Evening star., 1936-07-29
Gen. Francisco Franco,
Chief of insurgents, Re-
ported Back in Seville.
Siege of Rebels frightened.
GOVERNMENT SUB SUNK
IN GIBRALTAR STRAITS
Evacuation of Madrid by Amer.
leans Goes Slowly-Prominent
Women Caught in Dragnet for
Rightists-Seizure of Church
Property Expedited.

(Copyright. 1888. by the Associated 7ress.I
MADRID. July 29.-Spain's Leftist
leaders plunged today into desperate
purge OF Fascist enemies from its
armed forces and departments of
state, laid new siege to scattered rebel
garrisons and heard radio reports
Gen. Francisco Franco, revolutionary
commander-in-chief, had reached
Seville from Morocco.
BroadcaSs from the insurgent radio
station at Seville. southern city which
is the goal Of Loyalist attackers, said
Franco had announced establishment
OF general staff headquarters there.
Two insurgent garrisons near the
Rock of Gibraltar were stormed and
seized by the government forces, off,
cials announced.
reports from Gibraltar said a
rebel seaplane had sunk the govern
ment submarine C-3 in the straits.
From Tangier, Morocco, it was re-
ported another loyal submarine, the
CA, had come into port for repairs
after being damaged by a similar
aerial bombardment yesterday.
Evacuation Proceeds Slowly.
Evacuation of Americans from
Madrid and elsewhere proceeded
slowly. Three United States citizens,
Joseph Cody of Mount Vernon. N. Y;
Katherine Hayward of Columbia, S
c., left Madrid for Valencia on their
own responsibility.
Suspected Fascist functionaries and
officers were wrenched from state de-
partments and the army. Special civil
boards, given a flve-day deadline,
hastened to seize all church teaching
property Ito satisfy the legitimate de-
sire of the people"
Women Of prominence were caught
in the Leftist dragnet. They included
the wife and daughter Of Gen. Emilio
Barrera and the wife of the trans
Atlantic flyer, Capt. Julio RuS de
Aida.
Coastal Towns Taken.
The government announced the fall
OF the coastal towns of San Rogue
and La Linea, in the shadow OF
Gibraltar. and hurried new reinforce
ments to zaragoza, in the north, and
Cordoba, Granada and Seville in the
south.
As result of the military purge,
important posts were being entrusted
to officers.
Categories where military operations
were being carried on were declared
ities are supreme.
The government appropriated 40
10000 pesetas (about $500, ,00O) for
Of the 12-day rebellion.
In the Somosierra Pass of the
Guadarrama Mountains, militiamen
and loyal guards rested from the ex-
haustion of II days continuous battle
They claimed complete domination Of
the slopes guarding Madrid.
Reserve conscripts of 1884 and 1895
we're called to barracks to reinforce
the loyalist defenders of Madrid.
Juan Garcia. who escaped after being
by rebel forces in the
Guadarrama, said Gen. Emilio Mola,
northern nsurgent commander, was
not in the sector. Many Fascist
civilians, he declared, were included il
the rebel forces, some wearing military
uniforms, others clad in blue overalls
with the insignia of the Spanish
Phalanx."
Garcia was forced by the Fascists
to pick up the bodies of their dead, he
declared.
Successes on Many Fronts.
Loyalists, although confident of VIC
tory, we're beginning to admit the
fight would last longer than they had
expected.
Successes on numerous fronts and a
(See SPAIN, Page 2.)