The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-27
GOVT. OFFICIALS
 CLAIM VICTORY
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Loyal aircraft bomharded Cor doha, where the rebels were holding ouk and the fleet bombafded Mels illN, Morocco, where the uprising started. A government radio station reported the four ealician provinces ifl northwest Spain had surrendered to the ioyalistS.
 Cruiser Called Pirate Ship
 A decree was published declaring thA cruiser Alnirante dorvera, which went over to the rebels, 4 pirate ship without the right to fly the Spanish Aug.
 'Che detention of the crew Oil the hii,h BGas or ct any port was author iSed, to Do followed by their trial for piracy under international law
 Evacuation Looms
 Washington. July 27-(UP)-1m mediate execution of the 160 Afners leans fin the U. G. embassy in Madrid appeared imminent today with receipt Of 6 report from the embassy that the railway and high. ways have been opened from Madrid to Valencia, on the coast.
 Eric c. Wendelin, third secretary in charge of the embassy, informed the State Department that c train left Madrid last night for Valen- Cia. He said if the train gets through safely, he will give serious CorSids cration to evacuating Americans from Madrid by this means.
 Wendelin said the highways from Madrid to Valencia also are open, giving additional means for eVacuas ton of Americans and other foreig- ners in Madrid.
 Earlier, Wendelin had informed the department that nc was bring ing pressure to bear upon the epan- ish government authorities to fur nish . train and an armed escort to take the Americans from Madrid to tho seacoast where they could De evacuated by American and other foreign ships in Spanish waters.
 Students Are Safe
 American Consul John D. John- son at Madrid advised the state dc. partnlent that he had word indi- rcctiy that party of American college students, believed to be that headed by Mrs. Monica Owen, Is safe at La 0ranja.
 The news of the Owen party was received after the State department had sent urgent instruction to con. Sular officers to seek to locate the group, unheard of since landing ct Santander at the outbreak of the Civii War.
 At the same time Consul William w. Corcoran cabled the State De- partment that he is exacuating 23 American and Cubans from Vieo immediately on Q British cruiser because of Q rapidly developing critical situation at that port.
 Spanish War Zephyrs
 Gibraltar, July T-(UP(-RebelS from Morocco, advancing on Mala. ga, defeated government forces at San Roque today. The loyalists re. treated to the mountains to await reinforcements from Malaga.
 The government forces, compris- ing civil guards, caribineers and civilians, arrived in San Roque this morning and gave arms to all civil- ians there, including Britishers, who succeeding in reaching Gibraltar in e battered automobile after the bat- tie.
 La Linea, Spain, July 27.-(UP)- Eighty prisoners loyal to the gov- erninent are locked up in the bar racks here and are being shot in patches, according to reliable infor- nation today.
 A United Press Correspondent witnessed the arrest of the anar- chist, Clavijo. well-known in this vicinity, who tried to cross the frontier into Gibraltar and was recognized by Q fascist sentry. He was escorted to the barracks and was understood to have been shot.
 Jaen, Spain, July 27-CUP)-Loyal aircraft bombarded Cordoma today, damaging the rebel strongholds. Che Cordoba radio station an. bounced that the rebels were ready D surrender to regular troops.
 Rome, July 27--(Ur)-The Span- sh military and naval attaches to Rome announced today their ad- herence to the Spanish revolution