Martial Law im Bratislava Bratislava, Mar. 10.
As the result of widespread disorder, government troops today occupied the public buildings of this city and also those of Bystrice. Martial law was proclaimed.
The Premier of Slovakia, Dr. Josef Tiso, has retired to a Jesuit Monastary and there ate rumours that he has been placed under arrest. His dismissal with other members of the Slovakian Cabinet, was announced at Prague early toda:
Several Slovakian leaders are known to have been arrested The situation here became serious when a crowd of several thousand assembled near the principal government buildings shortly before noon, to protest against M. Tiso's dismissal Several shots were fired but the origin could not be ascertained.
Slovak Nationalist workers employed in the city's large factories declared a strike and joined the Slovak Nationalist Youth Movement in demonstrations in the i city of Bratislava.
A military cordon w thrown round the city to prove peasants from the countryside from entering the city to join t factory strikers in demonstration: cops now dominating the situation here are largely from non-Slovak districts. They were brought here early today in trucks and buses, More troops from Bohemia and Moravia are ynderstood to be en route.
Telephones connecting Bratislava with the rest of Czecho-Slovakia as well as with foreign countries were disconnected during the night and communication was disrupted until 9 am. today.—United Press Martial Law Enforced Berlin, Mar. 10.
Reports received here from Bratisfavo say the Czechoslovak military authorities have enforced martial law Slovakia Several thousand Slovak autonomists assembled before the seat of the Government shouting "We will not be forced into submission; We want a free Slovakia!" Police detachments broke up the demonstration, Shooting occurred in Bratislava this morning, but the Czech authority seen mastered the situation—Hava:
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