FOUR-DAY REBEL ONSLAUGHT.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 57, Issue 245, 28 July 1937, Page 5

FOUR-DAY REBEL ONSLAUGHT.

TANKS REPELLED EIGHT TIMES. HEAVY LOSSES BY MOORS. (United Press Association-Copyright., (Received This Day, 11.20 a.m.) MADRID, July 27. After a terrific artillery barrage General Franco launched the fourth day’s onslaught on the loyalist lines on the Villanueva - Brunete front. Loyalist anti-tank batteries eight times repelled his tank attacks. Moorish infantry then went over the top but were repulsed with 800 dead.

MASSING FOR FRONTAL ATTACK.

BOMBING OUTSIDE MADRID

LONDON, July 26.

For the first time since the desperate days of last November, General Franco’s forces are massing for a frontal attack on the streets, and squares of Madrid, In the meantime his bombing ’planes are attempting to break up the Loyalist concentrations outside the city.

REBELS STOP A STEAMER.

DISPATCHED TO FERROL,

(Received This Day, 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, July 27

A telegram from Bilbao states that a rebel armed cruiser stopped the ’steamer Mirupanu with a challenging shot and dispatched her to Ferrol.

HEAVY REBEL CASUALTIES.

LOYALISTS FORCED TO WITH--

DRAW

MADRID, July 27. The Government claims that General Franco’s onslaught has already cost him 25,000 casualties. •

The- Loyalists admit, that pressure obliged the Government troops to withdraw to the woods north of Brunete. There they are digging themselves in in strongly fortified positions dominating Villa Nueva de la Canada.