Paris, Oct. 11, 'A lively week-end is threatened in' Alsace-Lorraine owing to the Plans of Communists to hold a number of meetings there to-day.
No less than 127 meetings were originally proposed, but this number was reduced to ten following an 'Sppeal by M. Leon Blum, the Premier, who is anxious to' avoid the danger of a disturbance near the German frontier. M, Roger Salengro, the Home Minister, also made an 1 and urged the local population fold any disorder which might endanger the democratic regime and perhaps even the country.
Troops have been called out at Strasbourg to guard public buildings, while 1,000 extra Gardes Mobiles have been drafted into the city from Lyons and Nancy, 'A number of preventive arrests have been made, but no disturbances have occurred so far although it is known that Right Wing members are mobilizing for to-day's meetings.
The police at Metz last night repeatedly charged a crowd of Royal-Ist and Fascist demonstrators outside hall where the Communist secretary, M. Thorez, was billed to speak. The demonstrators sang the Marseil: also and shouted "France for the French!" and "Down with Thore2!" Reuter.
Spanish Allegations Denied 'A communication was made yesterday by the Spanish Embassy in London fo the British Foreign Ofice that the capture by the Spanish Insurgents of the island of Iviza, about Atty miles south-west of Majorca, was effected with the assistance of 700 Mahan soldiers und two threes engined aeroplanes, also. Italian, The communication adds that the expedition was led by an Ttall Count Rossi, commander-in-chiot of the insurgents in Majorca, and that
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