Evening star., 1934-10-06
Killing of II in Morning
Bellies Government Peace
Assurance.
LERR0UX HAD DECLARED
GENERAL STRIKE FAILED
House-to-House Attack Ordered in
Madrid in Effort to Rout
Snipers.


MADRID, October 6-The death
TOLL In SPANS extremist rebellion
mounted to 104 persons at noon to-
day with at least $50 wounded. as
machine guns, rifles and pistols OBJ
liberated government statement that
tranquility had been restored.
AT dawn the death list stood at %
and the government of Premier Ale
Jandro Lerroux, against which the
anarchists, Communists and Socialists
had declared war, stated the general
strike was a failure and that troops
were being withdrawn from most of
the battle fronts Of the last two days.
Suddenly the extremists renewed
battle. Eleven more persons we're
killed In clashes during the morning.
Asturias Accounts for Six.
Trouble in the mining regions Of
Asturias accounted for six of the
mornings dead.
In Madrid. boy of Il on his way
to school and an unidentified laborer
were killed when caught in a cross
fire between Extremists and Civil
Guards in the Cuatro Caminos dis
trict
Extremists attacked the Civil Guard
barracks at Colminar Viezo and sew
eral were wounded in the ensuing
battle.
A general strike was declared in
Escorial, Victoria.
Authorities in various outlying towns
Of Asturias reported continuous firing
between groups of ambushed miners
and detachments of troops and up
until noon no one had been able to
estimate just how many had been
killed and wounded in this guerrilla
warfare but it was regarded as likely
that the casualties were many. In
Madrid, Syndicalists and Communists
maintained a running fire on guards
from the rooftops of houses on Pablo
Iglesiss street. The government or
dered soldiers to start a house-to-
house attack in an effort to rout the
Snipers.
Extremists blasted the Remonta
barracks with a volley of rife FIRE,
then fed when the troops fired back.
Machine Guns on Roofs
A regiment Of cavalry clattered into
San Sebastian with orders to cut down
every one who offered any resistance.
but the casualties as q result we're
only five wounded. That city was
placed in the hands of the authorities
by the army mounting machine guns
on the roofs throughout the strategic
districts.
In Bilbao the extremist strike was
frightened. completely paralyzing the
city. The strikers shot and killed a
merchant who defied their orders and
tried to keep his shop open.
The situation in Zaragoza was re-
ported "tumultuous." Many dead we're
seen in the streets. The governor of
the Province of Zaragoza ordered
army reinforcements in to relieve the
beleaguered government troops there.
Five extremists were killed and
several wounded in Oviedo, in the
first trouble in the provincial capital.
and in Madrid three were killed, in
cluding guard, in an interchange
Of shots.
Reports from Trubia fsaid workers
in an arms factory there had armed
themselves from the company store
room, seized the plant. and success
fully withStood the assault of troops
One of those killed was a young
girl and two others in high social
circles
The new Madrid outbreak was be-
tween a group Of workers and guards
In front of hotel.
Sporadic shooting was resumed in
the mining region and resulted in
number of casualties.
More than 1000 have been ar
rested.
Communications lines we're destroyed
in many places, and the rebels we're re-
established in various northern prov
inceS where most of the outbreaks oc-
CURED.
Troops acting under martial law es-
tablished early today in Asturias are
shooting all rebels found with arms.
No reports Of casualties have been re-
ceived from Turon Aller and Langeo,
where it Is known there was severe
fighting.
Arms Center Quiet.
Two more Socialists were killed and
six wounded at Mondragon after they
opened fire on troops from ambush.
The important arms center of Eibar
was quiet after it was retaken by the
troops in a five-hour battle which
counted most of the casualties.
The movement, which reached great
proportions in parts of Catalonia and
Aragon. particularly in Sabadell and
zaragosa, was quickly suppressed.
The revolutionary effort to force all
workers out apparently was failure,
with most employees remaining at their
posts, and those who Joined it return
ing to work after a few hours. Min
lister of Communications Jalon said
mail distribution would be normal
today.
Early morning developments in
cluded the discovery of an arms de-
posit at Tetuan, outside the capital,
and several MINOR clashes in the SUBJ