Bacrelona, Mar. 31.
Nationalist troops to-day surround= ed "Lerida, stratogle gateway" Barcelona, after a Republican. trap. was reported to have resulted in heavy Nationalist casualties, eye-witness who arrived here to-day, reported one of the most daring manomivres of the civil war when 15,000 Republican troops enticed, No-Wlonalist "forces to. enter the " lly phere they repulsed them with heavy Forty tanks wers allowed 1" enter and send reports Uva the main Republican forces had Toft, Republican forees, however, were in ambush and opened deadly machine-gun fire and grenade attacks when Nattonalist troops entered.
The Nationalists retreated in panto, leaving a number ut damaged "inks and casualties. Reinforcements later surrounded the town, cutting off the etteat of Republican forees-—United Germany Blamed Barcelona, Apr. 1.
Germany is installing thirty heavy cannons in Nationalist territory along the Franco-Spanish border, the Re—publican Ministry of Defence claimed a communique to-day.
"Germany," It says. "is preparing to ventilate the Alsace-Lorraine question." It was asserted that only German' members of the Condor Legion may enter the fortified areas menacing France. An outline of extensive alleged German nativities In Spain was given—United Press.
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