Hendaye, May 14.
Nationalist planes rained hundreds lof bombs on Valencia today in pre Tne steamer Great End, believed to be figing British colours, was bombed Valencia. while another British Ship, the Euphorbla, was, bombed at Barcelona and the captain and first affeer were wounded. Republicns The Nationalists asserted that they were gradually straightening their lines of Teruel directly to the enst Jot © point-south of Alca de Chisbert fu the coast, Dispatches from Sala-mao said that the Nationalists had surrounded a" Republican Garrison hear the. Villa Franco del Cid. which many Republicans had "deserted. In-Stead of facing almost certain an-
"The. Nationalists discovered a Republican plan in which General Jose Miaja, head of the Madrid Defence Juneta, was to have personally direct-ala counter-offensive in. an"attempt fo recapture Morelia and sever. the Nationalist communications, the Sala~ manea dispatches said.
Nationalist Castille and Navarrese brigades today captured Fortanete, 47 files inland' on the. highway from Teruel. to the Mediterranean cons, severing the only remaining Republican road through "Castellon and thereby closing the trap and Isolating. thousands of Republican troops in the Canada' mountains.
The Nationalist command sent mountain fighters into the pocket. t0 wipe out the entrapped. Republicans and then prove south on a. 36 mile front. 'Republican reports said. there was violent aerial combat along. the highway with one battle involving Itty 'Nationalist' planes and. twenty Republican ships.
Generalissimo Francisco Franco has now straightened the southern front for nearly #3 miles reaching. inland Teruel and. has four columns Dolsed for simultaneous. attacks "on Bastelion de la Plana on the coast—
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