Valencia, May 25, Republican dispatches said tonight that 300 persons were killed and 1,000 Wounded when a squadron of forty /Nationalist planes raided Alicante, 100 miles south of Valenci 'The Civil governor of Alicante said it was the-"war's worst air raid" on the' city. Hundreds of houses were [demolished at Alicante as the raiders concentrated their bombardment on the heavily-populated working class districts, The Nationalist alr fleet attacked Alicante at 1030 am. after a series fof other raids up the coast during which the British freighter Thorpeball, was bombed and sunk a mile off mela harbour. Two of four bombs dropped by a Nationalst plane crashed Into the third hold of the ship as, members of the crew slept at anchor, The vessel sank rapidly. The first Jmate and another member of the crew were wounded by flying bits of shrapnel and three sailors suffered minor Injuries but the entire crew was rescued and brought to Valencia.
During the day forty twin-motored Nationalist planes dropped more than 400 bombs on Sagunto, wounding 23 persons, reports from Madrid stated. Antlaltcraft fire is said. to havi brought down three of the raiding respondent on the spot reported force ghting on several important hills which changed hands a number Nationalists denied having suffered any important losses and claimed to have shot down eleven, possibly seventeen Republican pienes in a huge alr battle. Nationalists also claimed capture of six tanks—United Press.
Malan Column Surrenders idaye, May 24, 'The Republicans stayed' one of the greatest offensives of the Spanish civil Wwar today and slowly repulsed the Nationalists ire the northern Catatonia hydraulic regions with heavy losses on both sides.
Phe, Republican, reports also sid that Nationalist ships bombed Castel-Ton de a" Plana where one person was ied and 22" wounded.—Urited Prose
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