Most of the 300,000 Nationalist troops in Catalonia, have noi crossed the Segre River, which, over the greater part of 100-mile front, is the Republicans' main natural defence. Divisions of the Aragon Army Corps, which early yesterday morning filed across bridges thrown over the river above Lerida, are now joining others of the same Corps, from the Balaguer bridgehead, and are over-running the farm-studded countryside.
Villaneuva and Acotelge, two of the remaining Republican strongholds were stormed and captured, after a heavy bombardment, in an advance which, by last night, had carried th Corps 12% miles east of Balaguer. The Nationalist banner is now advancing to the west and is straightening up the line between Artesa and Borjas Blancas.
Republicans are retreating along th-Lerida-Tarragona road under close range of gunfire. Although fog persists in the northern sectors of the front, there is good. weather elsewhere.—Reuter.
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