Show i SHELL STRIKES GIBRALTAR AS S SPAIN BATTLES REBELS Gunboats ts Fire At Enemy Plane In British Port Dictatorship Declared by Revolt Chiefs as as' Violence Spreads U. U S S. S Sends I Warships t to Guard Citizens By United Press British citizens and Spanish refugees in Gibraltar were vere stricken panic-stricken when a shell fired by a loyal Spanish warship at a rebel airplane exploded in the city d damaged maged a hotel and started a landslide I Revolutionary planes bombed bombe and sank three government government government govern govern- govern govern- ment warships which were vere bombarding adiz Cadiz General Queipo de Llano Liano reb l chief in the south announced in a aradio ra radio d i 0 broad broad- BAY OF BISCAY FRANCE J i cast San r- r i I c chi chieftains Spanish h i e eft f t ai rebel n S S' 1 b broadcast d cast d de decrees de- de roa e. e Burgos gos crees proclaiming proclaim j Valladolid r 4 national t. t 1 ing a na lona J. J MADRID dicta t o or r r s h hi hi i p j Var d and dissolving I k- k t all workers organizations or 01 r SPAIN o S in inan 1 t. t I 1 h an effort to toI i overawe forces I i supporting the Cadiz government I Ceuta 0 ran It is Tetuan Rebels g gain gainin a i n nin ALGERIA in the north and weaken in inI inthe I I FRENCH the south I I Fighting in in- MAP IAP OF TORN STRIFE-TORN SPAIN creases in bit bit- feared loss of life may far exceed that of the revolt of October October October Octo Octo- ber 1934 in which a death toll of 1400 was vas admitted The government assumes the offensive in the Madrid area while rebels seek to extend gains in the north In the south there is bitter fighting with loyalists apparently ap ap- ap- ap gaining Loyal warships bombard rebel coastal towns to The United States battleship Oklahoma was vas ordered to sail for Bilbao Spain from Cherbourg France and to pick pickup up any American refugees The U. U S. S heavy cruiser Quincy now nowen en route to England was Vas ordered to proceed to Gibraltar for the s same me purpose Two British cruisers and four destroyers have been sent to Barcelona key city on the northeast coast of Spain and destroyers are speeding to other ports to reinforce the considerable considerable considerable con con- fleet already in Spanish waters vaters The cruisers Devonshire and London from Malta are due at Barcelona today and the destroyers Douglas Garland Continued on Page Fl Five c Column Two I Navy Ships Speed to Spain to Guard Am Americans ric ns I l T f X T f i XV V XV fy fr y tj C t S v 3 S 4 jL j V i i j s X s i 6 t. t 1 St St. ft i t v Y A i 4 vs m x v y i 1 I IS 4 S 4 S 'S j i I c I I 1 t I I 4 5 5 i i c S 'S J v ij J r T Two U. U o S. S n navy y vessels x the thc A cruiser Quincy above and ad the battleship Oklahoma homa b below helow be- be e- e I low are en route to Spain Spai to evacuate U. U S. S citizens endangered by the revolution I SPANISH SHELL HITS GIBRALTAR Continued from Page PaJe One Gipsy and Gallant tomorrow GIBRALTAR July 22 UP UP- UP GIbraltar found itself under fire toIght tonight tonight to- to night Ight when a shell fired b by a loyal Spanish warship at a rebel airplane c exploded over the cit city The explosion caused a small landslide along the slopes of the rock ock and fragments struck the tho fire escape escape ladders add rs of the Rock hotel I Other shrapnel fell into Catalan bay ay near by The populace of ot Gibraltar Including Including ing ng refugees from Spain was as loyal warships in I Spanish waters fired heavily on a aebel I rebel ebel plane flying over the Gibraltar Gibraltar tar ar region Shell Misses Magazine l The shell which hit nIt Gibraltar fell feU near ear the ravine ravin known as as D Devils Devil's vils vil's Gap ap which is near one of the se secret ret British munitions magazines British artillerymen at once hurled hur bur tied led to their stations in the upper galleries to man the guns The Spanish fleet had been bombarding bom- bom barding jarding Spanish coastal tow towns near I Gibraltar r when a rebel plane flew over ver the warships on its way back backo I to o Ceuta Morocco and passed over Gibraltar The fleet t let loose loos at it MADRID July 22 WP A A red committee ommittee for revolt-pressed revolt M Madrid Madrid Ma Ma- today was reported authorized to o distribute arms and to colle collect t them hem from unauthorized zed persons I in n Spain's defense against ag rightist revolution evolution Rival Flags Flying The republican flag flew everywhere everywhere everywhere every every- I where in the tho capital on the sixth da day of civil war in Spain and Morocco Mo- Mo I occo rocco rocco although the communist and socialist insignia also were dis dis- dis- dis played Committees of ot leftists acting in cooperation with the government distributed arms and food to volunteer volunteer volun volun- teer eer militia forces Measures were announced to conserve conserve con- con serve erve food supplies Purchases by any anyone one family were restricted and other measures were taken to prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent waste and hoarding Details of the contemplated a ac- ac of the reported red committee committee com corn were lacking other than it probably will supervise the arms situation Loyalists Take City The government announced Almanza Al Al- manza chief city cHy pf of the province of Albacete had surrendered to loyal f forces composed mostly of militia militia- mc men Rebels at La near Segovia Segovia Sego Sego- via ia also were reported defeated ted anc an and fleeing after abandoning arms and ammunition Again the government declared the he rebellion was being successfully stamped out over the country The official radio said it was re reported reported resorted re- re ported sorted in Toledo the Alcazar r Mill Mill- tary ary academy had been captured by civil and assault guards from the rebels Normalcy was said to have been beene e established City Capitulates Guadalajara also als WM was reported to have capitulated with many army officers arrested A rebel company compan in In Somo Sierra was said to have been driven off by loyal forces from Madrid after abandoning band ning arms ant and ammunition Women playing an increasingly important r role le in maintaining capital capital cap cap- ital order jo joined ned the men mens men's s militia in n patrolling streets oJ on foot and in cars armed with pistols pistols' and rifles H HEN HENDAYE E N D A Y E French Fren-ch Spanish French Spanish frontier July 22 UP UP Spanish Spanish sh loyalists Joy loy firing from behind b barricades held today after a long night of savage bloody fighting a against attacking attacking at- at tacking rebels Rebels on March l Advancing from San Sebastian which they occupied late yesterday the rebels of ot General Emmo Emillo Molla's northern army drove for the French frontier 10 miles away in full force Fighting continued al all night Loyal troops dragged artillery to the mountain overlooking San Sebastian Sebastian Sebastian Se Se- bastian today and shelled the barracks barracks barracks bar bar- racks occupied by a rebellious Infantry in infantry infantry In- In fantry regiment of ot at least 1000 officers officers of of- and men The regiment being infantry has no artillery and was helpless the heavy cannonading during which hundreds of shells fell into the barracks As far as was learned none fell elsewhere in the city which was being rapidly evacuated United States Ambassador Claude G. G Bowers Bowers Bowers Bow Bow- ers at last reports was still in the city DeJ Denies es Rebel Victory Mayor Sassi an published a proclamation proclamation proc proc- denying that San Sebastian Sebastian Sebastian Sebas Sebas- tian was in Inthe the hands of rebels He said only the infantry regiment re rebelled rebelled rebelled re- re belled and locked itself in barracks said the civil governor still commands the city and intends to crush the regiment by the combined combined com corn use of loyal troops and popular popular lar bar front volunteers The barracks are at the extreme end of the city and only stray tray shots were likely to todo todo do harm This morning the loyalists behind 50 barricades built along the road which runs eastward from San Beba Sebastian Se Sc- ba bastian tian stood with drawn pistols in inthe inthe inthe the face of the rebel advance Rebels investing Vera east of ol of were held by loyalists and awaited reinforcements General Molla's men were reported report report- ed to have taken Eibar on the tho railway railway railway rail rail- way 25 miles miles' west of ot San Sebas Sebas- tian Uan It was disclosed loyalists still hold the San Sebastian radio station Rebels surrounded them but are waiting for tor them to surre surrender der LISBON Portugal July 22 UP General Francisco Franco commander commander com corn mander in chief of ot the Spanish rebel rebell forces proclaimed today a n military dictatorship throughout tho coun coun- tri tIl j |