Hendaye, Sept. 22.
A. swift, Republican attack today ruptured Nationalist defences in the mountainous Manzanera sector north of the Teruel-Sagunto highway, a war communique from Barcelona declared.
'A spearhead offensive launched yesterday to break the two-month "im= passe on the Levant Front sent the Nationalists in headlong retreat while 1,000 prisoners, six field guns, 45 machine guns and large quantities of sub-machine guns and other war material were captured in the day-old outburst of hostilities. Captured territory included Codon' Hill and Hills No. 1593 and 1425, To the south and West of Madrid fon the Bstremadura front, the Republicans. announced a counter-offensive was being directed against thinly-held Nationalist lines in the Villafranea de Cordova sector. Advancing under a heavy artillery barrage, the Repubican' infantry claimed to have captured several kilometres of territory Burbank, Cal, Sept. 21 Major-General Oscar' Westover. chief of the United States Army Air Corps, was killed today when an Army Northrup attack plane crashed ind burst into. flames, The air chiot's body was charred almost beyond recognition. His pilot, Sergeant Sam Hymes was also Killed by the crash. Burning petrol set fire to two houses and demolished motor car, Major General Westover was on an inspection tour of California factories manufacturing planes for government orders.
United Press.
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