Talavera de la Reins, Oct, 11.
The fate of Madrid is regarded as practically "sealed following—the Successful conclusion of a series of Insurgent guerilla operations of great military importance, conceived and directed personally "by General generalissimo, Francisco Franco, the insurgent
The capture of Cebteros tate terday, following that of San Martin and Valde Iglesias, gives the Nationalists, for the first time, the use of the direct road between Avila and Toledo.
The commander of the main column advancing on the capital, General Varela, is now free to proceed with his drive from Toledo and Maquedo. The danger to his left tank by raids by millitimen on the Talavera-Toledy road from the north and south has Croix de Feu Backer Arrested Paris, Oct, 1
The Government to-day ofcia ly charged MI Jacques Lehideux, President of the Paris Bankers Association; Count Robert De-vogue; Count de Jouvencal, and 'M., Paul Templier, with publishing inaccurate annual reports on the jeted legal reserves of the Urbaine and Seine Accident In-
The charges may result in a cause célébye due to the fact that M. Lehideux is said to be the financial backer of the Croix de Feu,—United Press, been practically eliminated by clean ing up operations in which french Moorish troops from Africa, Logie naries, regulars and cavalry took pat Meanwhile, the spirit of populace in the capital, it is reporte:
being kept up by Government claims of violones.
The loyalists, according to a communique issued in Madrid, staged 9 successful counter-attack ' yesterday against the insurgents endeavouring to encircle Madrid, The Government artillery, it te stated, bombarded the insurgent positions at Navalperal and Cebreros, while a violent rebel attack on Siguenza was repulsed.
Along other fronts, the capture of Moniiva, described as the key to Malaga," the important seaport, and the aerial bombardment of Bilbso are claimed by the insurgent No less than 300 casualties were caused by the air raid on Bilbao, it stated—Reuter, Alicante, Oct. 11.
High officers of the Spanish General Staff were condemned to death to-day by the popular tribunal here. 'Those sentenced included the Commander of the General Staff, Gen, Antonio Pellicer, General Jose Gor. cla Aldave, and' the Captain of the General Staff, Capt. Jose Maria Romero, and ' Lieutenants Santiago Pascual' Martinez, Joaquin Lupianez, and Enrique Robles.—Havas,
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