Air Raids Increase in Valencia, Jan. 23, 'The most bitter engagement of the whole civil war, on the result of Which the fate of' Spain may depend, on the outskirts "of the much-battered city of Teruel, in north-eastern Spain, where the Nationalists and the Republicans are locked in a life-and-death struggle, The Aghting yesterday, especially, was of tremendous intensity. Sup ported by almost continuous alr bombing, "the insurgents launched attack after attack.
'The Republicans, however, it is claimed, defended' their positions swith great tenacity. The Internation Brigade is said to have specially distinguished itself, particularly' the American battalion, which is' report to have completely wiped out a squadron of Moorish cavalry.
Meanwhile, new danger to the Government' positions is threatened from the Nationalist "left wing, which, pivoting on Teruel and turn ting it'into a salient within a salient, gradually encompassing the city.
'The Nationalists at present hold La Muela, a big, bare triangular-shaped plateau, with' an apex occupying the west and El Muleton, a spur, jutting into the city from the north, 'The Government forces ate holing Sania Barbara, a lumpy" eminence @ominating 'Teruel from' the north cacy and Mansueto, @ higher hil to
to. hold. 'Teruel jon must hold Teruel possessic severed of both "ba Atucla and Senta Barbara, 'Pho Nationalists are, therefore, concentrating onthe' cap: ture of Santa Barbara, Valencia was again raided yesterday" by Nationalist planes, "which {oak tall of twenty" dead and" int
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