Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-09-24

couera0e OF the Uar In the rif
seperal years ago and has since
tcrttten on many aspects OF the
International political scene.
BY VINCENT SHEEAN.
PRAGUE, Sept. "a (N.AN.A., by
Wireless) Fired by the large prom
ises made by foreign statesmen and
by their champion, Herr Hitler. the
Sudeten German inhabitants OF q
number OF places In the northwest OF
Czechoslovakia revolted during the
last so hours and raised swastika
flags.
The revolt was put down at
Graslitz and Heinrichgrun, it was
frightened out OF existence at Eeer
without bloodshed. and only In the
extreme NORTHWEST tip Of the Czecho-
sloyak republic. behind Eyer In the
bit that lies between saxony and
Bavaria. has the swastika continued
to ny. None OF Konrad Henleins
new free corps or other Nan men in
uniform were seen at any time during
the trouble.
Prague was filled with rumors. az
1t was impossible to be sure what had
happened. drove to Carlsbad Thurs
day afternoon TO see for myself. and
in the following report, state only
what believe TO be true from nv own
observation and the accounts Of eve
witnesses.
Car Searched Repeatedly.
Czechoslovakians are occupying
Franzenbad and all points behind it in
Egerland. Martial law Is in force. and
We and our car were repeatedly
searched. The inhabitants stay within
doors as much as possible. and at
night not a civilian is seen anywhere
after the 8 o'clock curfew.
Disorders have occurred at two
places visited. Heinrichgrun and Gras-
litz. At Graslltz one Czech was killed
and another sendarme and . soldier
wounded. The report sent out from
The German Reich radio station to
the effect that so were killed is untrue.
Most OF the bloodshed occurred
when Sudeten Germans, aname With
victorious ardor after their victory at
GraSlitz attempted to 10 up the hill
at Heinrichgrun and storm the Czech
gendarme posts there. I saw the de-
molished cars OF this expedition, with
their red swastikas still distinguishsble
among the ruins.
In one tiny area in the northwest tip
Of Egerland. At and beyond Asch. the
local Sudeten Germans have been al
lowed to enjoy their swastika regime
in peace. This area has always been
Nazi.
Czech OAscials Ordered Out.
There were no soldiers or state DO
lice in the place when the local Slde-
ten Naxis learned that the Prague cab
met was surrendering to the threats Of
united Europe. They rounded up the
local Czech ofhcials, the mayo magis-
trates and the like. and told them to
get out. Man officials were appointed
by local committees and the xwaxtika
nag Is hanging from every home in
Asch. According to the police in Eyer,
this is proba bly, true. since nothing has
been heard from Asch since late Wed
nesday night. The same Is true ut
Rossbach and Neuberg and other vii.
lagos in that area.
Franzenbad was as far "a went on
this road. This elegant little Watering
place Is deserted save for soIdierY.
There Is q considerable concentration
there. with tanks and machine guns ~
1t Is the last Czech outpost.
Apparently . good many of the ST.
deten Germans who used to live in
Graslitz and went into Germany after
their failure on September IL came
back during Wednesday night. Thurs
day morning. they rounded up q horde
OF Czech odiciak in GrasliA and told
them to get out or else they would be
shot. So the Czechs got out. They
were supported only by the municipal
police, several x whom were Germans.
From then on throughout the day the
swastika dew from most OF the bouses
In town and there were general oele-
brations.
Naxi Authorities Escape.
In the midst Of the celebrations some
OF the Sudeten Naxls ATTEMPTED to
capture the next town of Heinricherun
and came to grief on the hill The
CsechS then decided to lock Up Gras-
lice and did 50 Thursday night with tn
fantry, tanks and gendarmerie. Most
Of the Sudeten Nan authorities who
mad been mayor. magistrate and such
ike for one day escaped into GERMANY
again the moment they heard the SOL
diers coming down the hill.
The Csechs patrolled the town and
removed the numerous swastikas.
When they examined the Nazi head
quarters they found a considerable
amount OF machine guns. automatic re-
Volvers and also other implements of
persuasion, one OF which WAS a radio
transmitting set. I saw these objects
piled up in the Czech eendarmerie
headquarters.
To sum up, the Mani revolt in
Sudetenland has failed again. More
over. it was on nothing like the scale
indicated in the reports from Ger
many. 1t was made up of several little
local swastika movements, and. so far
as know, succeeded only in the vii
lagos Of Northwest CzechosIovakia.
May Dynamite Bride.
They were laying out dynamite fuses
at Carlsbad Thur3day night to blow I'D
the main bridge over the Eyer River.
Seton Delner Of the London Daily
Express, who was driving our ear, had
to steer delicately to avoid the ex-
plosives in the dark
At Lbenz. toward the end of the
German areas, as Vas driving back
to Prague, saw . large number of
local civilians receiving orders from
some army officers. This Is another
point OF dissent, but. among the su-
deten Germans who still give the
Fascist salute and issue proclama tons
to each other upon the date Of lib
eration," there is, of course, no doubt
left