Hendaye, Oct, 2.
Clearing weather enabled the Na-Wonalist_ army to resume its drive east along the Ebro River today, Nationalist army headquarters claimed troops in the field had captured eleven positions including several Vines of trenches and important fortified heights, Republican reports confirmed the fact of heavy fighting along the Ebro front but said all attacks by Gen. Francisco Franco's forces were Both sides in the Spanish civil war admitted that actual infantry combat was preceded by heavy aerial and artillery bombardments with the main action centred near the town of Fatarella. Other fronts throughout Spain were said to be calm—United Press, British Ships ult Barcelona yesterday. In the Pavias sector, the Republicans claimed to have blunted the Nationalist drive and were counter-attacking in an effort to seize the Pesel Ebro areas.—United Press.
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