Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-06-30 | Page 2 | Berlin Hears Wild Rumors

BERLIN HEARS WilD RUt ORS Streets of Nazi Capital in at NeVIs s of Mutiny p Copyright 1934 1034 b by the Associated Press BERLIN June 30 The P The sudden appearance of heavily armed police pollee patrols on the city's main thoroughfares thorough thorough- fares today made turmoil of ot Berlins Berlin's usual Saturday noon rush hour Huge throngs of ot clerks clerk and office I workers belching en masse into the streets at 1 p. p m. m found the streets and squares patrolled by Goering's green clad armed special police tr traffic cops with helmet ribbons lowered lowered low low- ered cred beneath the chin Groups stood on the street corners flabbergasted by the un unexpected display dis' dis play They asked each other What That and md wh why 1 But before belore answers could be given guards politely moved them themon on and shrugged i shoulders to all qu questions Subway Suspended One of ot the city's main subway lines suspended s operation into the city during the early afternoon obviously obviously ob to keep the masses of ot curious out of the intercity Rumors of alleged mutiny within the he storm troops spread like wild wildfire ire through the suburbs and attracted throngs Despite this normal activities activities ties tics continued in many sections The railway station usually an extremely busy hub was as all aU but deserted Taxis became scarce A trip in m one of them through the and adjoining adjoining adjoining ad ad- joining streets where government and other public buildings stand revealed revealed re re- re- re the quarters heavily guarded by a strong police cordon Trucks Carry Carr Police Heavy guard also was posted in inthe Inthe inthe the entrance to the secret police headquarters in Albrecht Albrecht Al- Al brecht street Other public c buildings buildings' had police sentries augmented by Hitler's clete black the shuts staffel The Thc scenes were reminiscent of the hectic days before Hitler's chancel lory An array of heavy police trucks was lined up in front of Goering's Goering's Goer Goer- ings ing's ministry of the interior on the Unter Den Linden This indicated the presence of Goering's special police force orce S The route from the Tier Garten in Berlins Berlin's central park to the thc Brandenburg Brandenburg Branden Branden- I burg gate was crowded with motor lorries carr carrying ing more of or Goering's police No one could gain gam access to the office of Vice Chancellor von