The Archive · 1927

Communist Arrested

Paris, July 17.

A communist named Lettel is al-Jeged to have fired the first shot in the Vienna outbreak. He has been arrested, According to the Havas News agency the communists were ree ponsible for the disturbances, tab ing advantage of the Socialist wrath in connexion with the thr acquittals.—Reuter, Saturday Night's Clash, London, July 17.

"Streams of blood have been si but there has been enough." These words in an Austrian Socialist proclamation issued yesterday, urging workers to avoid the streets and retrain from demons evening, Who flash is described by Reuter's correspondent in Berlin from despatches veeeived there from Vienna, Five policemen were molested by a mob in the Rosenstein.

isle, They fired in the air, where. upon the mob rushed the ' police-station. The police fired a volley, Killing six and wounding 10, whilst a policeman was stabbed to death.

The City Council has decided to constitute an armed police fore from members of the Republican Sehutzbund.

Meanwhile only possessors of special permits ave allowed to pass police cordons.

The sale of alcohol has been temporarily prohibited, Many buildings scars ceived: in Friday's The hospitals are full of hundreds of wound. ed, Motorears have been requisitioned.—Reuter.

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