Evening star., 1933-11-08
Army Wins Two Victories,
but InSurgent Forces Claim
Control of Several Strong
holds.
UNSUCCESSFUL ATTACK
Is MADE ON PALACE
Air Raid Signalizes Outbreak in
Havana-Sniping Adds to Pan
demonium-L6yal Soldiers Sur
round Revolutionists More
Than 200 Arrests Made.

dAN ANA, november 0.-RebeIS
seeking the overthrow of the Grau
government appeared to have
taken new lease on life this
afternoon despite the adminiStra-
tons announcement that all was
well after fighting in which it
was estimated 20 were killed and
SO wounded.
Col. Fulgencio BatiSta, army
chief of staff, gained two VIC
tories over the rebels during the
day, but the dissidents still dom
mated a large part of the city,
claiming, apparently correctly,
that they held control of several
police stations and the San Am
broS1o, DragOneS, AtareS and Dc
La Fuerza garrisons.
The first victory of Col. BatiSta'S
forces over the rebels was in rout-
ing the rebelliouS aviation corps
at Camp Columbia, where the
movement was initiated by an air
plane flight by Guillermo Martul.,
former air captain.
The next victory was at the tenth DO
lice station. where hundreds of rebels
barrlcaded themselves after seizing the
building
Light Field Pieces Fired.
Spectacular fighting accompanied
each of the incidents Machine guns
and rifles blazed at the aviation base
Tor several hours before the rebellious
aviators fed.
a 1O-m1nute cannonading with light
Held pieces was necessary to dislodee
f.1.1 %l.,,
smells did considerable damage to the
building.
No sooner had Batista dispersed the
rebels at the police station and marched
70 pollcemen, sailors and 40 civilians
who had taken refuge there of toward
Camp Columbia than heavy firing
broke out at the airport.
apparently this signalized a new split
at that garrison, which the army chief
previously had placed under control.
A report from the interior said former
Lieut.. Hevla was marching from
Guanabacoa with detachment which
included soldiers and civilians for an
attack upon Camp Columbia. Guards
were posted TO repel the expected attack
Rebels Use Machine Guns.
The rebels, occupying buildings sur
rounding the palace, began pouring in
heavy machine gun and rifle fire. The
palace guard unlimbered two heavy
anti-aircraft machine guns and opened
IRE with these and rifles.
The fire from the palace swept
Zulueta street from end to end and
also apparently was directed at the
Police headquarters, which the rebels
previously had seized, looted of arms
and then abandoned for a more advan-
tageouS position
Subsequently three army tanks moved
from their position before the palace
and rumbled toward police head
quarters which at that time was almost
deserted.
The revolt against the Grau San
Martin regime earlier today was be-
heVed put down after six and one-half
hours of fighting. which included an
unsuccessful attack on the palace.
Thlrty-three persons were wounded,
the majority Of them soldiers, as the
spectaculaf anti-Grau movement was
beaten back by the army and then de-
generated into Spasmodic flsillades
which threw uptown Havana into a
panic.
Eight dead and six wounded soldiers
were IN the military hospital, while two
dead soldiers and other wounded were
IN Emergency Hospital and other insti-
tutlons IN the uptown and suburban
districts.
Hundreds of Shots Fired.
Crowds which poured, gesticulating
and shouting, into the streets when the
apparent Grau victory became known
fed terror-stricken during the unsuc-
oessful and bloodless attack against the
palace, during which hundreds of shots
were fired.
More than 200 rebels were arrested,
among them tWoscore A B members
VINO entered the airport at Camp Co
lunlbla. on the outskirts of the capital.
the focal point of the rebellion, expect
ing TO greet their fellow rebels, but who
found loyal troops instead
Soldiers went On guard on all high
ways, stopped and searched automobiles
and jailed those found carrying guns.
Forty prisoners were taken to Capana
Fortress.
Spaniard Is Slain. ..,..
a lun in the fighting was broken
sharply at the tenth police station,
which was held by the rebels, despite
their retirement from many other
SJrongholds, when loyal soldiers at
tackled the building
In the burst of shooting Vincente
Arcs Lopez, 27. a Spaniard: was slain
This was the thirteenth death re-
ported
The anti-afrcraft guns at the presi-
Dental palace again went into action
when an army airplane, presumably
Communicated by rebels, swooped
around the building