REBELS ON THE RUN, LOYALISTS CLAIM
V LONDON, March Sl. , The Spanish war is . flaring up on the Cordoba Front, 27 miles south-west of Madrid, where., Government troops claim to have the insurgerts or. the run. - ./.> -y / Loyalists occupied Villav Nueva del Duque, besides Adcaracejios, thus securing two posts of the utmost strategic importance in the advance towards Cordoba. N ' Villa Nueva was subjected to repeated intense attacks,, which appear to have taken the insurgents by surprise. They retreated' precipitately, leaving over iOO prisoners, including Italians and much’ war material. Three air'raids were madia bn Mad-, rid during the night, and nuiny r people were killed. i A .Rome message states that Signor Alfiefi, Propaganda Minister, denied that Italy is preparing to send more volunteers to. Spain, but.added that if other countries defied their undertakings, Italy could not permit one-sided intervention, r Hundreds were killed when rebel planes intensively bombed Durango. A bomb fell on a church, killing 25 women.
The market place was devastated. / A convent was blown up, killing 13 nuns, and injuring 30, also killing a Jesuit priest who was celebrating mass. ' ,■$ '
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Northern Advocate, 1 April 1937, Page 5
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