Evening star., 1939-11-09
Fuehrer Escaped
Beer Hall Blast
By II Minutes
BY the Associated Press.


BERLIN, Nov. 9.-Adolf Hitler,
safe behind the walls of his new
chancellery in Berlin, today viewed
photographs of the first officially
disclosed serious attempt to kill him
since he assumed power in 1898.
Meanwhile the Reich's tremendous
police power combed the nation for
perpetrators of last nights explosion
in the Munich Buergerbrau cellar
which would have buried the
Fuehrer under 9 feet of debris had
he not left the beer hall" putsch
anniversary observance earlier than
customary. Hitler was aboard his
armored train heading for Berlin at
the time of the explosion.
The blast in the Buergerbrau Hall,
a shrine of Nazidom, came a few
minutes after Hitler had left and
killed seven of his veteran followers
and wounded SO, 20 of them seri-
ously.
British and Jews Accused.
The British secret service and Jews
were openly charged with an at
tempt on the Fuehrer's life, but Of
flcials said so far there was no trace
of persons directly responsible for
what must have been a long and
carefully planned attempt"
The original reward of 100000
marks (S200000 for information
leading to seizure of the guilty was
increased today to 100000 marks
(s240,000) by an anonymous addi-
tional offer.
None of the high Nazi officials who
accompanied Hitler to Munich for
the annual celebration were reported
among the killed or injured
The blast occurred just II minutes
after Hitler had left the hall, officials
said. He finished delivering his
speech, in which he attacked Great
Britain and asserted the war would
60 on, at 9:05 pm, and left at
9:10 pm.
The terrific explosion, which tore
loose the rafters and felled a large
column Immediately behind the ros-
trum, occurred at 9:21 pm.
The explosion came from above
indicating that explosives either had
been smuggled into a room over the
meeting hall or hidden in the CELL
ing.
Hitler Met by GOering.
Hitler arrived in Berlin by train
at 1890 am. today and was met at
Anhalter Station by Field Marshal
Hermann Wilhelm Goering and DR.
Hans Heinrich hammers, liaison of
| ficer between the wartime minis
terial council and the Fuehrer.
They drove Immediately to the
chancellery, where conference was
held with Col. Gen. Wilhelm Keitel
chief of the high command of armed
forces, and Foreign Minister Joa-
chin Won Ribbentrop.
Officials congratulated Hitler and
| later Italian Ambassador Bernardo
AttolicO led a procession of diplo-
mats to the chancellery to pay their
respects. A crowd outside stood sill
emily in drizzle.
King Victor Emmanuel and Pre-
mier Mussolinl of Italy sent con.
gratulations to Reichsfuehrer Hitler
for his escape, and Queen Wilhel-
nina of the Netherlands also sent a
message of congratulation.
1t was assumed wholesale arrests
were being made by the Gestapc
(secret police in the Munich re-
gion, but officials declined to dis.
close the number.
Woman Among Dead.
A death list announced by the
propaganda ministry disclosed that
one of the eight dead was a woman
She was believed to be Frau Maria
Henle, cashier of the beer cellar
but was not definitely identified
Others were Franz Lutz, Wilhelm
Kaiser, radio announcer named
Franz Weber, Leonhard Reindl
Emil Kasberger and Eugen Schachta
The seven dead were said to hav,
been killed instantly.
With the Fuehrer were Propa.
ganda Minister Paul Joseph Goeb-
bells, Deputy Party Leader Rudolf
Hess, Labor Leader Robert Ley, In.
terror Minister Wilhelm Frick, La.
Dor Service Leader Konstantir
Hierl, Alfred Rosenberg, head of the
Nazi party's foreign political divi.
sion; Ritter Won Epp, Governor oil
(See HITLER, Page A-6)