Barcelona, Aug. 27, Insurgent attacks in the' Ebro sector still fail of their objectives, break ing against the resistance of the 'Republicans who repulsed two viol~ ent drives in the direction' of Corbera, and two raids aiming at the Rio Canaletas zone, yesterday, an official communique claims today.
On the Estremadura front, meanwhile, the Loyalists continued their advance. supported by artillery and aviation. They have captured several strategically Important positions, the communique alleges.
Some 160 kilometres north of this sector, in the Puente del Arzobispo region, the Rebels pursued their advance in a northeasterly direction and now find themselves in the vicinity of Belvis de la Jara, 25 kilometres southeast of Puente' de} [Arzobispo itself. The latter town Jcommands several roads going as far as Talavera de la Rei Republican aircraft were busy in destroying a Rebel column there, the communique concludes—Havas,
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