Hitler's Rise

BERLIN, Oct. 12, 1931 (UP) - The arrest and prosecution of Adolf Hitler and other militant leaders of the newly united "nationalist opposition" of Germany, on charges of high treason was demanded tonight by communist leaders in the reichstag.

BERLIN, Oct. 13, 1931 (UP) -- The Reichstag, heavily guarded by police against disorder, convened today with the reorganized cabinet of Chancellor Heinrich Bruening seeking a vote of confidence to continue the dictatorial government by decree.

BERLIN, Feb. 28, 1933 (UP) - President Paul von Hindenburg signed a decree tonight completely disbanding all constitutional safeguards for freedom of the press, speech and assembly.

POTSDAM, March 21, 1933 (UP) - With a threat to "destroy all those seeking to damage our people," Chancellor Adolf Hitler opened a session of the Reichstag today in an atmosphere of Imperial Germany.

WASHINGTON, March 22, 1933 (UP) - American diplomats in Germany today were working on the biggest reportorial assignment ever given them - a "complete report" on the mistreatment of Jews by Chancellor Adolf Hitler's brown-shirted "Nazis."

WASHINGTON, March 27, 1933 (UP) -- The American embassy in Berlin reports that physical mistreatment of Jews in Germany has been "virtually terminated."

BERLIN, Oct. 14, 1933 (UP) - Germany, angry and steeling herself to any consequences, announced today her withdrawal from the League of Nations and the World Disarmament Conference.

PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, July 25, 1934 (UP) - The Austrian Legation announced today that Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss had been killed in today's Nazi uprising in Vienna. The announcement was not confirmed by other sources.

After the Nazis had withstood a siege for hours in the Chancellery which they had captured, Major Emil fey, Director of Security, announced that the Ministers were free. It was reported Dollfuss was seriously wounded.

BERLIN, July 25, 1934 (UP) - Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss of Austria was killed in today's Nazi uprising, it was announced by Minister Emil Fey and Chancellor-elect Kurt Schuschnigg in a broadcast from Vienna tonight.

After the Nazis had withstood a siege for hours in the Chancellery which they had captured, Major Emil fey, Director of Security, announced that the Ministers were free. It was reported Dollfuss was seriously wounded.

BERLIN, Aug. 2, 1934 (UP) -- Adolf Hitler, former Austrian house-painter, became sole dictator of the German people today on the death of President Paul Von Hindenburg.

SAARBRUECKEN, Jan. 14, 1935 (UP) - A semi-official check of 500,000 voters in the Saar plebiscite indicated tonight nearly 80 per cent in favor of reunion with Germany.

Jewish stores were closing everywhere. Jeering mobs gathered outside stores in Saarbruecken and several towns in the provinces.