Evening star., 1934-10-10
TERROR GRIPPING
NORTHERN SPAIN
Government Troops Prepare
to Attack Rebels in
ASturiaS.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, october 10.-Terrorism
gripped Northern Spain today as gov
ernment troops concentrated for an
attack on revolutioraries in the labor
districts of ASturia Province.
San Sebastian reported 10 persons
killed and an undetermined number
wounded in brush between striking
workmen and soldiers. The military
reported capturing 40 strikers in a
single house, where a quantity OF arms
also was found.
Within the past few days more than
500 arrests have been made in the
San Sebastian area and "a persons
face the death penalty.
Shooting Lasts All Night.
Sporadic shooting continued all
night in Balbao and along the entire
northern coast
In the Oviedo region Gen. Eduardo
Lopez Ochoa, fresh from successful
Sorties against revolutionary nests in
Trubia, expected to join other govern
ment forces today for drive against
the apparently well-armed rebels.
Ochoas forces were augmented by
more than 5000 volunteers Of the
Populist and other government par
| ties, who have performed valiantly in
encounters to date.
AS he left Aviles after Subjugating
that district, Gen. Ochoa reported
much of the city destroyed by fires
which the revolters set when they fed.
Army officers said it was impossible
to estimate accurately the death toll
in Asturias Province. but it may
reach a few thousand Rebels are
firmly intrenched there and a heavy
bombardment will be necessary TO cut
through their stronghold.
AS the Ochoa forces advanced
toward Oviedo they reported having
passed through centers where rebels
had wantonly slaughtered entire gar
risons of civil guards, including their
wives and families. More than 400
guards were reported killed.
Azana Is Captured.
Police captured former Premier
Manual Azana in Barcelona as he
MD on a balcony. Arrested with
him was a syndicalist leader, Senor
Angel Pentena, friend of the i'm
prisoned Catalonian President, Luis
CompanyS.
Congress opened with Socialist and
Left Republican deputies in hiding
or in Jail. President Alcala Zamora
ordered that any Socialist deputy
entering the chamber be brought to
his Office for questioning.
The Congress suspended after ap-
proving a law re-establiShing the
death penalty for the use OF explosives
and arms causing injury or death to
persons, for the duration of the pres
ent abnormal period"
At the first military court martial.
Faustino Garcia Martin. an extremist
priSonment.
1900 Employees Return.
Three thousand customs and treas
ury department employees returned to
work today.
Madrids jails rapidly were filling as
the number of arrested persons in
creased. The minister of justice dis
| cussed the question of using other
buildings as temporary jails, if the
present facilities become inadequate.
United States Ambassador Claude
Bowers protested to the government
the arrest of Edward Hunter. Univer-
sal Service correspondent. The Uni
verSal Service Offices announced
Hunter was arrested because of some
irregularity in his papers at the Dor
| der
One group, still out Of hand, raided
a building under construction in
| Madrid and used the wood for fuel
/ because coal is running low.
Two bombs exploded in a Toledo
street, damaging property.