Chapter XXIII
The Augsburg Imbroglic
By 11 p. m. the following telephonic communications had been received at the office of the People's Journal:—
Czech Press Bureau. From Munich, 12th inst.—According to the Wolff Telegraph Agency, the demonstrations in Augsburg yesterday led to bloodshed. Seventy Protestants were killed. The demonstrations are still in progress.
Czech Press Bureau. From Berlin, 12th inst.—It is officially announced that the number of killed and wounded at Augsburg does not exceed twelve. The police are maintaining order.
Special Message. From Lugano, 12th inst.—We learn from a reliable source that the number of victims at Augsburg is over five thousand. Railway communication with the north is suspended. The Bavarian Ministry is in permanent session. The German Emperor has broken off his hunting trip and is returning to Berlin.
Czech Press Bureau. Reuter, 12th inst.—At 3 a. m. to-day the Bavarian Government declared a Holy War on Prussia.
By the following day Mr. Cyril Keval was already in Bavaria. From his comparatively trustworthy reports we make the following excerpts:—
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