Prague, May 21.
Two German farmers named Boehm and Hofmann were fired on by Czechoslovak national guards early this morning when motorcycling from Eger to Franzensbad.
The shots were fired from barracks where a detachment of frontier gu: is lodged. Hofmann was killed on the spot. Boehm, although severely wounded. was not transported to a hospital until two hours later, and despite an immediate operation, he succumbed shortly afterward: According to Boehm's account, the shots were fired without the slightest warning.
In the town of Eger the streets are patrolled by armed Czechoslovak national guards—Trans-Ocean.
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