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Vienna, Yesterday.. Excitement continues at high pitch throughout Austria. In Vienna, the streets were so pack- ed with milling crowds that buses and trams had to avoid the principal streets.
The streets were literally deluged with pamphlets of the Patriotic Front exhorting the populace to vote for Dr. Schuschnigg.
Meetings have taken place in practically all large
factories and business houses.
The propaganda campaign is in full swing through street orators, loud speakers on vans, the radio and so on
Voting in the plebiscite will in many cases take place in factories, and votes will be cast in hospitals to-day.
military supervision," there ap- parently being a fear of a Nazi uprising.
The local Nazis have organised demonstrations and have hoisted the swastika flag over the Rathaus.
Following this step, the milli- A press report says that intary occupied the radio station towns with a population of 5,000 and the post office. or more, lists will be published of those who have voted..
PLEBISCITE REGULATIONS
The manner in which the plebis- cite is to be conducted is explain- ed in regulations published by the deputy leader of the Popular Front.
Armed members of the Father- Hand Front marched through the town and several clashes with the Nazis occurred.-Trans-Ocean.
RULED OUT
Vienna, Yesterday. Participation of Austrians abroad in the plebiscite will not be possible for reasons of inter- national law and technical dim culties, says an official communi-
Polling commissions are being appointed for every electorate by the direction of local authorities. que.
officials.
dism
Their members-from three to It is emphasised, however, that five-must belong to the Popular Austrians abroad can
demon- Front and as far as possible bestrate their sympathy and patriot- by sending individual of The questionnaire will be
group telegrams to Dr. Schus- printed on an official voting card,chnigg pledging him loyal sup- one side of which will be marked port-Trans-Ocean. "çes."
Those who wish to vote "no" must write on the card in their own handwriting the word "no."
Special identification papers must be produced which will be stamped when the holder has vot- ed.
All' Austrian citizens over 24 years of age will be allowed to vote-Trans-Ocean.
GRAZ CLASH
Graz, Yesterday.
A clash between members of the Fatherland Front and Nazis oc- curred last night, several being injured.
Towards 7 o'clock crowds of Nazis began to assemble in the centre of the city and the crowds
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Vienna, Testerday. Linz, the chief town in Upper Austria, has been placed under
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Nazis distributed pamphlets saving Schuschnigg has broken the Berchtesgaden agreement” and shouted "Down with Schus chnigg," and “Down with
the Plebiscite.?
The police confined their activi- ties to guarding public buildings and did not interfere with demonstrators. Trans-Ocean.
ITALY CALM
Rome, Yesterday:
Attitude of Italian Govern ment circles towards the Aus trian plebiscite is that Dr. Sch uschnigg has chosen the only possible course for clarifying the situation and, moreover, course that is in keeping with the Austrian constitution.
Italy, it is declared, is in fav our of any course of action that will bring tranquillity to Aus- tria, and will follow with inter- est, events in Austria-Trans- Ocean.