REBEL ADVANCE ON BILBAO

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22081, 1 May 1937, Page 15

REBEL ADVANCE ON BILBAO

Said To Be Falling Back

LINE OF DEFENCES

OPERATE RESISTANCE OFFERED

PSBSB ASSOCIATION—COPTBIGHT.) Reived April 30, 10.30 p.m.) LONDON, April 30. m. Bilbao correspondent of the X Telegraph" reports that the Ze forces are falling back on 'last line of defence, about two L east of Bilbao. k e correspondent states that 22 La and six chaser aeroplanes, L be German machines, attacked village of Galdacano. Because of scattered nature of the village, lever, only 12 private houses -burned to the ground. 'eneral Mola's troops are pressing 'leaving a trail of death and deiction. They occupied the deso- , Guernica, and they also enjed Durango, where they took [e than 1000 prisoners, he Basques are resisting desperb and are dynamiting bridges I roads in order to hinder their suers However, the insurgents jdently declare that they will m Bilbao on May 2, which is anniversary of the Carlist siege 1874.' jfteen bombers, described as Geri aeroplanes, dropped bombs nd the British freighters Marvia, jpeHall, Sheaf Field, and Porte#hfch are moored in Bilbao Harl The raid lasted for 15 miri- ; but the vessels were not hit. inon Onianda, who witnessed the on Guernica, has gone to Rome ik the Vatican to intercede with insurgents.to prevent -a repetii of.the Guernica holocaust.

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PORTED LOSS OF THE '".', -ESPANA ■ •'('■: , • . : ■ ICTORY'-TO : - GOVERNMENT', l\ "AEROPLANE ' •''' '' ____ ma> MESS , ASSOCIATION—COPYBIQHT.) [Received .May 1, 1.25 a.m.), . v;.BILBAO, April 30. is'reported, that the insurgent leship Espana has been sunk by toernment aeroplane off Cabo or, on the north coast of Spain. DESTRUCTION OF (AR6E LEVELLED AT LOYALISTS KOL SAID TO HAVE BEEN iPBAYED ON BUILDINGS - 'i\ : '" "LONDON, April 29. message .from Hendaye states foeiusurgents assert that the Wction of .Guernica was caused Ttyalists, before the evacua'.W^g.petrol on the build«wbprincipal and neighbournreets,. which are chiefly of !«,7«?" a few incendiary shells 'Sufficient to turn the town,into 'Mines were also exIN BASQUE PROVINCES KTA W;'WILLING TO AID i-'EVACUATION , » LONDON, April 29. | «o*ne, Secretary (Sir John gj?> a letter to Mr Wilfred to the National ■ffiP'to* f °r Spanish Relief, was preDitert«, T ate the evacuation of fc«hM? aber of Basque children SnoX on c °ndition that they that'i gfton th e public funds, Wf o s sal - y they would be &ft? ittee is'arranging to kx-HfS****. France and as to England. fccE FOR SPANISH CAUSE ■ ■' - ,°*'» EL VAYO'S VISIT TO "'/' PARIS t%l r . LONDON, April 30. ItoX COrr ?sp6hdent of the tflh o" * tates that Senor Del nish Foreign Minister, wSJ^f alle * edl y 6^*l .;assistance for ■ s * ni nent cause."