Madrid, July 27.
While government troops were anying back the rebels menacing Madrid towards Segovia, 40. miles from the capital, General Franco, leader of the Spanish revolt, told Reuter's correspondent at Tangier, in Spanish Morocco, that the insurreetion was making good progress.
"The Foreign Legion," he said, is with us to @ man, also the native cops." "My headquarters," he predicted, We control Madrid's water supply, but haven't cut It off."
The prospects of a food shortage In Madrid have been diminished as a result of the Government's successes against the rebels, notably the capture of Albacete, which has enabled the Feopening of communication with "The capital is quieter. All the mili-tio are away fighting, and women loyalists are clamouring for permission to form "Amazon" corps to 95- sist them.
Besides driving back the insurgents towards Segovia, the government forces are now in control of posts the Guadaramma Mountains.
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