Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-12-09
By JOHN DEGANDT
nited Press Staff Correspondent

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Copyright, 1898, by United Press
MADRID, Dec. 9. (Via telephone
to Gibralter)-A long planned an
archist revolution broke out in the
northeastern provinces of Spain and
after spreading rapidly to a dozen
towns seemed to have passed its
height today
A state OF alarm, which precedes
martial law, was declared through
cut the country as the government
modified police and civil guards
men to send to affected areas.
Centering at Zaragoza and Bar
celona, the revolt had been plan
red to spread to the entire country.
Authorities, though hopeful the
revolt had failed, were watchful.
fearing strikes that might become of
revolutionary character
BombingS, street fights and a rail-
way wreck marked the outbreak, OF
which the country had been in fear
Tor days. There was serious loss of
life and no casualty lists had been
tabulated, so fast did reports null
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was killed, in the wreck.
From Barcelona and zaragoza,
important industrial towns, the re-
volt spread to small ones around
and later broke out in Cuenca,
southeast of Madrid; Linares, down
near the Mediterranean, and the is
land of Minorca, according to re-
ports
Telephone and telegraph wires
connecting Madrid with the north
ern and eastern districts were cut by
revolutionists and for a time the
capital was cut off from large part
of the country and from northern
Europe.
Communications were being re-
stored rapidly this morning. At
O'Clock the general situation seemed
more quiet
The anarchists sought to effect q
general revolutionary strike at Bar
celona, aimed at overthrowing the
govHrnment in favor of Commun-
istic regime.
Warning Received
Authorities all over the country
had been warned for days that a
revolution was planned. Civil
guardsmen had been conducting
raids of known subverSive elements
headquarters.
Since their general strike in Bar
celCna in 1890, which some hold
precipitated the fall of the mon
archy the anarchists and syndical-
lists had been inactive at least in
the open.
A few hours after the first meet
ing of the cortes. or parliament here
yesterday, the long awaited revolt
was precipitated.
The first disorders occurred at
Zaragoza where members of the
civil guard came on a gang of 20
men flying a red flag. They were
found to be guarding two sacks
containing 30 bombs a rifle and re-
volvers. The guardsmen were fired
Cn. Two of the anarchists fell, one
dead, the other wounded. Several
were arrested as the gang fled.
The signal for the revolt there
came just allcI midnight WneH u
bomb was exploded IN Virtud street.
near a motor truck carrying storm
police. Five persons were injured,
two being policemen. Firing broke
cut between police and civilians.
with unknown results.
AS at Zaragoza, authorities at
Barcelona, on the east coast, were
warned of the anarchists plans, All
available police and civil guardsmen
were modified
Early this morning the revolt was
proclaimed with bombs. Five we're
ploded, two in the San Francisco
church
Police at once raided an anarchist
headquarters and arrested Buena-
ventura Durruti. Barcelona leader.
The anarchists countered with
hand bills thrown in the streets, ur-
ging people 10 join a general revo-
luton.