New Britain herald., 1930-12-13
Monarchy at Stake"

ttldrld. Dec. 13 tPt-Royal Span j~h infantry, cavalry and artillery sN epr out from Huesca today to meet in battle d strong revolutionary force entrcnched at Ayerbe, @0 miles away. The result or all engagement there. it was thought. might foretell he future ot the Spanish mon archy.
 The government claimed 10 have tha situation well in hand and pre- dIcrad thai the budding revolution, M hich began yesterday with mutiny and defectlon Of troops at Jaca, mountain fortress and ralhead in UGe5ca province, would be sup pressed within X hours.
 A strict censorship was in effect, hou.ater and there were persistent reports that the movement against the government of Premier General Dama~o Bergnguar and. il appeared the crown, was stronger and more vidcsproad than tbe government rarcd 10 admit
 Estimates Differ
 Estimates here on tho rebel force at Aycrbe ranged rom 29Q-the government 0gure--to 2n1o, con- pris5rg principally troops of the ,f4ra garrison reinforced by civilian supporters who joined them as they came down hT autoroblie and train from J8ca, and small coQtingents of republicans who crossed tho French frontier 10 aid the movement The government was understood to be moving IFS entire Huesca gar rssou forward 10 hatIlo, confident of the outcome, and other troops were coming up from sara sossa. With daylight a number ot bombing planes left the Getafa airdrome here for the front. Four troop trains de- parted for Barcelona at d, m. for Saragossa, and other troops were being sent from Madrid 10 sara gcssa.
 Franco May Be Leader
 Although official adFlCcS said that Licutenant Colonel Juho Man g4da, commander Of the Jaca gar ,json. was at the head of the rebc forces, reports continued here thai the real leader was Mayor Ramor Franco. Spanish transatlantic ayla- tor who recently escaped from prison i'll Madrld after receiving ar . eight months sentence for sedition
 Communication With northern Spain was a virtual Impossinillty carly today. and it WAS difficult tt get a clear picture Of yesterday: rt.utS: but il seemed that the gar rjson at Jaca revol1ed and captured most of the town and fortress. anG drove the few loyal troops and the mayor of tho l.ttle city into Q rc, treat.
 Civil Guards Fire
 Then. loading themselves into buses and trucks. the revolutonists started for Huesca, Civil guards fired on them as they travelled the noun. tain roads toward the rro1incia capital Five guards were killed The rebel losses were not known En route the reyolutionists met Gen. oral Las Heras, governor or Hues ca, who had set out for Jaca, anf captured him. He resisted unti ] overpowered, and received twc wounds in the clash
 1 Approaching Huesca the rebel! found preparations under way tt halt their advance, so they stopped at Ayerbe and fortified the place, 1T order to hold it against approaching loyal columns. led by Generals Folls and Gay. In a skirmish during ths late afternoon yesterday there were q number of casualties, among then q major of Carabineros and lieu tenant Of civil guards. Arriving a Ayerbe the rebels hurriedly threw up earthworks and sent out scout to rcconnoiter.
 Cabinet Up All Night
 At Madrid the cabinet sat mos of the night, with the captain gen eral of the first military region which comprises the Huesca area present When the session ended at q. m.. Leopoldo Mates, ministel of interior, said
 "The government has just received direct news from Jaca which say that that part Of the garrison ther' which remained loyal still is resist ing the attack Of the rebels, whici indicates the weakness of th' rebels"