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Show i AUSTRIAN OFFICER COMMITS SUICIDE Vienna, Juno 23. A second sulcldo In connection with the Austrian war department occurred today. Lieutenant Lieuten-ant Lebel, who had been employed at the war office for 35 years, after n conference with the heaa of his department, de-partment, returned to his office and shot himself through the heart. On May 26 a tremendous sensation Was caused by the suicide of the chief of the general staff of the Eighth ar-my, ar-my, corps' Colonl Alfred Redl. He was stationed at Prtjgue, but In Vienna' Vien-na' on Important business. It was later la-ter disclosed that Colonel Red) had been betraying Austrian military secrets se-crets to the Russian government. - No cause, has yet been assigned for the suicide of Lieutenant Lebel. |