Madrid, Jan. 27
front' groups in" towns and. cities Monster mast meetings by popular throughout Republican Spain today. pledged their support to the Repub: Tan Government and. launched a drive to intensify resistance to the advancing Nationalist forces, accord-fo. Republican reports "received here today. {ing to Republi ports "received 3 "The Ah ported to have decided to replace all Municipal employees with women and crippled war veterans in order to en-Fist att able-bodied men into the fight-
The southern Republicans appeared to he facing almost unsurmountable iMiculties. in the opinion of neutral military, observers. With "the Na. Tionatist fleet m command of wie Mediterranean coast, itis expected {to be almost impossible to obtain war fund food supplies.
Neutral military experts here also expect a quick end to the war in northern. Spain where simest 00,000 well-equipped. veteran Navarrese, Talian, Moroccan and German troops are attacking the ragged and weary Republicans." Reports from northern Spain. today said. Nationalist. planes not only were bombarding fleeing Republican soldiers with high explo ves, but had also. laid down a "barrage" of propayinda, through loudspeaker mounted in the planes. The Republicans were promised "fine food, peace and mere" if they str
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