Nationalist reports dairied more than 2,000 Republican soldiers were captured during the bitter six hour battle. Most of those captured were between 18 and 20 years of age and had received little training before being sent against the seasoned Na-tonalist troops, the Nationalists claimed, An official Nationalist communique announced the capture of Escori Huela, 16 miles north of Teruel which was said to have completed the occupation of the Sierra del Pope and severed the few remaining Republican lines of communication with sothern Republican Spain.—United Press, Tokyo Stocks Decline Tokyo, Apr. 28.
Prices on the stock exchange were lower today following a week of declining quotations attributed to a realization of difficulties in China and t" tightened Government control halting inflationary prospects. Commentators said the optimism following the fall of Nanking had beer found te be unwarranted and the market bad slumped as a result.
Kanegafuchi Spinning Company showed the week's worst decline, dropping 48 points from the year's high.—United Press.
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