Evening star., 1936-08-15
British Give Warning That
Powers MeddIing viii
Be PeriI0uS.
ENGLAND INTENDING
TO BAR PLANE SUPPLY
Portuguese Border Guards Fire on
Spanish Government Troops
Near Campo Major.


cunning and capitalist classes Join
army leaders in attempt to ouer-
throtD Popular Front, Lettist. oop-
ernment, in order to prevent a fuu
Communist regime.
Fighting approaches stalemate
as Loyalsts succeed in holding
Madrid against repeated rebel at
tacks, and in repulsin0 bitter as
sautts on San Sebastian and Irun
on northern sea coast, tDhere in
surgents hope to obtain a sea outlet
in order to obtain supplies.
Lettist forces in San Sebastian
hold seDeral hundred captiDes as
hostages. with threat OF death If
city is attacked again by insurgents.
Ey me Associated Press.
Government forces repulsed savage
rebel attack directed today against
Irun on the Bay Of Biscay.
The fve-hour assault was the
heaviest and most vicious yet thrown
at government strongholds in the
coastal section.
A grave warning was issued by the
British foreign offlce that meddling In
the Spanish civil war might bring
serious repercussions.
The fate of hostages, held by the
government and threatened with death
should rebels advance against either
Irun or San Sebastian, was not known.
Rebel troops massed on q road lead
ing into 1run under protection of an
artillery barrage. They we're met with
whitening government fire. Casual
ties were heavy on both sides.
Government forts nearby opened up
with big guns on the rebels storming
Irun, and steady machine gun fire was
directed on the soldiers.
Seven Officers Executed.
Execution of seven officers charged
with resisting the governments cap
ture Of key points in San Sebastian
some days ago was recorded by
government newspaper.
The London warning announced the
British intention of using every
measure open to them to prevent the
supply of civil aircraft" to either side
in the civil war.
While the foreign office considered
the munitions export question, three
airplanes took OH from Croydon Air
port for Barcelona. The communique
added that British subjects assisting
In the civil war ran serious risks.
Fourteen Americans will leave Ma
drid tonight for the seaport of Ali
cante to put behind them the terrors
OF the revolution.
Quincy to Remove Them.
At the embarkation point a war
ship Of their own Government, the
U. S. S. Quincy, will take them to
Marseille, France. Others may decide
to go at the last minute under the
urgings Of the American Embassy
which announced yesterday United
States nationals will remain here only
on their own responsibility.
Two Americans left last night. They
were Elizabeth Mier of Fayetteville,
N. Y, and Mrs. Mildred Byne of New
York City.
Another, Mrs. Fernando Gallardo OF
Tampa, Fla, left by plane for Mar
seille this morning.
Those leaving tonight include Alitha
Dominguez Of Tucson, Ariz.; Jacque-
line Powers and two sisters, giving
a Madrid address; Mr.. and Mrs.
George Calderon Of New York City;
Jesus Alderon Verela and his wife,
and Mrs. Pillar Coder and her son,
Juan, all OF Manila; fernando VAL
lecillo of Puerto Rico; Mrs. Dorothea
Miller Casau Of New York City; Ce-
ella Angelina Rivera Of Puerto Rico,
and Carlos Sarrivra, also Of Puerto
Rico.
Evacuated by Cruiser.
The State Department reported the
following Americans from Washing
ton, d. c., were among those evac-
uated from Palma yesterday by the
cruiser Quincy:
Laura G. Cappallonch and daugh-
ter Gardeilla and Caroline s. Grubbs.
Alarmed by the Increasingly threat
ening situation in Madrid, the Co.
lombian government asked the United
(See SPAIN, Page A-s.)