Britain protests coercive Austrian actions and warns Germany
London reports Britain’s strong protest to Adolf Hitler over coercive moves threatening Austria’s independence. The cabinet planned a Saturday meeting to discuss the crisis as German troops reportedly moved to the Austrian border. Britain signals possible Italian alignment and presses Germany through Von Ribbentrop to avert invasion.
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Neville Chamberlain
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Paris
Otto
Bloodless Austrian revolution yields Nazi state
Austrian government capitulates to Hitler after two days of turmoil. Kurt Schuschnigg is ousted, Arthur Seyss Inquart forms a Nazi cabinet, and German troops move toward Vienna amid mass demonstrations with Swastikas everywhere.
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Austria
Adolf Hitler
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Hitler Drives German Troops Into Austria in Night Coup
Reported by Deutsches Nachrichten Bureau that German troops crossed into Austria to secure the new Nazi government. Austrian sources caution border still not crossed. Hitler and Seyss-Inquart Cabinet meeting noted. Schuschnigg resigns amid tense hours.
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Arthur Seysz-Inquart
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Seysz-Inquart
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Derfuehrer
Reich
Mussolini Considers Italy Axis Role After Hitler Moves
In Rome Premier Benito Mussolini held a long Fascist council session reevaluating Italy's place with Germany and Austria. He weighed aligning with Hitler on the Rome Berlin axis or aiding Austria under Rome protocols. A further emergency meeting was called for tonight as Italy faces pivotal EU decisions.
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TVA Head Defies Roosevelt at Hearing Over TVA Row
Dr. Arthur E. Morgan chairman of TVA defied President Roosevelt during a hearing on TVA disputes. He called the inquiry an alleged fact-finding process and pressed for an impartial congressional investigation, while facing opponents Harcourt A. Morgan and David E. Lilienthal.
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Officials study Gridle in Central Europe
Washington officials studied developments in Austria and central Europe with a hands off approach. Secretary Hull said he conferred with the President and would avoid taking sides while keeping the United States neutral.
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Europe
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Hull
United States
Montana Weekend Outlook Sees Light Rain Snow Likely
Unsettled weather expected for Montana on Saturday and Sunday with light rain or snow. Colder conditions likely east of the divide on Saturday.
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Divide
Franco Forges Swarm Over Loyal Territory in Major Drive
In the ongoing Civil War offensive near Belchite in Saragossa, Franco’s insurgents shattered the loyalist line along a 48 mile front. Loyalist positions collapsed with 12 to 18 mile gains, 30 villages captured, and 3,500 prisoners taken. Reports claim 409 Americans of the Lincoln Brigade were trapped in Belchite.
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Story Book of Putsch in Austria
The narrative covers Austria’s experiments with union with Germany, the rise of Nazism, and key figures like Engelbert Dollfuss and Kurt Schuschnigg. It notes Dollfuss’s assassination in 1934, Schuschnigg’s brief chancellorship, and the 1938 Berchtesgaden conference that intensified fears for Austrian independence.
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Linz
Czechs Stand Ready Against Hitler Tactics
Czechoslovakia warned that any German move to breach its borders would meet armed resistance. Prime Minister Hodza pledged full use of armed might to defend independence while frontier guards were reinforced and refugees fled toward Bratislava.
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Germany
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Bratislava
Austria
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Hodza
Kamil Kriota
Vienna
Danube Bridge
Guido Zernatto
Kurt Schuschnigg
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Fatherland Front
McNutt Plans Return to U S Not Indiana University President
Paul V. McNutt, high commissioner of the Philippine commonwealth, said he will return to the United States before year’s end but will not become president of Indiana University. He spoke to Indiana friends in Washington and hinted at no specific position, noting he would return to stay but “not for what you think.”
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New Austrian Chancellor Prunes Orchard Amid Power Shift
Vienna reports Arthur Seyss-Inquart, new chancellor, pruning an apple tree in an outlying Vienna orchard after long talks. He spent about ninety minutes snipping twigs before returning to ongoing conferences marking a pivotal moment in Austrian leadership.
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Austria
Arthur Seysz-Inquart
Vienna Turmoil Reports Tie to Goering and Hess
In Vienna chaos spread as reports from London named Hermann Goering and Rudolf Hess among top figures denied in all authoritative quarters. The piece notes continued coverage on page 10.
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