Evening star., 1939-11-10
Munich Blast
Glue Sought in
Beer Hall Ruins
Window Containing
Picture of Hitler
Smashed in Berlin
BY LOUIS p. .LOCHNER,

associated Press ForeiRn CORRESPONDENT.
BERLIN, Nov. l0.-A large plate
glass window in the store of Helm
rich Hoffman,, personal photog-
rapher to Adolf Hitler, was smashed
today by missile apparently aimed
at huge picture of the Fuehrer.
Hoffman, returned yesterday from
Munich, where he attended the cele-
bratlon of the 1923 putsch anniver-
sary and narrowly escaped being
caught in the blast which wrecked
the historic Buergerbrau cellar.
Hitler ordered a state funeral in
Munich tomorrow for the seven
killed in the blast. The eulogy will
be delivered by Rudolph Hess, Hit
ler's deputy on Nazi party affairs.
Police dug piece by piece through
debris feet deep searching for
telltale fingerprints and metal scraps
in the wrecked Nazi shrine and held
an undisclosed number of persons, at
least on suspicion.
Authorities were convinced that
experts set the time bomb intended
for Hitler.
Pope Sends Felicitations.
MSgr. Cesare Orsenigo, papal
nuncio in Berlin, visited the Fuehrer,
meanwhile, to express the felicita-
tions of Pope Plus XII on his escape.
Officials canvassed the whole ma
tion for information that might lead
to the assassins who set of the ex-
plosiOn in which six men and a
woman were killed and So other
persons injured.
Nazi suspicious turned toward the
British secret service and Jews, but
Searchers hunted at home and
abroad for clues that might fix the
blame for the blast which missed the
Fuehrer by only II minutes Wednes-
day night.
Radio Listeners Aid Asked.
Germans who heard a broadcast
OF the Fuehrer's address at the beer
hail celebration of the 1923 Nazi
putsch were asked to report any
radio listeners who might have COM
mented, Nothing happened" or who
asked, why did the Fuehrer speak
so brief1y?" He spoke for So
minutes.
In addition to a reward Of 600 900
marks ($240.00 offered earlier for
aid In tracking down the perpe-
traitors, Heinrich Himmler, chief of
all Nazi police, offered 900, 900 marks
($120,0O0) to any one abroad who
supplied information leading to the
arrest Of the guilty person or persons.
Hitler's only comment when he
heard Of the explosion was "A fellow
has to have luck"-"Glueck muss der
mensch haben."
Photographs Studied.
After he arrived safely at his
chancellery yesterday, the Fuehrer
studied photographs of the wreckage
which poured down from the ceiling
so deep on the rostrum from which
he had spoken that eight hours were
needed to clear it away and recover
the dead.
To many Nazis, it was miracle
that urgent state business broke UP
the annual celebration ahead Of
schedule and that Hitler and some
of his highest ranking Nazis had left
unharmed.
Criminologists had reached two
conclusions-first, that timing de-
vice set off the explosion and, Sec
ondly, that careful and extensive
preparations had been made.
The fact that the interior of the
beer hall was wrecked and most of
the roof torn off led to the belief
the deadly charge had been hidden
in the ceiling, probably directly
above where Hitler stood.
No Disclosures of Progress.
There have been no official dis
closures of the progress of the in
vestigation, and the number of ar
rests is not known. Authorities,
however, emphasized charges had
not necessarily been placed against
any persons detained so far.
Although the press charged Jews
and Great Britain with responsible
ity. officials withheld public judg-
ment, declaring it would prejudice"
the investigation to surmise Jews
were responsible.
German Jews were fearful, how
ever, remembering that just year
ago today anti-Semitic violence
spread throughout Germany after a
Polish Jew killed Ernst vom Rath,
secretary of the German Embassy
in Paris.
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