A black-haired, quick-witted telephone girl in the Pyreneean city of Jaca bided her time last week, then quickly plugged in to the central office at Huesca, 35 mi. away.
"The artillery and infantry garrison has rebelled," she whispered excitedly. "Agitators are running through the streets shouting 'Viva la Republica!' Hundreds of citizens have fled to the mountains. The rebels have killed two civil guards and one carabinier in street fights. They have mounted cannon inside the old Roman walls. Tomorrow they march against Huesca. They say that Major Franco is leading the...
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