Washington, July 30.
The Spanish Government to-day declined to provide special trains for the evacuation of foreigners from Madrid, Mr, Eric C, Wendelin, secretary of the American embassy at Madrid, reported to Department Stale oMcials. Spanish leaders had Previously promised -a special train with armed escort to aid the evacuation of foreigners in Madrid.
Reports that American property was being confiscated in Madrid were denied in Mr, Wendelin's message—United Press, Journey of British Ein-0, Malta, July 31.
'The British naval authorities here deprecate any suggestion that the journey to the western Mediterranean of Admiral Sir Alfred Dudley Pound, Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, has any special signify cance. 'They' explain that, having spected the naval and shore establish. ments here, he feels it his duty to be with the majority of the fleet, Admiral Sir Alfred Pound left yesterday aboard the Galatea, and his stof wilt leave to-day for the western Mediterranean aboard the 431,100-ton battleship Queen Elizabeth, The hospital ship Maine, according to unoMicia! circles, has left for Spain, having been warned to receive 500 casualty cases—Reuter, Paris, July 31, 'The possibility of international complications arising from the Spanish civil war, reported this morning to be continuing as bitterly as ever, has inspired real apprehension in' political quarters throughout all. great powers in Europe, it was Tearned here.
Although reports from Spain state that no decisive battle has yet oc-Jcurred and loyalist and rebel forces continue to claim that their respec-live situations are improving, and while officials of France, Germany, Italy, Britain and the Soviet Union have stated that their governments re observing strict neutrality toward the Spanish revolt, diplomats are becoming more anxious as disquieting news is reported from everywhere in the strife-torn country.
Foremost in the Ust of alarming reports is the official confirmation from Casablanca that the two Italian planes, out of six which were flying from Sardinia to Spanish Morocco, which crashed yesterday, had a full cargo of bombs and apparatus for dropping bombs.
From London comes the report that British men-of-war now. in Spanish waters number nearly 60, Contributing to the general apprehension was the report appearing in the "Voelkischer Beobachter," official Nazi Party paper published in Berlin, which stated yesterday, "We know }from a reliable gouree that Spain is receiving orders of war materials which the Soviets placed with France Talks May be Postponed London, July 31.
'The Spanish revolution may. possibly compel the postponement of the forthcoming five-power conte ence at Brussels because of increasing difficulties impeding the conclusion of a general assistance pact, well Ingormed sources here' said to-day, Toledo's Pught Madrid, Aug, 3.
Following an intensive' bombardment of the rebel forces holding the city, Toledo, 60 miles south-southwest of Madrid, is reported to be In a desperate plight, Government artil-ery has cut off the water supplies, while the food supplies, it is believed, fare running short, The fall of the city is expected at any moment, Mancouvreing for position is continuing, Government forces are reported to have reached a point within ye miles of Granada, which ig held by the rebels. Three columns of volunteers are said to have been formed in Mblaga, and the district leader, Col, Asenelo, hopes to indus the surrender of the rebel troops arriving from Africa, Activity In the Guadarrama moun" tains, north of Madrid, is reported to be confined to aerial counter attacks, in the course of which the pine woods surrounding the key position of the rebels are said to have Been set on fire by Ineendinry bombs.
Insurgents taken prisoner in a skirmish on the Guadarrama to Escorial cond tated that the head~ quarters of the rebels had been with drawn four miles behind San Rad to EL Bstinar, where all available men were collecting, The Government troops in this region heve been Inforeed by 400 men, Ten thousand Government volun~ teers are reported to have arrived in Madrid by train from Valenelo. The Madrid newspaper "A.B.C." claims that Government planes have blown up two trains loaded with munitions, for mntl-Government forces on the me between Valladolid and Segovia, causing several fires, With the restoration of quiet in the capital, theatres in Madrid have reopened, but lawlessness seems to he spreading across the Spanish bor-dor. 'Three gunmen, stated to be Spanish, raided the local treasury office of Lourinha, 50 miles north of Lisbon, the Portuguese capital, 'They shot and killed the chief' clerk, Wounded an assistant, and then decamped in a molar-ear with the
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