Evening star., 1936-09-07
Insurgents Continue ViCto-
| rious March Toward Bay.
Government Bombs Irun.
! Shells Fall on French Side.
new GAINS CLAIMED
BY MADRID REGIME
Rebel Resistance at Cordoba, in
South, "Gives Way" Govern
ment Forces Say-Fascists, Be-
sieged at Zaragoza, in North.
east, Reported Desperate.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Spanish FaSciSts, sUeeping
1orthUnrd from Gibraltar, uhere
rebellion against Communist re-
gine began in July, hare centered
fighting during last Week in Inter
7dttnodl zone" near French bor-
der. Seizure OF Irun and inter-
national bridge there opened the
1Uuy to San Sebastian and Bilbao.
Eract status OF opposing rebels and
loyaliSts still is largely matter OF
speculation, but rebel gains in last
Deek haue been marked. Madrid,
seeking to reuiuify fight against re-
UolterS, dnSUered By forcing netD
! government, giving Communists
places in cabinet.
SCopyrisht, 1896, by the Associated Press)
HENDAYE. France, September T.
Columns of Fascist rebels-supported
by batteries of artillery and field guns
-surged ahead today to attack Fort
Trincherpe. last line of government
defense before San Sebastian.
In San Sebastian anarchists and
Socialists of the government forces
fought among themselves over differ
ences in military strategy.
Anarchists sought to set fire to the
city to prevent it from falling into
the hands Of the attacking rebels.
Socialists attempted to prevent dam
age.
The two factions battled in the
streets as anarchists from Bilbao at
tempted to spread gasoline and touch
off series of blazes
Fires Started in Sebastian.
Crowds surged through the streets
shouting mo fires" Fights, which
started yesterday, spread behind the
government barricades as the rebel
advance was reported moving nearer.
Rumbling lines of artillery moved
Into place for an offensive, which rebel
commanders asserted, would remove
the only obstacle in the march on
the Biscay Bay resort city.
Socialist militiamen strengthened
their forces inside the besieged fort
overlooking the small town of Pasa-
Jes. Sporadic fighting continued near
Ancho as the Fascists sought to seize
control Of the highway into the coastal
community.
The government general staff or
dered fighting planes into defensive
action to bomb consolidated rebel po-
sitions in devastated Irun and Fuen-
terrabia.
A bombing plane, circling deep over
French territory, dropped two heavy
projectiles on Irun and eight lighter
ones on Fuenterrabia. Damage TO
the two Fascist-dominated cities was
only slight.
Shell Falls in France.
Rebel anti-aircraft batteries replied
20 the aerial attack, but failed to score
q hit, some of the shells falling in
France.
From Rebel headquarters the Fascist
general staff asserted San Sebastian
sis as good as taken" and began plans
to move further along the northern
coast toward Bilbao.
Rebel tactics, as disclosed by the
officers, were based on swift advance
through the besieged region with en-
circlement of fortified positions to
await later "mopping up" campaigns.
If we are able to drive the Reds
at Trincherpe inside the fort we shall
simply encircle it and go on" one
officer declared. when San Sebastian
Is captured, We'll have plenty Of time
to clean up our territory"
Two columns of Fascist attackers
moved toward the Basque resort which
was once held by the Rebels after
bitter fighting during the first weeks
of the uprising against the Madrid
government.
The first marched along the costal
roads from the razed city of Irun,
occupied after days of vicious she'll
ing, aerial bombardment and hand
to-hand fighting.
The second angled from the south
through the little town of La Sarte,
subduing the territory through which
1t tramped and widening the circle of
Fascist domination along the north
.ern coast.
A small band Of determined govern
inent defenders still occupied one gun
(See SPAIN, Page A-3.)