FRESH HORRORS in Spanish War

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 86, 28 April 1937, Page 5

FRESH HORRORS in Spanish War

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BID FOR BILBAO Civilians Slaughtered By Rebels SCENES OF CARNAGE

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(Heceived 28, 2 p.m.) LODDON, April 27. tM Dally Telegtaph's Bilbao eorrespondent says: "After witaessing the destruction of Durango, Eibar, Ghiernica, Bolivar, Arbacequi and Gtxerricaix, all previous horrors attettdant ttpon the c&ptufe of Irttn, Malaga and the siege of Madtfd are itifpassed in General Yraaco's desperate bid for Bilbao, xnost of whose defendeta swear they will dle flghttog before surrendel • "General Moia's troops, some of trhose formations lost eight per cent. of fheir number are blasting their way forward with three bombs for each discbarge, one in" cendiary and two explosive. "The 'rebels' pl&n for starving ottt Bilbao has now been defeated owitfg to ■upply-shdps breaking the blocKade. The

Air Minister, Senor Prieto, arrived at Bilbao with 32 aeroplanes wtth which the Basqties hope to regain mastery ofihe air." The Times' Bilbao eorrespondent • ■ays: " Guernica exemplafies an operation nnpaTalleled in history. It was not m military objective. The object was to vengefully destroy the cradle of the Basque race. "Ghoosing market day when crowcls filled the town, the attack was opened bv a German bomber, then partierf of planes seleeted area after area and scattered bombs and grenades over the town, then fighting planes in&chinegunned those fleeing panie-strieken from dug-outs. whdch were penetrated by bomb holes. "The German airmen, in an dpparent 4ast for sknghter, ffiassacred a Iarge lierd of sheep going to market. "The raiders destroyed three hospitals, one of which was a eonvent, hliling the majority of the wounded ecctipants, numbering at Ieast a Hred."-Thirty-two people were killed and 57 wounded in to-day 's aif raids. on Madrid.