Evening Star Newspaper, August 24, 1936, Page 3

RADID MAN GETS HIGH SPANISH POST! Becomes Undersecretary for “Saving” Ships From Rebels. Bv the Associated Press. MADRID, August 24.—The fortunes of war brought today to Radio Operator Benjamin Balboa a new job—under- | secretary in the palatial ministry of marine office on swank Prado avenue. A month ago Balboa was only a| minor enlisted man, working ovtmmei in the ministry of war wireless station. But the night of July 17 he held at | pistol point a Fascist captain who at- tempted to radio all ships of the fleet | that rebellion was about to begin. | Balboa, once the captain had been arrested, spent the night contacting every ship in the fleet and ordered crews to mutiny and imprison their officers, thus assuring the government that the bulk of its navy would re- main loyal. He took over his new duties today, | his reward for bravery, along with the | new minister of marine, Francisco| Matz Sanchez. But the former Socialist minister, Indalecio Prieto, continued to spend day and night at the office, said by many to be the “ruler behind the scenes.” The government in a sensational public announcement today disowned the famed Miguel de Unamuno, erst- while prophet of the five-year-old_re- public and one of the few who dared | defy openly Alfonso of Spain in the days of the monarchy. A decree, signed by President Manuel | Azana, dismissed Unamzno as emeritus | Jord rector of Salamanca University and from the “Unamuno chair.” The decree asserted Unamuno, “for whom the republic has always shown the greatest respect and devotion, even affection, has failed in his duty of Joyalty and publicly has espoused the rebel cause.” At the same time, the government Hecreed an end to the present diplo- matic corps and created a new one of loyalist officials. Another decree ex- tended a moratorium on commercial payments, except rents and salaries, until August 31. There were rumors that noted Rightists, including Fernandez Primo | de Rivero, Melquiades Alvarez, Mar- tinez de Velasco, Ruiz de Alba and | Dr. Jose Albinana, all “died” at the Madrid “model prison” during agita- tion following a fire there. Embargo (Continued From First Page.) signalizing virtual completion of an | international neutrality accord. ‘Withthe last major hold-out joining | the ranks of the nations agreeing to Isolate the war on the Iberian Peninsula, French officials said the German action would “facilitate enormously” final negotiations. The foreign office officials inter- preted Baron Konstantin von Neurath’s notification of the German embargo to the French Ambassador, Andre Francois-Poncet, as consti- tuting even more than acceptance of French proposals for non-intervention in the Spanish conflict. They considered it in the light of prompt action to put neutrality measures actually in effect. 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Fred Gulley (left) and Thomas Cor, former members of the the court room in Detroit after receiving sentences of from three to five years in Jackson State Prison on charges of false imprisonment. the Black Legion, who was convicted with them will be sentenced Robert Penland of Wyandotte, Mich., at gun point to attend a meeting of the Black Legion at which he was flogged for THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., First Terrorists Sentenced A third member of They were convicted of forcing —Wide World Photo. gested France throw the problem of neutrality into the lap of the League of Nations, the newspaper L'Oeuvre asserting that danger of the Spanish war spreading brought it within the scope of the League under article XI of the covenant. Such a move would provide a show- down, the paper said, because if Ger- many and Italy refused to co-operate “it would be a public avowal that they put themselves outside international law.” Reports that Chancellor Hitler was ready to announce an increase of the army conscription term from one to | ‘n\o years caused new uneasiness in Farnce. Some observers pointed out peril to peace, but that it put economic recovery of Europe farther off by bur- dering all countries with stupendous expense. BRITISH ARE CHEERED. couraging” in London. LONDON, August 24 (#).—A Ger- today. At the same time, informed sources said his majesty’s government was British freighter in the Straits of Madrid government cruiser which stopped the ship. Germany’s action, although not a matter of official record here as yet, was considered encouraging news in informed London quarters. Linked with the Spanish commander's apol- ogy, it was felt it made any further British protest to Madrid unlikely. Quick action by powerful units of the British Navy settled the straits incident, although British men of war were ordered to see that there is no further interference with British | shipping on the high seas. The 32-000-ton battle cruiser Re- pulse and two destroyers, their decks cleared for action, sped to aid the English merchantman Gibel Zerjon when she was halted and boarded by officers of a Spanish government cruiser off Melilla, Spanish Morocco. The commander of the destroyer Codrington, responding to a wireless appeal from the Gibel Zerjon boarded the Spanish cruiser Miguel de Cer- vantes and the Spaniard's captain apologized, apparently settling the highly-dangerous matter. The merchant ship was allowed to proceed to Melilla, which is in the hands of Spanish insurgents, to dis- charge its cargo. Owners of the ship said it carried no munitions. The affair came hard on the heels of the reported searching of the Ger- man ship Kamerun, an incident em- phasized with gravity as European powers were deadlocked over propos- ;}k for neutrality in the Spanish con- ct. German newspapers attacked the Madrid government, indicating the difficulty of drawing the Reich into agreement to keep “hands off.” sympathetic to the rebels and watched the situation intently, but kept its own council, The Burgos Fascist “government” protested to all diplomatic represen- tatives at Lisbon what was called an sttack by French aerial bombers on rebel positions. . U. S. PLANES DELAYED. Martin Bombers Not fo Be Shipped on Scheduled Date. BALTIMORE, August 24 (#).—De- livery of eight bombing planes now being constructed for the Spanish Leftist government probably will not be made on the original date set for October or November, Glenn L. Mar- tin, airplane manufacturer, said today. Martin said work was going for- ward steadily on the planes but that delivery would be delayed, if neces- sary, “until everything is in the clear.” The contract was negotiated be:ore the Spanish revolution broke out. " DEL o1 BURNERS MPEACHES NOW RIPE 'HO! orfl- DAL FUNERAL AT $75 Provides same service as one costing llfi'? Quaint Acres Orchards te 20 oniy 5 mil Bnn'l waste Wfl'a:'ne. money.’ “Thousands of baskets ot Cl fl?‘ Coen T amta 6 o with » that an arms race was not only a, Germany's Embargo Considered “En- | man decision to embargo arms ship- | ments to Spaig cheered the British | disposed to regard the incident of | Spanish warship interference with a | Gibraltar as “closed,” in view of an | apolcgy from the commander of the | Fascist Italy was known also to be’ PRODUCTS Spain (Continued From First Page.) unteers were captured in a battle near Oyarzun and put to death. Claims of victories and the charges | against France alternated in a flood | of communiques issuing from insur- gent headquarters here. Despite French denials, rebels in- | sisted that a fleet of 15 French planes | i bombed Navalperal and that other ‘ | war craft crossed the Pyrenees on the | northern border and bombed Oyarzun and Tolosa, ‘The ships then returned to Prance, | | the rebels assertec. Claim Mallorca Victory. ‘The loyalist force invading the is- land of Mallorca in the Mediterran- ean, it was charged here, was com- posed largely of French and Russian volunteers and the militia was using | French munitions. Insurgents asserted that the lnvl-‘\ sion of Mallocra had been beaten back | with 3,000 killed. One thousand pris- | oners were taken in at battle at Cordoba, the Fascist said. Officers said that animosity toward | France was increased by discovery | of a French automobile at Burgos! loaded with dynamite. The rebels said they suspected a scheme to blow | up their headquarters there. The statement on the Mallorca fighting was issued in broken Eng- | lish, “During two intended landings n( red rabble at Mallocra, wherein they | suffered losses, it proved with extraor- | dinary surprise that the Marxist col- | umns were formed in great part by subjects belonging to the French and Russian nations. “With even greater stupefication it was obseryed that between war ma- terials captured an important quan- Imy comes from the French works at Saint Etlenne, Prance. Gravity of Situation Cited. “It is unnecessary to remark on the extraordinary gravity of this fact s it regards a group of isles whereon only the Spanish flag is the warrant of European peace and Mediterranean | balance.” Insurgent victories were claimed at Guadalupe in Badajoz Province and at Navalmoral and Trubia with “nu- merous deaths, many captured and munitions seized.” The insurgent Fascist command at Valledolid asserted a fleet of 21 rebel airplanes had bombed the Jetafe and Cuatro Vientros airports at Madrid yesterday. The statement said the attackers met no resistance. The Havas (French) news agency reported Madrid denied the airports at the capital had been bombed, but a Portuguese newspaper reported “the rebel planes destroyed hangars and many government ships in attack on | the airdrome at Madrid.” Responsibility Disclaimed. At Paris, French officials disclaimed any part by the government in re- ported service of French volunteers with the Spanish government army. While officials said they had heard nothing of the reported execution of five French volunteers captured by the rebels, one spokesman said “that is one of the risks of war. If a na- | tional of one country mixes in the affairs of another he must take the consequences. The government can do nothing for him.” The spokesman added that the RIGIDAIRE AR CONDMONING | pianes was said to have bombed Oviedo government--was unable to prevent “adventurers” from enlisting abroad. REBEL PLANES ATTACK. (Copyright, 1936, by the Associated Press.) HENDAYE, France, August 2¢.—In- surgent air forces intensified their at- tack on Irun today, with three planes dropping heavy loads of bombs gn the Spanish loyalists. The new assault, following bom- bardment by two planes yesterday, raised great pillars of dust in the center of Irun. The planes, flying in formation, cir- cled the Bay of Biscay city three times and droped a dozen bombs, then turned toward the south after 15 min- utes of attack without encountering resistance, The planes looked new, gleaming in the sunlight. and apparently used heavier bombs than those of previous war craft. The detonations were much greater in intensity. Most of the bombs fell in the down- town district near the Irun railroad station. The streets were filled with debris. Casualties Reported. Numerous casualties were reported, but a check was impossible because the Frente Popular closed the frontier immediately after the bombardment started. The first bombs apparently took the civilian population by surprise, re- ports having spread that government planes were about to pass overhead. People were watching for the planes from their windows, instead of seek- ing shelter, Death in action of Col. Ortez de Zarate, rebel commander in chief of | forces at Oyarzun, was confirmed in advices from insurgent headquarters at Pamplona. Rumors circulated that the -Count Don Alvaro Figueroa de Torres Men- dieta y Romo de Romanones, former premier of Spain, was undertaking peace negotiations. Release Causes Surprise. The count, released yesterday as a hostage by government defenders in | San Sebastian, went to Dax, France. His release by the Loyalist forces caused much surprise along the border. It was reported that the rebel cruiser Canarias bombarded San Sebastian | at dawn but the shells fell in the { bay without causing damage. A squadron of government war | after the rebel commander, Col. Ar-| claring that if he failed to send rein- | forcements the garrison would be | obliged to capitulate. THRUST AT FASCISTS. Loyalists Press Drive on Rebels in Mountain Range. | For more than a month now, how- | ever, desks have been deluged day State Depa forming Kin of | By the Associated Press. In an. inconspicuous section of the State Department, lights burn nightly into the early morning hours while occupants work overtime to aid Amer- icans caught in the Spanish revolu- tion and comfort their anxious rela- tives in the United States. It is the division of foreign serv- ice administration which, in times of emergency abroad, is the Governments chief fact-finding agency for keeping tab on the whereabouts, movements and welfare of American nationals in trouble zones. “Every time anything happens,” said tall, lean, white-haired Herbert Hengstler, chief of the division and good samaritan to unnumbered thou- sands of Americans, “we really have to go to work.” The World War, the Russian revolu- tion, the Smyrna fire, the Tokio earthquake and the Italo-Ethiopian ‘War are just a few of the events in other parts of the world that have taxed the division's facilities to the utmost. More Than 1,500 in Spain. Locating and keeping up with more than 1,500 Americans who were in | Spain when the revolution broke out, compiling evacuation lists-and not in- frequently acting as banker for desti- tute refugees—all in addition to regu- lar departmental work—has Mept a special staff on almost constant duty in the division since July 20. Bearing this emergency burden is the division's section on welfare and relief, headed by Mrs. Madge M. Bless- ing, which operates directly under the active supervision of Hengstler. In normal times, the welfare section handles an average of half a dozen “cases” daily. Most of these are in- stances where relatives have lost | touch with American sojourners | abroad and asked the State Depart- | ment's help in locating them. Appeals Set Machinery Going. | | | randa, radioed Gen. Emilio Mola de- 314 night with scores of inquiries from frantic relatives and friends in | this country concerning persons in | many parts of Spain. By telephone, letter and mmnpn‘ these messages come and each one! | starts energetic efforts by Hengstlers | staff. Often it is necessary to cabie | | to the nearest Consul, or to all Ameri- | can diplomatic and Consular agents n (Copyright. 19336, DY the Associated Press.) CERCEDILLA, WITH LOYALIST | FORCES IN THE GUADARRAMA | | MOUNTAINS, August 24.—Loyalist | forces of the Spanish Socialist gov- ernment thrdust at Fascist rebels in the Guadarramas today, while peas- | ants cavorted with skis on grassy | hillsides nearby. The government drive to sne, off | the rebel salient in the mnunuin‘ range that guards Madrid on the | north gathered momentum _steadily | as rebel and loyalist artillery bat- tered away at each other between | | Tablada and this strategic village. A While rebel shells whined and ex- ploded in the high columns, amid a shower of splintered rock. the loyalist ' artillery answered shot for shot. Col. Jose Asensio told this’ corre- spondent the rebels had been squeezed Spain, to get the information. The division encounters its puwst difficulties in such work by the failur: of inquirers to give specific lnlormu- tion concerning persons they seek. Many say only that the missing ue “somewhere in Spain.” If the persons sought has neg!ecwd to register with American Consulates | in his travels, it is only by chance that the division is able to find them. | “If we are able to find 80 per cent Any size, 6 or 8 Exposure Rolls: Developed 2 5e i and Printed on VeloX goprinty 3¢ RITZ STUDIO, 1112 G St. into a wedge-shaped salient with Leon Pass, 52 miles north of Madrid, as the apex and Tablada Sanitorium as the base. ‘The offensive was being carried out by militia forces. Resistance “Weakened.” “Enemy resistance has weakened serjously and the rebels cannot hold out much longer,” Col. Asensio said as a battery of loyal 6-inch guns hurled shells toward Tablada seeking the enemy battery firing at Cercedilla. | “Without underestimating enemy 1 efforts I mobilized our forces to pro- | tect their hold on Alto De Leon Pass. It is a question of relatively a short | time until that entire range will be in our hands.” | He asserted rebels apparently haver abandoned efforts to break through the passes to Madrid and sought to | swing around the loyalists' hight flank at Navalperal, but this push “failed disastrously.” Asensio, stccessor to Gen. Ric- quelme on the Guadarrama front, worked out a liaison between the Ioyalist advance force and the main body of troops with field telephones. | ) HIGH SCHOOL GO TO IN YOUR OWN HOME @ In this modern age. high school edue cation is almost essential te success. 1t is possible to acquire a high school education at home in your spare time = proved in the experience of thousands of successful men. 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