Government Forces Said to be Commanded by Soviet General: Loyalists Claim Victories Lisbon, Oct. 30, 6@TVHREE hundred newly-arrived Russian soldiers, who do not speck a word of Spanish," were among the. prisoners captured in yesterday's fighting around Madrid, states a com~ munique issued this morning by the headquarters of Gen, Varela, the rebel commander who relieved Alcazar, The statement adds that, according to the confession of Government officers taken prisoners, a Russian general has assumed command of the Government forces and has con centrated all troops southwest of the capital, leaving only a weak outpost Reuter. fo guard the Guadarrama front—
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