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Show GERMANY MAKES ?mm PLEDGE BAND HEADED BY CAPTAIN GEN. ERAL RIVIERA IN FULL CONTROL CON-TROL AT SEAPORT Revolutionists Contend Political Leaders Have Control of the Country; State of Slego Exists Ilarcclona, Spain, A state of singe was proclaimed here at 11:13 o'clock Thursday morning and tho Calulan military authorities took possession of power in the city. It Is reported that Santiago Alba, the minister of foreign affairs, Is under un-der arrest ut San Sebastian. Closely censored advices from Madrid Ma-drid Thursday indicated a large section sec-tion of the Spanish army has rebelled, rebell-ed, demanding resignation of the government. gov-ernment. Tho rebellion apparently was caused caus-ed by two conditions : 1. The dictatory policy of the government gov-ernment toward tho Catalonian separatists sep-aratists who, at a meeting in P.ar-celonla P.ar-celonla Wednesday, adopted motions Insulting he king and queen and demanding Immediate separation of Catalonia Into an independent republic. repub-lic. 2. The military reverses suffered by Spanish forces in Morocco fighting against the Moorish rebels led by Abd Kl Krim. The army blames the government gov-ernment for these reverses because of its failure to provide sufficient troops, munitions and equipment, despite the repeated pleas of the military commnndera. The movement started shortly after midnight in Barcelonla, the seat of the Catalonian movement, when the provincial Captain, General Prime De Kiveira, declared a state of war, demanded resignation of the cabinet and snized communication lines. Late advices indicated the movement move-ment had spread throughout the country, a majority of independent military garrisons going over to the revolutionists who were reported to save captured Foreign Minister Alb-da. Alb-da. Dispatches .indicated the position of the king was not endangered. The council of ministers, in a long session ending early Thursday, refused re-fused to resign and retaliated against the army by declaring martial law in Barcelonla. |