The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-22
Rebel Chief Issues
 Great Proclamation
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rEoclailned today a military dicta- torrhlp throughout the country.
 Ee docreed also the dissolution oi on workers organizations of any a0rt, in an efHort to overawe the Jeff wing labor union men whose militia has fought side by side with loyal soldiers and police.
 Exnnco's order was flashed from tlie broadcasting station at Seville the Tebels' general headquarters in the south, by Gen. Queipo dellano commanding in the area, in Francos name.
 The order marked Q new turn in tne rebellion as fighting became general, and increasingly fierce, t7irougRout Spain. The revolt was assuming the proportions of a civil
 Decree Strikes Hard
 ErancoS decrees struck to the heart of the situation. They were the formal announcement to the country as c whole of the aim of the revOlt--a steel army dictatorship and removal of the increasingly great power of the left wing poli- icai and labor elements. In city, town and village rebel army men and fascists fought loyal troops, po- lice, storm guards. civil guards and workers militia. The issue remain cd in doubt. There was no doubt that the rebellion far surpassed in gravity that of October. 1884, in which i,l00 killed were officially ad- snitted. Reports of individual en- gagements indicated that this total 0f dead must already have been surpassed, with the final test of strength still to come.
 Rebels Hold Much Space
 Rebels held the north from the Bay of Biscay to the Valladolid- ZAragoza line, 90 miles north of Medrid. They were spreading their gains over the north.
 The rebels were losing strength In the south, which they still held. The government held Catalonia, in the northeast, second only to the Madrid area in importance, and the areas all round the capital. It was on the offensive in the Madrid re- zion and columns were moving out to oust small rebel nests in neigh boring towns. The nerve shatter- ing crash of aerial bombs, the thun- der of field guns, the chatter of machine gun and rifle fire resound- cd ct many points. Warships were si1elling voruna, on the northwest coast, and on the Moroccan coast. Reports came frequently of fights of small groups. In most of them cas- ualties seemed to be tragically great.
 Rebel Chiefs Control
 Gen. Emilio Mola, rebel comman- der-in -chief in the north, held San Sebastian, gayest seaside resort in Spain, where American Ambassador claude c. Bowers and members of hiO staff are vacationing. Gen. Gen. Queipo De Llan0 rebel com- mander- -in-chief in the south, with headquarters at Seville, was in less happy position. His men were los- ing ground and Seville was in dan gee of capture by loyalists. Govern Inent authorities at Madrid expect ed its fall soon. In all parts of the country except in the immediate vicinity of rebel and governmental strongholds there was the greatest confusion. Neither side held entire provinces in its general control; nests of rebels, small groups of loy- alists, held cities, towns, villages and agricultural districts indiscriminate- ".
 Madrid AdvlceS
 Delayed advices from Madrid said 40 rebels and four militiamen were killed and many rebels and four militiamen wounded in fierce fighting that lasted nearly all of yesterday near Manzanares Fl Real