Teruel Carnage Takes '50,000 Lives Paris, Jan. 24.
Shortly after France hed. warned oth warring factions in "Spain today that French defence forces would 'Span! lon crossing the French Bre, ea any' aeroplane "of either border, three Nationalist planes attacked' the French torpedo-best [Labour Suivant off Cerbére, France.
Two bombs were dropped within a few feet of the warship's stern. French const batteries immediately opened intensive return fire, dis-ersing the Spanish planes.
"The French warship, when bombed, iwas in the midst of a sex battle involving' two Nationalist cruisers, two eight planes and three As additional precaution against Spanish raids on French towns and warships, reinforcements of French Army planes were ordered to alr fields in the Pyrenees.
French consular officials earlier had protested to the Nationalist Government at Salamanca' against yesterday's bombing of the French border town of Bourgmadame where several bombs were dropped during Nationalist air' raids on Spanish border villages—United Press.
Three Frenchmen Arrested Perpignan, Jan. 24.
Three Frenchmen, taking a walk in a Spanish village neighbouring the French frontier town of Perthus, were arrested by Spanish Republican authorities to-day. The men had left their car in Perthus and had crossed the frontier on foot.
The Prefect. of the Pyrenees! Orientales, Int Rous, has taken steps to learn the reason for the arrest. The Spanish police have not yet given any explanation—Havas.
American Unit Annthilated Hendaye, Jan, 25.
Two detachments of American volunteers, the Lincoln and Wasbington brigades, were decimated in [North Teruel while attempting to repulse. Nationalist attacks, a military communique from Salamanca said to-day.
The Americans were reported to be assisting In the defence of Teruel against Nationalist onslaught The JNationalists were making feverish attempts to. recapture Teruel which fell into Republican hands early this month—United Press.
British Vessel Intereepted ereUAL TO THE Lim, eaALa"
Gibraltar, Jan. 27.
Shortly after leaving. Gibraltar yesterday bound for a Spanish port, the British steamer Sheat Crest was stopped by a nationalist armed trawler, Which ordered the captain to return to, Gibraltar.
The captain refused and sent out an appeal by wireless, in response to which the British destroyer Boreas (1300 tons) rushed to the scene.
After explanatory talks, however, between the captains of the destroyer and the trawler. the Sheaf Crest was permitted to continue her voyage Reuter.
Carnage Hendaye, Jan. 26.
In probably the biggest alr raid. in history, 400 Ballan and German planes tovday bombed the entire Teruel front for ten hours with 1.500 pound bombs in a merciless effort blast a path for a National-{st advance into Teruel, a Republican communique received here announced, The devastating bombardment began shortly after midmorning and didn't end until nightfall as the cores of Nationalist planes attacked the Republican first, second and third lines of defence and villages fifteen tiles behind the front. the announce-iment said. The attack appeared have been led by a squadron of late model German warplanes, It was ported.
Republican leaders claimed that despite the smashing aerial attack, the Republicans scored several swift victories north of Teruel and had occupied commanding positions on the Saragossa-Teruel highway. A. Republican artillery barrage at dawn, was claimed, also, paved the way for a successful attack on Nationalist Mines near Terra de Carcel.
Nationalist troops have been driving on Teruel for several weeks In a desperate effort to reeaplure the city afler its fall into the hands the Republicans.—United Press.
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