More than 3,000 soldiers and civilians have been killed in the past 24 hours of merciless air raids along the east coast of Spain and on the frozen battlefields of the Aragon iront, as Nationalist and Loyalist bombing squadrons, continued their devastating series of retaliatory air raids on enemy cities, dispatches reaching here indicated Civilian populations have been open targets for 1100 Ib. bombs in the aerial warfare in which no quarter is being asked or given by either. side.
Loyalist leaders announced' an "eye for an eye" aerial bombardment campaign had been launched in reprisal for Nationalist raids on Barcelena, Valencia and other east coast cities in which hundreds of civilians: were killed and wounded as bombs tained on-residential sections of the Loyalist cities.
jonalist headquarters of General Francisco Franco meanwhile announced that their planes had bombed and machine-gunned a Loyalist column near Huesca, wiping out the entire Loyalist force. More. than 3000 Loyalists were said to have been killed in the attack on the marching column, Nationalist planes also raided the Catalonian port of San Feliu de Guixoles, taking a heavy tol of Loyalist lives, Twenty persons were said to have been killed in the town hall alone.
The Nationalist raid on San Feliu de Guixolee was believed a reprisal for a Loyalist raid on Salamanca on Friday in which more than nine tons Of bombs were dropped on the Nationalist city. Loyalists claimed the headquarters of General Franco had been severely damaged in the raid.
The Loyalist Cabinet meanwhile ordered another raid on Salamanca in reprisal for yesterday's Nationalist raids on Rous in which more than forty Loyalists were reported to have been killed. p Loyalist lenders said Rous could have no military objective for the Nationalist bombers.—United Press.
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