Barcelona today admitted the loss of Almatret, 25 miles south of Lerida, "lallan attack." Gen. Franco's Headquarters "ald" the Nationalists nad advanced on the Ebro River front to Ribbaroja, important gateway to the railway serving Republican strongholds in the heart of Catalonia. Republican forces were admitted to bbe in possession of the city, but a Nationalist attack was launched last hight, according to Nationalist re-Poe fighting front on the southern sector of Gen, Franco's Christmas of fensive' ran" roughly 100 miles—United Press,
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