The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-21
BLOODY BATTLE
 AT BARCELONA
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The story of the battle was told today by travellers of unquestioned repute, who gave the information to the United Press but asked that their names be withheld because of their positions. They returned to Geneva by airplane from Barcelona.
 As they left yesterday, the trav- elers were told by city and provin- cial authorities that an army of 50,- 900 was being organized to go to ZaragoZa, to the west, and attack rebels there along with other loy- aliSt forces.
 Travellers Tell Story
 This is the drama which the re- turning travellers told:
 At 4:15 @. m. Sunday the people of the Catalonian capital were startled from their sleep by the outbreak of rifle and machine gun fire. Soon there was the sharp re- port of field guns and the deafening, terrifying crash of ariel bombs, as rebels attacked key positions.
 At 2 Q. m. the rebels stormed and took the Telephone exchange and cut the city's wire communica. ton. They seized the Colon hotel and sent guests to the cellars to eb held.
 The rebels Stormed the govern ment buildings but the Barcelona city police defended them stubborn. ly, and held the Infast.
 Rebel troops advanced in the streets. Civilians, armed by the Cat- alonian authorities, fired on them from doorways and windows. There was fierce fighting in the Plaza de Cataluna near the Telephone ex- change. Bodies of mules used to haul machine guns lay there when the travellers left.
 Blasted Rebel Forces
 Before noon Sunday government airplanes-the air force here as elsewhere remained loyal-werc blasting the rebel troops with bombs and, sweeping low, raking them with machine guns near the bar- racks.
 Civilians, organized into militia and reinforced by their wives and swcetheartS who were arrped with blunt light carblnes began to surge through the streets. Along with poe lice and other loyal forces they drove the rebels fro mthe vicinity of the Telephone exchange. By noon Sunday the firing sub- sided slightly. But yesterday morn- ing heavy firing was resumed.
 As the travellers left the Uttered blood stained streets of Barcelona yesterday afternoon, cannon and machine guns erected behind barri- cades of mattresses protected police headquarters and other positions. Spanish War Zephyss HendAye, French Spanish from tier, July 2i.-(UP)-Spanish rebels are advancing northward on San See bastian, fashionable resort, accord ing to information to the police com missariat today. Police were unable I co confirm reports that fighting had broken out in the San Sebastian re- zion and that 60 persons were killed s-s-
 Claude G. Bowers, American ann bassador to Spain, is among the many notables staying at San &c., bastian.
 London, July 2l--(UP)--The cracIl Gordon Highlanders are ennbarkinR at Alexandria on the battle cruiser Repulse for Gibraltar, the admir- alty announced today, and warshipl are stationed ct key Spanish seq. ports to evacuate Dfitons # neces- sary.
 The British agreed to Q request oi the United States consul that the Shamrock take care of Americana in Malaga, along with British sub- tects.
 Praha (Prague). CsechOslovalkia July 2l.-(UPl-gorrier King Al. foTlsO told the press in an interview yesterday that there could be nt question of Q restoration of the spanish monarchy except legiti. mateiy during e time when the coun. try is politically calm.
 Ize added that the present revolt is not SmonarChistic but simply . >olash of discontented elements ol all parties.
 Perplgnan, Wranch- Spanish fE0ll- tier. July 2is--(uP1- Spanish sov'