Hendaye, May 9.
Reorganized remnants of two Canadian Brigades today penetrated deep behind the Nationalist lines on the Mediterranean front in a surprise spearhead thrust and seized positions: dominating the highway to Cuevas de Vinroma, the Republicans "afetally announce Nationalist headquarters denied this claim, "The Republicans, however, said the surprise attack carried the Canadians nearly twenty miles to the rear of Gen, Francisco Franco's vanguard at Torre Blane.
Th. driving rain, artillery units, trench mortars and heavy tanks Joined in the attack on the Nationalists entrenched in the hills above Cuevas de Vinroma, the Republicans said, Charging the' slopes in grous of ten, the Canadians reached the summits after both sides had suffered enormous casualties, the "republicans reported, The victorious Republican troops, the Republican headquarters said, hastily fortified their newly captured positions in anticipation of a Nationalist counter-attack which, however failed to materialize,—United Press.
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