The British steamer Endymion was torpedoed off Cartagena, in the Mediterranean, according to a message received to-day by the British Admiralty, A radio from Barcelona stated that the vessel was torpedoed by a Spanish Nationalist submarine &nd that she sank four minutes after the attack, Eleven lives were lost in the sinking of the Endymion, according to a communique issued by the Commander of the Cartagena Naval Base. These included the Swedish control officer, the ship's master and his wife and the second engineer, These three were of British nationality. The remainder of the crew were saved by the prompt action of the Spanish Maritime authorities, The British Government is taking a serious view of the torpedoing of the vessel. This is the first time a British ship has been sunk since the Nyon agreement came into force last September.
The Endymion was carrying 1,500 tons of coal to Cartagena,—Reuter, Nationalist Claims Hendaye, Jan, 31.
Four suicidal attacks by the Republicans on Saragossa along the Teruel-Saragossa highway resulted in the Republicans' leaving hundreds of dead and 24 tanks, the Nationalists announced here to-day.
The Nationalists claimed they killed hundreds of Republicans on four fronts and caused them {o suffer their heaviest losses near Las Celadas, nine miles north of Teruel, Furious battles were seen on all fronts, with the Nationalists gaining the upper hand during the day and forcing their enemy to retreat, Nationalists reported, Eighty prisoners were captured in the Concud sector, where fifty of the men purposely had lagged behind Republican retreating lines to be taken captive, the Nationalists said—United Press, Andalusian Front Falls Gibralter, Jan, 31.
Republican lines on the Andalusian front crumpled to-day near Fuenteovejuna as Nationalist forces advanced twelve miles, radio broadcast from Seville announced, Ili bitter fighting throughout the day 142200 rifles and other war supplies fell into the hands of General Francisco Franco's armies.
—United, Press.
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