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Nazis Hurl Bombsat Jews Thru Austria

February 7, 1934
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Nazi attacks on Jews throughout Austria continued unabated today with acts of terrorism by Austrian Hitlerites reported from a score of centers. Bands of Nazis in the smaller cities and towns raided Jewish stores and establishments, assaulted pedestrians and caused heavy damage.

At Salzburg, Nazis hurled a bomb into the retail store owned by a Jew, Ornstein, completely demolishing the establishment and causing damages estimated at 10,000 schillings.

Austrian authorities are making a determined effort to maintain peace and check the vandalism of the Nazis but their efforts were unavailing in view, of the widespread disorders. Police detachments and other government-supporting forces were hurried back and forth throughout the country, from one scene of disorder to another, in an almost fruitless atattempt to put down insurrection. Scores of Nazis were under arrest today for participating in the attacks and were taken to concentration camps.

An official communique issued tonight stated that Nazi property would be used to compensate victims of Nazi disturbances, but so far, no Jewish victims have received any compensation.

JEWS FEAR COUP

Developments in the general situation have had only a slight reassuring effect on the Jewish population of Austria, now deeply concerned over the possibility of a Nazi group. Hope is placed in the appeal to the League of Nations for protection against the German threat to Austrian sovereignty which the Dollfuss government is now drafting for delivery to Geneva later this week.

Fears that the Fascist home guard, the Heimwehr, chief support of the Dollfuss government, had abandoned dollfuss to establish its own Fascist dictatorship, aroused yesterday with reports of a putsch in the Tyrol, were some what quietened today when it became apparent that the new government set up in the Tyrol had to dollfuss hand behind it and was not directed against the Dollfuss regime.

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