The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-07-31

was loosed upon the Spanish city the master of the steamship ad- vised by wireless today.
 The captains message did not say how many Americans were among the refugees taken off on his ship He said he left Palma at Il a. m while still within sight of the city he witnessed the aerial lombard. ment.
 According to the latest informa- ton at the state department, the Spanish rebels hold Palma. Gov ernment forces arc in control of the neighboring and smaller island of Minorca. Both Minorca and Ma jorca comprise part of the Balearic group.
 Obeyed Request
 The Exochorda an export line freighter, called at Palma at the re- quest of the state department.
 The U. s. Cruiser Quincy was ct Palma yesterday and took off 10 Americans before sailing for Valen- cia last night. The British Cruiser Repulse took off an additional 50 Americans and Q number of for eign residents.
 It was believed that the 92 per- sons evacuated by the Exochorda included practically all foreigners who desired to leave Palma.
 The state department was advised that Americans and other foreign CTS were leaving Madrid in consid- erable numbers aboard special cars attached to regular trains. They were being taken to Valencia. Two guards were provided by the Span- ish government to protect each of the special cars.
 French Premier Angry
 Paris, July 3l - (UP) - Premier Leon Blum joined socialists ant communists in applause today after Gabriel Peri, communist, made q scathing attack on Italy and Ger. many in the chamber of deputies.
 We must encourage democraciel in hours of trial such as are trav' ersing the young Spanish republic, Peri said. Tn the interests of France and peace our sympathy and soil darity should be extended"
 Earlier in the foreign policy de- bate Paul Reynaud, former cabinet minister, demanded complete revi' sion of French military, economic and monetary policies.
 He made no direct mention oi Italy but referred to the crash oi Italian planes in north Africa yes. terday as "regrettable incidents. He insisted that the government make clear It's stand on the Spanish crisis but he demanded that French policy provide strict non-interven' ton.
 Surrenders to RebeIs
 Lisbon, Portugal, July 3l-(UP)- The rebel el-controlled radio station at Tetuan, Spanish Morocco, an nounced that Badajoz, an important city near the Spanish -Portugest frontier, surrendered to the rebeli at 2 p. m. today. The Tetuan station also broadcast an announcement that the rebel had captured the communist gen, eral headquarters at Guadarrama north of Madrid, killing 40 oppon' ents and seizing IS machine guns.
 The station said moreover that thu rebels were in entire control of thu Oviedo region except for the gov ernment center of Gijon.
 It announced that Spanish com munists were fleeing towards thu Portuguese frontier.
 May Arbitrate
 Paris, July 3i--(UP)-Recorts tha' the powerful radical socialist party is sponsoring a proposed interna' tional commission of Britain. Franc' and Italy 10 arbitrate between th' warning factions in Spain were de nied emphaticaIly today by Caesar Campinchi, president of the Tadica socialist parliamentary group.
 "ss formally deny that the Eadica socialists have any intention ol suggesting an international aEbitsa'