Vienna, Apr. 9, Elaborate celebrations in connection with the Austrain plebiscite on Sunday will open today when Or. Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda, will proclaim a national holiday shortly before noon, 'There will be two minutes' silence at noon, which will be broken by the sirens of every German factory, the roar of innumerable squadrons of aircraft overhead, and the pealing of all church bells.
Herr Hitler is due to arrive here zt 11 o'clock this morning, and will be present in the Rathhaus when Dr. Goebbels makes' his historic announcement of a greater Germany.
Subsequently, 25,000 carrier-pigeons will be released from the Rathhaus wi messages to all parts of Germany.
The paper on which Austria will vote in the plebiscite tomorrow reads: "Do you recognize as our leader Adolf Hitler and, thus, the union between Austria and the German Reich realized on March 13?"
The elections for the Reichstag Will also take place tomorrow, An official list of 1117 candidates has already been issued, but only half this number will be elected.—Reuter.
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