The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-05-11

The first signal for the fighting at the dock yards was given by two sentrieS. They heard three whistles, followed by series of shots.
 Military and municipal police rushed to strategic points of the city and soon they were stopping and searching all cars.
 Pedestrians also were halted and searched for arms.
 Hundreds of persons, many of them marines, were arrested.
 Many navy men took part, None of those on the warships in the port adhered, but some sailors and ma rines who arrived by train from the suburbs were arrested as precau- tionary measure.
 Pretender Wounded
 Prince Don Pedro De Orleans y Braganza, second son to the pre- tender to the throne" of Brazil and now cadet in the naval aviation school, went to the palace when he heard of the firing there. He was wounded in the leg and was carried into the palace and thence to his own residence, where he was detained on his own cogni- zance. The prince maintained that he had gone to the palace to de- fend Vargas but authorities re- quested him to remain in his home until the situation has been cleared up.
 Government forces headed by Col. CabanaS, celebrated for his part in past revolutions, routed group of rebels who barricaded themselves on what is left of Moro Do Castello, a hill in the center of the city which is being razed as a civic improve ment. Cabanas took many prisoners. Naval Ministry Shelled l The navy ministry was Shelled twice during the fighting and the building was greatly damaged. It was pocked with rifle marks from the fire of marines who advanced against the insurgents.
 A rebel group, using a navy launch. advanced against the avia- ton base at Ponta Galeao, on Gov- ernor's Island, but sentries repulsed the attack, capturing three rebels.
 In addition to Admiral Tavares, the rebels were led by First Lieut.. Arnaldo Hasse elman, who was wounded and captured by plain clothesmen during the ministry of navy battle when they tried to en- ter by the rear door, shouting Stop shooting. It is the police"
 The rebels turned machine guns on the police, gravely wounding one. The fate of the others was unknown. It was established that at least two municipal guards were killed else- where in the fighting.
 Rebels Set Date
 The rebels set as the date for their attempted coup the beginning of the second six months of Presi- dent Vargas's authoritarian regime. Minister of Justice Francisco Cam pos, in a radio speech last night, pointed out that six months had passed since Vargas on November 10 last set up his authoritarian state.
 Rebel elements, the navy men, the marines and the fascists of the out lawed Integralista party assembled quietly and made their bid for power.
 Telegrams sent by the police chief to state chiefs gave dramatically terse story of the attempt: "2:45 a. m.-The Integralistas have just attempted here a coup d'etat without the aid of the armed forces. We dominate the situation and are now cleaning up the dis persed elements"
 President in Control
 "3:10 a. m.-The government of President Vargas, our great leader, is in absolute dominance of the sit- uation at the capital. Groups of dispersed Integralistas are attempt ing to spread confusion running through the city in automobiles, throwing bombs and shooting. We are making arrests. All military chiefs are at their posts and the minister of justice is here at police headquarters. The only point occu- pied by the rebels is the ministry OL ALuA AAC puAiuALi6 WiiACA 40 llOW being surrounded by regiment of troops (navy men) which within a few minutes will attack with the bayonet. We are continuing to clean up the city,"
 Surrender Announced Then followed the a. m. telegram asserting that the ministry of marine had been surrendered. It was announced that the rebels, of unknown number, had been led by Admiral Raul Tavares, who es- atblished himself with the main group in the ministry of marine. Fighting continued for three hours before the rebels surrendered, it was asserted.
 The government announced that those arrested included Belmiro Valverde, recently imprisoned after discovery of an alleged subversive plot at Metropolis. Valverde was quoted by police as saying that Plino Salgado, leader of the out lawed integralista green shirts. was not implicated in the revolt. Capital Gets Word Washington, May 11-(UP)-The Rra Zi1ian UOvernmpnt in official