The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-09
Barcelona and Zaragoza
CenterS of Planned
UpriSingS.
COMM UNICATIONS CUT
BombingS, Riots and Wreck
of Express Train
Mark Trouble.
Copyright. 1898. by United Press

chistS revolution broke out in the
northeastern provinces and after
spreading rapidly to a dozen towns
over a wide area seemed to have
passed its height.
A state of alarm, which precedes
martial law, was declared through
the country this afternoon as the
government modified police and
civil guardsmen to send to affected
areas.
Centering at Zaragoza and Bar
celona. the revolt had been planned
to spread to the entire country.
Authorities. though hopeful the
revolt had failed, were Watchful,
fearing strikes that might become
of revolutionary character.
Bombings Mark Outbreak
Bombings, street fights and a rail-
way wreck marked the outbreak, of
which the country had been in
fear for days. There was serious
loss of life but no casualty lists
had been tabulated, so fast did re-
ports multiply.
From Barcelona and Zaragza,
important industrial towns, the re-
volt spread to smaller 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 time the
capital was cut off from a large
part Of the country and with north
ern Europe.
Communications we're being re-
stored rapidly this morning. At 8
o'clock the general situation seemed
more quiet.
General Strike Longest
The anarchists sought to effect a
general revolutionary strike at Bar
celona, aimed at overthrowing the
government in favor of a hbertary
communistic regime.
AS reports came in from the prov
inces during the morning the gov
eminent became more confident and
it was said semi officially that loyal
forces were dominating the revolu-
tionistS.
Madrid was normal except for
the continued strike of cafe and
restaurant workers.
Additional reports showed the ex-
tent of the revolutionary movement
to be even more widespread than
had been indicated and disorder was
reported from more points. At each,
however, the authorities seemed on
top.
Express Train Wrecked
Authorities modified police and
civil guardsmen to be dispatched to
scenes Of the rebellion, particularly
t. four or five villages between
Logrono and Haro-minor revolt
centers-to which civil guardsmen
had not been able to penetrate.
Casualty lists from Barcelona,
Zaragoza and Logrono showed seven
revolutionistS and three civil guards
men killed and ten civil guardsmen
and five civilians wounded More
than sixty were under arrest at
those towns.
The Bhboa- zaragoza express
train was wrecked, apparently by
saboteurs, at Zuera. Relief workers
found none had been killed. Ten
persons, including civil guardsmen
escorting the train, were injured,
three gravely.
Outbreak at ZaragoZa
The first disorders occurred at
Zaragoza late yesterday as the an
archiSts we're mobilizing for today'S
revolt, which began soon after mid
night.
Members of the civil guard came
on a gang of twenty men at lara
goza, flying a red flag. They were
found to be guarding two sacks con-
tanning thirty bombs, "a rifle and
revolvers. The guardsmen were
fired on. Two of the anarchists
fell, one dead, the other wounded.
Several were arrested as the gang
fed
The signal at Zaragoza for the re-
volt came just after midnight when
a bomb was exploded in Vlrtud
street. near a motor truck carrying
storm police. Five persons were in
jured. two being policemen. Firing
broke out 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.
Bombs in Church
Early this morning the revolt was
proclaimed with bombs. Five were
exploded, two in the San Francisco
church.
Police at once raided an anarchist
headquarters and arrested Buena-
Ventura Durruti. Barcelona leader.
This anarchists countered with
proclamation. apparently long pre-
pared, calling revolutionary strike
for 9 a. N. The handbillS, thrown
in the streets, urged people to join
a general revolution.
The mobilization point for the
Barcelona anarchists seemed to be
the hamlet Of HoSpitalet, four miles
southwest. On the way to BARGE
Iona they began attacking automo-
biles.
AS they approached Barcelona the
anarchists barricaded the road with
all sorts of conveyances TO prevent
food supplies reaching the city.