Evening star., 1934-10-08
COMMUNIST STATE
DECLARED IN SPAIN;
ARMS CENTER HELD
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danger of falling into extremists
hands at any moment.
The new f1are-up Of q four-day
revolt that has taken an estimated
500 lives and caused some 5000
casualties. came when the govern
ment had announced the backbone
of the rebellion was broken.
In Barcelona government troops
were thought to have been in COM
plete control.
500 Bombs Dropped.
A squadron of bombing planes
swept over the hordes of rebels be-
sieging Oviedo. which is in Northern
Spain close to the Bay of Biscay,
and dropped 500 bombs, reports said.
Troops were moving south upon
Oviedo from the mining regions of
the province of the same name. They
were expected to arrive in mid
afternoon.
Military authorities expressed belief
the rebels would be unable to hold
the city because they controlled only
the streets and forces would arrive
before they could fortify themselves.
Seven Anarchists Taken.
The government placed heavy en-
phasiS on the capture of the second
important group of directors of the
revolution within "a hours the Anar-
chistS' Committee, consisting of seven
men.
Police said they found the Anar-
chists' Committee concealed in the
studio Of prominent Socialist artist,
Luis Quintanilla. They said these
men had been directing the revolution
from the studio for the last four days.
Intermittent firing was reported
early today at Logrono, in Northern
Spain. Three rebels were killed in an
attack on the village of Cervera del
Rio, nearby, yesterday. Other neigh
boring. centers were trouble spots.
Strike troubles were Increasing at
Seville, in Southern Spain. Guards
clashed with several syndicalist reb-
els there. A number of casualties
were reported, but an accurate esti-
mate was impossible.
Groups Limited TO Three.
The military commander at Madrid
prohibited groups of more than three.
from walking the streets. He warned
that large groups would be fired upon.
Police directed that all shutters in
private houses be left open because
it was reported snipers had been
shooting between shutter openings
Military authorities issued orders to
prohibit the entry Of anybody into
houses without identification.
Transportation workers in BARGE
Iona began returning to their posts
of government troops, reported the
situation in the Catalonian capital
vastly improved"
The ministery of the interior said
Asturias was in the hands of the
government and that Gijon was tran
quill after the arrival of reinforce
ments. Insurgents we're dispersed
with numerous casualties, he reported.
Companys Faces Court Martial.
Luis Companys, president of the
Catalonian generality which had de-
clared its independence Saturday,
faced court-martial, but officials re-
fused to say if a verdict had been
reached. Companys gave himself up
yesterday after government troops
bombarded principal buildings of the
city for more than an hour.
He and other leaders of the inSur-
rection we're held prisoners aboard the
steamer Uruguay in the harbor. Gen
Batet said there was scattered violence
in outlying districts, but troops were in
complete command of Corona, one of
the main trouble centers yesterday.
Intermittent shooting in various sec
tionS of Madrid kept troops busy
throughout last night. The firing,
centered in the Quatro Caminos dis
tricts, twice approached the heart of
the city. -Four extremists were
wounded in a lengthy exchange in
front of the ministry of the interior.
Sanitation workers returned to work
at daylight, cleaning up streets which
were piled high with three days refuse.
menacing public health.
Chauffeurs still were on strike, but
most other branches of labor complied
with Government order that they
return to their posts this morning.
The revolt still fared in the noun
tains of Asturias, where government
troops we're shelling the strongholds
of 10000 miners last night.