flag.
hitter Fighting q Salisbury
A milk dealer arriving In 0raS from
Andrtt8 reported that more than 100
Nads had been arrested there. He