The Washington times., 1936-07-29
SLOW ADVANCE
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PLANES
Three Fast Ones to Be
Sent After Big Red
Bomber oday
BY II. r. KNICKERBOCKER
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News servics)
NORTHERN SPANISH NSUR.
GENT ARMY HEADQUARTERS,
BurgoS, July 29.- Madrid no
longer is surrounded on all sides
by inSurgent troops, but has re-
gained access to the outside world
by way of Valencia, the official
spokesman for General Emilio
Mola, insurgent commander-in-
chief, admitted to international
News Service today.
This is the first admission on
this side of the front that the
capital is not now cut off from
supplies of food and fuel, and that
its siege is only partial.
It would be premature to
prophesy eventual victory for
either side, but this news would
appear to be the most important
since the army revolted nearly
two weeks ago.
War in Full Swing
Cavalry is gathering past my
window on the way to the front,
Staff cars dash up to General
Mola's headquarters just oppo'
site my room and discharge dusty
officers and roar away with dis
patches.
The war Is in full swing and
fighting is going on in hundreds
of places, but a study Of the
map reveals that there has been
very little change in the front
since the initial impetus Of the
revolt was spent a week ago.
The insurgents then took and
still control nearly two-thirds OF
Spain, their line curving from
Saragossa westward close to
Madrid and then southeast be-
yond Gibraltar.
valencia and Catalonia remain
in the hands of Madrid. as well as
the top corner, including Bilbao
and San Sebastian. -.
From these two red centers IN
the north, Red militiamen are at
tempting to fall upon the lnSur'
gent forces in the back, and today
sharp fighting is taking place on
General Mola's rear.
Madrid First Objective
Officially, however, Genera
Mola announced that he will not
attempt to clean up the San Sebas-
tian and Bilbao areas until Madrid
is taken.
It was also officially stated that
the insurgents have pushed little
farther on the Somo Sierra front
and are now in sight of Buitrago.
but otherwise it is admitted that
there has been a slight pause IN
the advance.
AS a matter Of fact. the in
surgents are waiting for airplanes
needed to wipe out Madrid's
bombers, which have proved very
painful, especially yesterday when
the insurgents tried to go forward
by daylight.
The forst thorn in the inSur-
gents side is a big American'built
Douglas passenger airplane which
Madrid took off the regular
Madrid-Paris air line and con-
verted into a bomber. This has
done more than an army to hold
up the insurgent advance over the
mountain passes.
New Planes For MOla
It's speed of 200 miles an hour
is nearly twice that Of anything
the insurgents have had, but to-
day General Mola received three
pursuit planes with even greater
speeds. Despite the reluctance OF
the tnsurgent airmen to shoot
their former comrades in the air
corps, these three pursuit planes
today are securing the skies for
the Douglas bomber, with orders
to bring it down at all cost.
InSurgent spokesman declare
they wish to advance with as little
loss of life and destruction on
either side as possible, but the
fact is that each day Of killing
brings more relentlessneSS in this
bloody struggle.
Now the shooting of traitor Of.
ficerS has begun on the insurgent
side, where it was announced to-
day that Lieut.. Col. Moya and
General Cambin had been sum.
marily court martialled and exc
cuted.
Moya, who was in command of
a sector Of the Some Sierra front,
was accused of placing his troops
in a position favorable to Madrid S
attack.
Cambin, at Granada, was &C