REBEL SUCCESS IN SPAIN

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22113, 8 June 1937, Page 9

REBEL SUCCESS IN SPAIN

Mountain Ridge Recaptured ITALIAN AEROPLANE SHOT DOWN BY LOYALISTS (UNITED PHES3 ASSOCIATION —COPTBIOHT.J (Received June 7, 8.30 p.m.) < MADRID, June 6. After a violent offensive the rebels recaptured Lemona ridge. A Fiat aeroplane which was brought down by the Loyalists was of the, latest Italian type and manufacture. It had machine guns dated July, 1935, and the Ministry of "War stamp. The pilot's body bore a letter congratulating him on his prowess for II Duce and glorious Italy. The Prime Minister (Senor Negrin), one of whose first acts after succeeding Senor Caballero was to dissolve the Supreme War Council and take over the direction of the campaign itself, has now re-estab-lished the council. «. RIGHT OF INDIVIDUAL ACTION BRITISH INQUIRY INTO CLAIM OF ITALY AND GERMANY (Received June 7, 10 p.m.) LONDON, June 7; The diplomatic correspondent of "The Times" says Britain is ascertaining whether the right of individual action claimed by Germany and Italy if one of their warships should again be attacked off Spain refers to self defence only, or whether it includes individual reprisals similar to that at Almeria. ANOTHER DEUTSCHLAND RATING DEAD (Received June 7, 5.5 p.m.) GIBRALTAR. June 6. Another rating from the Deutschland has died. The German Admiral personally thanked the Governor of Gibraltar for the attention given to the wounded.