CATALONIA FRONT

Grey River Argus, 30 April 1938, Page 8

CATALONIA FRONT

REBELS CHECKED Portugal Recognises Their Government [Aust. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] i LONDON, April 27. The “Telegraph’s” Barcelona correspondent says: Rebel machine-gun-ners, withholding fire till the last moment, scattered a loyalist cavalry attack between Teruel and Morelia. The correspondent corroborates that the loyalists are withstanding the rebels on the Levante front. The correspondent says: The rebel offensive against Teruel is due to General Franco’s realisation that the attempt to conquer Catalonia has failed, necessitating the prolongation of the warfare. He has therefore abandoned Barcelona as the objective, and is concentrating on a drive on Valencia, via Castello de Lapana. The Spanish Press Agency announces from Barcelona, that loyalist divisions not onlj r stemmed the rebel offensive, but took the initiative in the Erbo-Segre-Pyrenees sectors, inflicting heavy losses on Italians, when the latter attempted a counter-attack.] Moreover the loyalist front remains intact between Teruel and Montal- ( ban. while the loss of Aliaga is defied. I ANOTHER VERSION. LONDON, April 27. According to the Burgos correspondent of "The Times”, a com-, munique reveals that as a result of a surprise offensive on the Teruel front, nearly 300 square miles of, mountain territory have been occupied. A single shot rang out at 8 a.m... on Saturday, a signal for hun-| dreds of guns to enter action. Eighty aeroplanes co-operated. The Repub-' licans’ lines crumpled along a wide front. | The Saragossa correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” says that Gen-1 oral Franco again demonstrated that he possesses sufficient resources to concentrate a superior force almost anywhere. After thorough and sec-1 ret preparations the Castillians broke the Government lines in three places and advanced a depth of 13 miles. Government reserves, were rushed up. but failed to stem the advance. Arada’s troops, aided by a rebel naval squadron, captured Latoretta

and Puntavelada on the Mediterran ean coast.

Franco's Government RECOGNITION BY PORTUGAL (Received April 29, 9 p.m.) LISBON, April 29. The Premier of Portugal, Doctor Salazar, told the National Assembly that Portugal would shortly recognise General Franco’s Government.