Madrilenos Now Almost Indifferent to Bombs:
More Ita Regulars Enter Toledo Madrid, ANY! 9. form Premier, Sr. Largo Caballero, head of the Spanish Sociali: and secretary of the Union of Labour, accompanied: by Srs. Wenceslas Carillo, Pascual Tomas. and a number of other socialist and U.G.T. leaders, are now in Madrid to rally Socialist (activity and sympathy.
The capital has entered the tenth month of resistance to the Nationalist siege, without any apparent diminution of confidence on the part of the populace.
The frequent bombardments and air raids no longer seem' to disturb the inhabitants, and while the evacuation service continues in operation, with frequent urgent appeals to the people to leave the beleaguered city, few take advantage of the opportunity to go.
Children still play in the streets and squares, though shells and shrapnel sometimes cause a tragic interruption to their games. The gardens are much frequented, although no flowers bloom this summer. Mothers sit sewing and gossiping as they have always done, When a.bomb sings through the air and explodes a few feet or yards away, panic ensues. Each woman snatches up her infan and runs for cover in the nearest building. But after five minutes all is calm again and they return to the garden as if nothing had happened. Foreigners visiting the city are amazed by the serenity of the Mad-rileness.
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