The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-24

NSOAAUAAlAVo 40AA4 67oAG 4J northeast of the capital and took without resistance seven villages occupying an area of nearly eight square miles. In their effort to keep the nationalists from reinforcing their men in the Bilbao area the loy- alists were on the offensive on five fronts, extending as far south as Toledo. None of the movements was a major one. They were designed principally to take advantage of ap- parent current nationalist weakness and to prevent the dispatch of re- Inducements to the north.
 Will Not Appeal
 Geneva, May 24-(UP)-Spanish 1oyalist leaders have agreed not to embarrass efforts to arrange truce in the civil war by appealing to the League of Nations to take action against foreign intervention, it was understood today.
 AS foreign ministers of the powers began private consultations this morning, preparing for the opening of a council meeting this afternoon Julio Alvarez Del Vayo chief loyalist delegate, was under stood to have given assurances that he would not ask positive council action.
 The loyalist government forced the council to put the intervention question its program and Del Vayo has a long memorandum ready for submission, citing alleged "incontro- vertible proof" of German-Italian intervention in aid of the national iSts.
 But because of the British French efforts to arrange truce, 1t was said, Del Vayo would content him. self with using the league as a formu with which to influence world opinion in the loyalists' favor.
 Stand Against British
 The Spanish delegation took a strong stand against the British proposal for an armistice in private conversation with council delegates before the opening of the session.
 The loyalists were reported to contend that the British are putting the cart before the horse in propos- ing an armistice before an actual agreement has been reached fol the withdrawal of foreign troops.
 The loyalists maintain that the non- n-intervention committee should first obtain an agreement for the I@J of vyn11IF1fnnpc 0fEnT which Valencia would be willing tu discuss the manner of effecting the withdrawal, including an arInlstlce if necessary.
 Rebels Extend Lines
 With the nationalist army south of Bilbao, May 24-(UP)--The na- tionalists in new drive south ot Bilbao have extended their line and occupied dominating positions that threaten the safety of thousands oi loyalist troops.
 (Gen. Gonzalo Queipo De Llano broadcasting from Seville, said that the nationalists took Dina, 12 miles southeas tof Bilbao and advanced so as to dominate Yurre, an im- portant road junction two miles farther on.-Edo
 Infantry, artillery and aviation are working together in frontal and flanking movements which have forced the loyalists to abandon theii positions rather than be surrounded
 Information is that the national ists, knowing the difficult nature ol the country, are not going to pc nasty but are figuring that 1t may take them several weeks to occupy Bilbao-unless, as some hope, the Basque autonomous government sur renders.
 Thomas With Loyalists
 Barcelona, Spain, May 24-(UP) Norman Thomas, American soclal- ist, broadcast a speech to the span ish loyalists today, urging them oil to victory.
 "The whole world is impatiently awaiting your victory over Franco Mussolini and Hitler" Thomas said Tt is our dearest hope that you crush fascism and assure tnt triumph of democracy" .
 Thomas arrived here yesterday te be guest of honor of President Luis Companys. He experienced trouoit with the border control agents which delayed him three days.
 Thomas plans to visit Valencia and Madrid.
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