| Show Fascist Chief Takes Reini Reins Rein J i in an Vienna FolI Following wing Dollfuss Death NAZI LEADER KILLS SE SELI SEF LF F j Rebel Forces Are Driven riven Ou Out ut in n Sharp Fighting VIENNA Jut July 2 26 P The putsch tonight developed into to Il r. r widespread revolt In the south sooth em ern provinces of Austria Estt- Estt the dead ran to approximately hUD hundred e of others wounded In alone were reported re re- ported to have been killed The first casualty list Jut from fighting which broke out In the province of this afternoon after after- noon placed the dead at nine Artillery was brought broucht Into action action ac ac- tion for the first time Ume since the beginning of the Austrian up Bl BY 1 Associated Pres I Civil war flared in the Austria province of today while Eur Euro penn powers began negotiations to i in insure sure Austria freedom II from a a with Germany Premier Mussolini after alter ot r DJ troops near near the border to b be prep prepare rc to move sent word to Austrian f fa las cist authorities was in effect ready to go the limit to back then the against nazis France Prance through Premier Doi Dou made a veiled threat th tha Austria must be kept free Inform negotiations for tor a course of s ens ibl I action were begun by London Par PaiL and Rome Dies In Jail 1 t Dr Anton minister 1 t I Rome who was jailed aJ after r yester yesterdays yesterday's days day's putsch which resulted in ft Th assassination of Chancellor Dollfus died of f bullet ballet wounds in jn his cell Ai J Authorities said he killed himself bu bi his widow said he was murdered expressed ed grief over th criminal a. a assassination on of ot Dollfus who was a a personal friend Germany appeared anxious 1 V avoid suspicion of interference i f II Austria and recalled her minister 1 V tl Vienna for what was described as h hi unauthorized intervention for naz nazi nui yesterday Switzerland prepared to protest t V tc Berlin against a recent attempt tc t V smuggle bombs from Germany Int mV Austria via Vienna Heads Government Prince Ernest von von vice chancellor under Dollfuss wa made chief of the Austrian Austria govern goven government ment ent at a cabinet meeting Austrian Rebels Driven Out by New Regime Copyright 1934 by the Associate Associate- Press VIENNA July 26 A 26 A new Austria government today smashed at th nazis who yesterday assassinate Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss driving ing armed rebel forces out of th thc province of into int It was unofficially stated that Pre Premier Premier Premier mier Mussolini expected to come herto hento her hen to attend the Dollfuss funeral Satur Satui day Rumors circulating abroad tha that Continued on Pare Page Two I FASCIST TAKES AUSTRIA REINS Civil War Breaks Out it in Il Nazi Chief Kills Himself Continued from P Pare Page te One Italian troops had crossed the Austrian Austrian I Aus-I Aus Aus- trian border were emphatically de denied del denied de- de nied by the foreign office Government troops marched into II Radkersburg without lion Hon in the late afternoon after th the nazis naIls who had held the town for lor 2 24 2 hours decided their cause was lost Jost Hundreds of ot nazis fled across th the bridge into and surrendered sun sun-en- dered to the authorities there Fighting continued elsewhere in th the province Fe Fears of ot further trouble in the Tyro Tyrol Jere revealed re by fin sn appeal to all able able- bodied former officers and md soldiers t to place themselves at the disposal o of auxiliary troops Armed federal men p patrolled Vienna Vien Vien- Vienna na today taday There was desultory fight fight- in ng lug and a number were killed Prince Ernst von rg leader eader of ot the fascist s was announced as the thc new ch chancellor succeeding ding Engelbert Dollfuss who was vas ass assassinated s. s yesterday esterday by the fascists fascists' bitterest foes Joes the thel nazis President Wilhelm Miklas l was expected exp ex ex- p to make the thc formal appointment appoint appoint- ment oC Von But even as the fascist star ascended ascend ascend- ed civil war blazed forth in the province lace ince nee of oC where nazis nans battled battle government forces for control Early Earl reports leports did not tell teU how many men were vere being killed although an official oHi- oHi cial dat announcement at Graz Gras capital capita of ot the province said 14 H government soldiers were slain has for lor months past been the scene cene of ot inspired D Dollfuss had claimed by the nazis whom he fought i in his hs ef efforts orts to create a united unit fatherland Everywhere were vene expressed rumors and fears for the peace ace of ot Euro Europe As his first statement as chief o ohe ot of the he cabinet Prince von yon said only that the government go policy will be to carry carryon on the work begun b by Dollfuss The first act of ot the when 1 It met under its n new w leader was to vote an art authorization for tor appropriate financial measures for the future we wel tare fare arc of 0 Dollfuss' Dollfuss widow and his two children hildren The Thc government it was indicated will vill act sternly against the killers of at Dollfuss but apart from this' this punishment punishment punish punish- ment it was indicated that one of f I the he subjects 5 of ot most concern was that thai ot of f relationships with other countries as s a result of ot the murder Border Club Clash Reported A report which was not immediately immediate- immediate l ly y confirmed from the province of Carintha d declared d soliers sol sol- so- so diers had fired across the Austrian border and Austrian troops had been ted there thereas as a result Italian troops are are areY massed on the sOI hern border where they have been een Held for the last year In readiness readiness readi- readi ness ness s in case of Qt border troubles A A by the secretary of ot the te of public security said In In Vi Vienna nna and the provinces with the exception of order prevails The revolt in certain sections of has ha already collapsed thanks to o the energetic action of ot law enforcement enforce enforce- ment agencies Large detachments of troops at present are arc marching on Lie Liezen en Leoben Leoben Leoen Leo- Leo ben en and Donawitz to suppress all vestiges of ot revolt Private advices s from said nazi troops in uniform were guarding many railway stations A few hours after he had been j jt Jall ailed d Dr Anton minister t to o Rome Home and the choice of ot yesterdays yesterday's I nazI nul s to succeed Dollfuss was vas shot in his cell ceH Officials said he heried heried t ried tried to commit suicide Declares Innocence R was wu taken to a hospital i in n a critical condition He regained long Jong enough to scrib- scrib ble le I am innocent and then died The he nazis had falsely proclaimed over ver the radio yesterday that he had been eon named chancellor General Wagner of ot the Austrian army irmy a close friend and adviser of ot was arrested at Graz |
