The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-20
MASS EXECUTION
 FOR LOYALISTS
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CC0nG1nue0 1F0xU EoBO &J Morocco. Since my arrival here Sat- urday night I have made several ef- forts to get into the Spanish terri tory, without success. The frontier is closely guarded. But the officials in charge of the Spanish frontier post are enthusiastically talkattve and say that their movement is backed by oil the Spanish fascists.
 Completely Successful
 They asserted also that two bat- taltons of the Spanish foreign legion aSs on the way to Malaga by boat to reinforce the rebel force there. Five loyal Spanish warships are anchored here. Their crews mutined and hold the right-wing prisoners. The cruiser Lihertad and the des. troyer Churruca arrived this InorT1- ing as the gunboat Laya left for an unknown destination.
 Men or the five ships now lying in harbor told me that they revolt- ed and locked their officers in mess rooms until all of them could be concentrated on the surveying ves- sel Tof1no.
 Rebels, taking to mo across the frontier line. told me they originally joined the revolt because they were told that they were needed to check a communist uprising that had broken out throughout Spain.
 Rebels Dominant
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 Lisbon, Portugal, July 20-(U.P9 Radio messages flashing out to Europe from revolution torn Spain asserted today that rebels were dominant in all of the country but Galicia, Asturias and Catalonia.
 One message reported that the rebels held Cadiz and proclaimed Q state of war there another that reb- els dominated at Cordoba and were fraternizing with the people.
 It seemed plain that the rebel movement was strong and that un- less the government was able to gather sufficient loyal troops 1t might be forced out by the right wing army rebels and the civilian fascistS.
 The situation is the most serious in the five years life of the republic uncensored information made 1t plain. It is more serious than was the 1884 revolt of workers because the country is more seriously divid- ed.
 Cleanse Republic
 New York, July 20-(U.P9-The objective of the revolt in Spain is to cleanse the republic of "terroristic clements" and is not any coup to restore the monarch, Alsonso, the county of Covadonga and heir to the former throne of Spain, said to. day.
 The slim, mustached count, who renounced his rights to the throne to marry Q Cuban commoner, Is selling automobiles here to gain . livelihood in his self-imposed exile. He also is having trouble with his Cuban wife and has filed suit in supreme court here for annulment of the marriage.
 He blamed the "unclean policies" of the radical leftist group for in. surrection in his fatherland.
 Spanish War Flashes
 Gibraltar, July 20-(UP)-Span- ish army rebels broadcast from Sc. vile today Q statement that they had warned the government In on ultimatum that they would bom- bard Madrid unless 1t surrendered internationally within two hours.
 The government, the rebel state- ment added, was considering It's re ply.
 BiarritE, France, July 20-(UPJ- The entire Spanish frontier was closed today. Armed workers, ready for civil war against the rebels, co- operated with loyalist troops patrols in guarding the frontier. Foreigners were barred. Only one train, bearing mall, was permitted to cross into France.
 Irun, Spain, July 20 - (UP)-A volunteer committee distributed arms and ammunition to workers today in readiness for e fight if necessary to defend the government against the right wing rebellion.
 London, July 20-(U.P)-The Ex- change Telegraph Gibraltar corre- spondent cabled today that 1t was understood there that Spanish army rebels had captured Madrid. The report was not confirmed.
 Madrid, July 20 - (U.P.) - The United States embassy decided to- day to invite all Americans in Mad- rid to take refuge in the embassy if they desire.
 Port Bou, Catalonia (via Paris) July 20-(UP)-It was reported to- day from Gerona that several churches were in flames.
 Armed volunteers loyal to the gov- ernment patrolled all roads leading into France from this border town, halting all cars. Motor boats pa- trolled the coast line.
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 Bridgeport. Conn. July 20-CUP) Forty thousand persons watched the citys centennial pageant