MORE INTENSE

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 31, 5 August 1936, Page 11

MORE INTENSE

DEFEAT*OF REBELS

GOVERNMENT* CLAIM

FALL OF CABINET PREDICTED

United Tress Association—By Electric Tel«- ---.• srapr.—Copyright. v (Received August 5, 10.30 a.m.)

• LONDON, August 4. The struggle for Madrid is becoming more intense. The Government claims that early today a desperate battle on the Guadarrama . heights ended in defeat and flight of the rebels under pressure by Government reinforcements. All yesterday .the rebels tried to pierce the Government lines. A small force of Red militia bore the brunt of the attack and managed to hold out till reinforcements arrived and counter-attacked. It is stated that the rebels left 300" dead and that the Government losses' were 54! ' It is reported from Rome that th* Spanish Foreign Minister (Senor Barcia) told Chilean and other foreign diplomats that the Government was unable to carry on, and is likely to fall in a few days. . * HEAVY BOMBARDMENTS. The insurgent cruiser . Almirante Cervera bombarded Gijon, many people being. killed. The authorities warned the commander that if the bombardment continued 2500 insurgent prisoners would be executed. The cruiser thereupon ceased fire. Government forces heavily bombarded rebels in ■ the vicinity of Sietamo. It is believed that 80 rebels were killed, mostly in a church, which was reduced to ruins. , A Government aeroplane bombed a rebel train between Medina and Avila. It is reported that rebels at Avila are talcing refuge in the museum, one of the finest of its kind in Europe. Colonel Sandino reports that 16 Gov-. ernment aeroplanes heavily bombed Saragossa and all insurgent positions on the Aragon front, and also dispersed insurgent cavalry, many of whom surrendered. -. ■ '■ SPANISH LINER DIVERTED. The Spanish liner Cristobal Colon unexpectedly arrived at Southampton1 with 488 passengers, including Senor Rivas Cheriffe, brother-in-law of President Azana. The liner was bound from New York to Vigo, but when approaching the Spanish coast she was ordered by wireless to proceed either to Southampton or to Liverpool. Reporters visiting the ship were unable to obtain the official reason, but they' gathered that passengers had been told that an anti-Red warship was searching for the liner, and that in view of this it was deemed advisable to alter her course. • " ■ ■ • .