Lisbon, Sept. 27, The capture of Toledo, strategic centro fifty ingles south-west of Mad-vid, is imminent following a further important advance by the insurgent armies on the southern front The forces of General Varelas, after tone of the most bitter engagements hitherto in the civil war, forced their way across the Guadarrama River, barely seven miles. from the pates'of Toledo and the last natural line of defence on the Castilian plain, Yesterday, and pushed on 'Toledo with speed, In their retreat the Loyalists destroyed the bridge which carries the highway cross the stream, but this failed to stop the insurgents, who. forded "the river during' the' night despite a heavy running fire and ished the Government. forces back rom the frst low line of hills rising from the river.
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