Evening star., 1936-07-22
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
MADRID, July % tP.-A Red
Committee for revolt pressed
Madrid today was reported au-
thorized to distribute arms and to
collect them from "unauthorlzed
persons" in Spain's defense against
rightist revolution.
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MADRID, July 22.-Extreme Leftists
were reliably reported to have con-
stituted RED Committee" for Madrid
today as the Leftist government moved
field guns to the outskirts OF the cap
ital to bar the way against a rebel
advance.
With official estimates showing
about 1000 persons killed during the
five days of fighting between rebellious
Rightists and Leftists supporting the
government, the struggle appeared to
observers to be developing into battle
for supremacy between Fasc1sts ana
MarxiStS.
The latter predicted victory, al
though new uprisings were reported.
Shortly before noon the government
issued a statement that it had crushed
uprisings in Barcelona, Gijon, the
Balearic Islands, Almeria. Malaga,
Alcala de Henares Ell Pardo and
Madrid
Loyal Troops Use Tanks.
The government stated loyal troops
would use tanks in an attempt to bat
ter their way into the famous Alcazar
Military Academy at Toledo. Gate
last night the government reported
AlcaZar already had fallen)
The military cadets there, who had
Joined the rebellion, were fighting des-
perately against loyal attack by ar
tillery, infantry and tanks.
(The function of the Red Commit
tee was not Immediately explained.
It was assumed by observers familiar
with the situation in Spain, however,
that the committee was formed to
take over the power of government
should the present regime collapse.
What elements comprised the COM
mitee was not stated. The deslgna-
ton "red" might range from allied
Communists and Socialists to An
rcho-Syndicalists.)
The Europa motion picture theater
in Madrid was converted into head
quarters for the Anarcho-Syndicalists
Of the capital They made it store
house for firearms and explosives.
The Communist party seized Con-
servative Catholic party headquarters
in the capital, announcing that hence
forth the luxurious club rooms would
be Communist headquarters.
Miners Remain Loyal.
As the government marched out
columns of armed Communist and
Socialist militiamen to support the
artillery in defense of the capital, a
detachment of 5000 husky Asturian
miners entered the city. The miners,
Vowing allegiance to the government,
were armed with rifles and small bags
and dynamite.
Authorities said they believed the
rebels planned to stir up sporadic
trouble as we'll as to maintain their
present plan of warfare.
The garrison of Caceres threw in
its lot with the Rightist rebellion at |
dawn today.
The government announced it was
waging a fight to the finish against
three rebellious strongholds, mainly
Seville, valladolid and zaragoza,"
1t said that the enemies of the re-
public" were still holding out at these !
points although their defeat Is i'm
minent."
It was officially reported that two |
trains with loyal forces of militia had
started from Alicante to crush small |
rebellious groups at Almansa and
Albacete.
The governor of Valencia denied re-
ports that the troops in his province
had Joined the rebellion, but said that,
If they did, he had 10000 armed men
in addition to assault guards and civil |
guards"
Groups of Marxists and FasciStS
clashed at Alto del Leon, near Madrid,
but there was no indication that the
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Rebels March on Madrid.
Strenuous efforts made by rebel
forces to reach Madrid over country
roads leading into the capital were
being blocked by armed Communists
and Socialists, by that part of the air
corps which remained loyal to the
government, and by the assault and
civil guards.
Leftist political authorities said the
government had dissolved a number
of army units implicated in the rebel
lion, had granted other soldiers leaves
of absence, and were using their rifles,
machine guns, pistols and hand gre
nades to arm Communist and Socialist
youths.
On the other hand, the official radio
reported that Gen.. CabanellaS lara
goza had broadcast an order to all those
who served in the army between 1881
and 1896 to report Immediately to
their garrisons.
The militia In Madrid fought with
two automobiles filled with alleged
FasciSts at about midnight.
The automobiles roared through the
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