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Madrid, was beaten down and the
rebels dispersed.
Loyal airplanes dropped Madrid
newspapers on cities still held by in
surrectionists in order to announce
the defeat of revolutionary move
ments in the capital
Madrid was patrolled constantly by
the civilian militia and by civil and
assault guards.
Among the militia were many
women, helping in the surveillance OF
houses suspected of harboring Fascist
snipers.
The capital was comparatively
normal after yesterdays abortive
military uprising. Markets reopened
removing fears of food shortage.
Many private cars were requisitioned
for transport Of loyal forces.
A dispatch from Hendaye, France
said "a carabineros had been slain in
a battle near the French border. An
undetermined number of rebels also
we're slain.
Bitter conflicts in Barcelona, said
reports to the French city of Perpig-
nan. had killed at least 300.
Gen. Francisco Franco. the rebel
leader, was reported to have issued an
ultimatum to loyal warships at Tan
gier they must surrender or sail away,
or be bombarded from the sky.
Madrid, Swarming with motorized
militiamen. was peaceful as the Span
tional army to stamp out revolutionary
Rightists, and rebels fought stub
bornly to oust the Leftist government.
"A British dispatch from Madrid
said the government had announced
an outbreak of fighting between loyal
civilian militiamen and soldiers and
engineers in the center of Madrid.
The soldiers and engineers were put
to flight quickly, the announcement
said
Syndicalists, expressing public ad-
herence to the Leftist government
cause, announced in a radio broad
cast they were ready to fight
Sascism."
Crew Seizes Ship.
Another official radio report an
nounced the crew of the warship
Jaime Primero had taken control of
the ship after arresting the officers.
One navy captain was killed and IA
officers and sailors wounded in the
mutiny the announcement stated
After the fight, the ship wirelessed:
"What shall We do with the body?"
Madrid answered: Throw it in the
sea with due honors"
The ship was en- route to Tangier to
aid the rebels, the officials said.
Authorities broadcast an appeal to
all farmers in Aragon to take arms
against the Fascists of Zaragoza, who
were said to be supporting farm own
ers in their refusal to give farm work.
ers their land
An official announcement confirmed
previous reports that more than 1000
army officers had been arrested in
Madrid.
CThe commander of British de-
etroyer which raced from Gibraltar to
Malage to protect British subjects
wirelessed the southern city was now
under complete government control.
Malage previously was reported half
In flames and the scene of civil war;
However, Spanish Popular Front
forces were reported to have clashed
with a column of rebels at Vera, in
the north, with Leftist wounded
brought back to Irun by motorcar.
Vicious fighting was proceeding in
Barcelona, advices reaching South
ern France stated The Communist
Executive Committee was said to have
taken over provincial government
powers)
As the fighting entered the fifth
day, strictly censored communications
lines made impossible any definite
tabulation of the great number Of
casualties unoficially reported.
The highest estimate of casualties-
Is 900 persons killed-was made by
police officials at Hendaye, France,
from refugees reports, but there was
no means of checking how exact such
. figure might be.
The government announced that
thousands of workers, armed from
military arsenals, were marching on
Seville, held by Rightist rebels, in an
attempt to capture the city.
Officials announced: I'VE will send
more forces any place they may be
needed for the triumph Of the Popular
Front"
Meanwhile, aviators loyal to the Left
ist government were bombing the bar
racks in Seville. These same aviators
played large part in forcing the
capitulation of rebellious garrisons in
Madrid yesterday.
Despite these government an
nouncements of victories, sources out
side the country, notably at Gibraltar
and Rabat French Morocco, said rebel
forces under the command Of Gen.
Francisco Franco were pushing north
ward from the southern coast OF Spain.
They were said to be in possession not
only Of Seville, but Of various cities
near Gibraltar.
(The rebels were said to have foot
holds, although not complete control in
every case, in La Linea, Algeciras,
Cadiz, Granada, Malaga, Cartagena,
Barcelona and other points.
Zone of the most serious develop
ments reported was that of revolt in
the ancient Spanish kingdom of
Asturias, which today includes the
Province of Oviedo.)
The citizens of Madrid were fever
ishly excited over the situation.
The red banners of the popular