Barcelona, Dec. 27.
the Nalonalist attacks in_ the' Javemp sector have been repulsed, Jaceording to a Republican communique Fast night. The dispatch admits, However, "that a setback has been Jsuffered in the Segre zone with the Hess. of Almatred, "which was captured by Italian divisions at the price heavy losses." thieved very little and has already exhausted itself, says 9 Spanish Press, Agency dispatch from the front. It Admits the Nationalists advanced a little beyond Lerida, but claims that, in the triangle formed by Lerida, Balaguer and Camarasa, they have made no progress and have suffered heavy losses—Reuler.
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