Geneva, Sept. 19. FPEARS were expressed here to-day that Spanish loyalists will denounce the League of Nations on the grounds of alleged foreign assistance to insurgent forces in Spain.
I was indicated to-day that the question of shipments of arms. and war materials to Spanish rebels would come before the League next week when the Spanish Foreign Minister, Senor Julio Alvarez Delvayo, is expected to address the delegates. Observers did not believe, however, that Spain would formally ask the League to intervene in the Spanish situation.
The International Committee of the Red Cress announced today that rival leaders in Spain had agreed to respect international safety conventions and evacuate all women and children from war zones. The Committee decided to-day to appeal to all national Red Cross chapters asking that id be given to victims of both the insurgents and loyalists in Spain, An agreement was said to have been reached with Senor Largo Cabal-ere, the Premier, and General Sau Miguel Cabanelas, Insurgent Gover-not of Burgos, allowing for Red Cross work to be carried on under the guidance of Dr. M. Junod, of Switzerland. The agreement guaranteed the neutrality of wounded soldiers, If the wounded ceased to be a combatant, Respect for prisoners and the sanctity of the symbols of Red Cross workers was also guaranteed.—United Press, Last Phase of Drive on Madrid Madrid, Sept. 20.
'The insurgent armies have entered on the last phase of their drive to encircle Madrid preparatory too final attack, according to an an-houncement' by the rebel Junta Buryos.
The northern wing is said to have taken Navafria and penetrated to the Valley of Lozoya, south of the Guadarrama "mountains, capturing Madrid's principal water reservoir and leaving the loyalist troops open to an attack from the rear, while the southern columns, under" General Francisco Franco, are reported to be moving along two main tines.
One army is advancing through San Martin and Valde Iglesias, 36 miles west of Madrid, and another is matching along the highway leading to Toledo.
Meanwhile, according to the insurgent radio station at' Tetuan, "the Insurgent warship Mendez Nunez has received oficial confirmation of the reports that the Government fleet is sailing for Oran, the French naval station in Algeria, to negotiate conditions of surrender to the rebels.
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