The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-18
Fortress BL0uUn Up
 To-day By Loyalists
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instances.
 In neither case was there Q real push; it was a feeling out by the rebels for an attack which is yet to come, and an effort by the loyalists to put themselves in even stronger position.
 LOyallsts Fortified
 United Press dispatches from Rebel sources indicated that the Rebels in the Alto De Leon area found the Loyalists so strongly for tified in concrete emplacements that they began a small siege there. Rebels themselves described their mountain operations as having purely local objectives for the pres- ent.
 It was disclosed at Madrid that the Rebels are heavily preponder- ant in airplanes, aviators and ar- tillery and that the Loyalists must improve their position in that re- spect.
 The mere fact that the govern ment permitted the information to be sent abroad was basis for its as- sertion that it has reason to hope for early improvement in the ball ance of airplane power.
 Rebels Claim Big Victories
 Rebel headquarters all over Spain broadcast statements of great vic- tories and the capture of a success sion of towns and villages in the Talavera area yesterday, notably Escalona and Santa Olalla, the Loyalist field headquarters.
 Two United Press staff correspon- dents were at Santa Olalla late yes- terday, however, and saw a Rebel plane bomb Escalona-so the Reb- els assertions as to those towns were not correct.
 Headquarters Bombed
 A United Press correspondent at Santa Olalla disclosed that the Rebels bombed the Loyalist head quarters yesterday, and that their planes were active all day, appar- ently with little opposition.
 There was activity in several Sec- tors of the Guadarrama mountains west, north and northeast of Mae drid yesterday with little change in position for the attack which they are organizing, and for which they are bringing in moors and foreign legionnaires from the San Sebas- tian-Bilbao area in the far north.
 A United Press correspondent at Toledo described the tunnel which miners have dug under the Alcazar, and in which they have placed two 330 pound bombs ready to blow up the old fortress-palace at any hour, with its 1,200 to 2,000 men women and children.
 50 American Evacuated
 Madrid, Sept. 18-(UP) - More than 50 American citizens are ex- pected to entrain tonight for Ali cante, on the east coast, to embark in the Cruiser Quincy. This will be probably the final evacuation of Americans from Madrid.
 The ministry of interior, in charge of all policing, in decree today ordered that all foreigners submit their passports to police within seven days for examination and approval. In event that the authorities consider the stay of any foreigner in Spain inconvenient he will be duly notified to leave the country" the decree said.
 There are but 174 Americans reg. istered at the embassy here.
 Forty-seven American citizens are living at the embassy and 127 else- where in the capital. Of these 26 from the United States, l from Puerto Rico and 20 from the Philip pines are at the embassy, and 83 from the United States. 25 from Puerto Rico and 20 from the Philip pines are living outside.
 268 Americans In All Since the Civil War 268 Americans have been evacuated.
 Only Monday, Eric 0. Wendelin,