French opinion in Paris suspects ciforts by the Berlin-Rome axis to bend the London-Paris axi and feels Fighting in Mexico Mexico City, Nay 21 The Government" today "olfially branded Gen, Saturnine: Cedille, war ford of Sen iatis Potosi, © "rovolter® Government troops continued to Battle bandits near Chaded Fernandez Bnd placed "Army" detachments throughout the ware Yo disarm follow: ers of Gen, Ceulllo.
'An Army captain' and two soldiers were reported to have been Teed while fighting the Cedi forees last night. "Fifteen of seventeen ants were said to have been killed in the Slash which followed: cutting of the fallway line on the Wtio Verde branch the Tompleo-San Lila Potost line Telephone "and telegraph lines also were severed.
Heavy fighting also was reported near Rio Verde where Army. planes Were patroling he rallway_ in. a fort to prevent further severance of ommunteatons. The: pinnes, yeste= Gay machine-gunned "the Gode. forces near Ciudad Fernandez hile Gen Eaearoardenan President fected military operations from San {iuis Potosi—United. rest Mexico City, May 21 The War Minister, General Caniacho, said today that Federal troops, with the aid of planes had disycrsed 300 armed rebels who had ambushed cavalry regiment near the Rio Verde. Fifteen rebels were killed Three rebels were killed and three wounded, he added, in a skirmish near a house on the outskirts of San Luis Potoso where a store of dynamite and bombs was discovered. A. considerable quantity of arms and ammunition, Was. captured.
Federal troops are also stated to have driven off rebels who attacked Federal soldiers at "Ciudad Malz, Prisoners are alleged to have con-that they wore ordered 10 UP the railway bridge on the way to the United States frontior=—Router, that political intrigue is afoot 0 Isolate France and also to force France to break with Moscow.
Political observers in France do not attribute the initiative to Berlin and Waziri Fakir Again Rome only, but suspect influential elements in France itself.
It is reported, for example, that [Eduard Daladier. the Premier, is prepared to placate Italy by the immediate appointment of an Ambassador, but has judged it advisable to refrain owing to the opposition of Left Wing circles—Reuter.
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