Evening star., 1937-08-14
.LOYAL|STS REPORT
BRUNETTE ADVANCE
Insurgents Also Chalk Up
Gains Near TerueI in
Eastern Spain.
BACKGROUND

BACK GROUND
tSndnish FdScists, meeting bitter
resistance in their repeated assaults
upon Madrid, haze turned to clean
mp little remaining Lounlist control
IN North Spain and to attempt to
ent the Madrid Valencia Railroad
~ order to shut of sources of REIN
torcements for beSteqed government
forces Loudltsts hare claimed some
Advances made in counter -dripe to
break siege lines around capital.
Ry the Associated Press
HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish From
tier, August 14.-Government troops
thrust forward a mile in a surprise
attack on the Brunette front outside
Madrid today as the insurgents ham,
mered out new gains on the long
Teruel Spearhead 100 miles east of
SPANS principal city
Opponents locked in the 13-month-
old civil war concentrated their battle
efforts on separate central Spanish
war fronts and each chalked up VIC
torres in the Shell-torn zones.
Government sources declared Gen,
Jose Mlalas S government troops had
forced their way into entertainments
near Brunette, the war-shattered vii
laee now held by the insurgents after
having changed hands at least four
times during the civil war
Insurgents Report Advance.
lnSurgent reports asserted General
tSimo Francisco FRANCOIS 'methodi-
cauy' advancing war machine forced
government troops to evacuate posi-
tlons near Frias on the southwestern
edge Of the Teruel salient by which
the insurgents hope to cut communca-
tons between Madrid and Valencia
on the seacoaSt
1nsureent authorities closed the
western section of the Franco Spanish
frontier. The government, in an Off
rtal communlQue, asserted the closing
was because of grave internal dis
orders in San Sebastian, but inSurgent
authorities said the move was made
IN prevent news of lnsurgent opera
t,onS in San Sebastian and other
northern cities from leaking out.
The Valencia defense ministry re-
ported other disturbances in insurgent
territory, saying that $50 inSurgent
soldiers were Jailed in Ceuta. Spanish
Morocco, for refusing to 80 to the
front. Eleven officers and civilians
were said to have been executed last
Friday after conviction on charges Of
conspiracy
The government said fighting was
heard within the insurgent lines near
GuadalaJara, northeast of Madrid. and
IN other sectors.
Danish Vessel Sunk.
The l,93l-ton Danish vessel Edith
vas bombed and sunk by four in
surgent planes 80 miles south of Bar
celona, forcing the ships crew of 20
and French non-lntervention OBJ
server to take to lifeboats. The men
were saved by Spanish fishing ships.
Another maritime incident was re-
ported from TunLs, on the North
African Coast where the captain of
the French freighter Peame told
authorities his ship had been halted
at sea by an unidentified submarine
that fired q torpedo across his bows.
The freighter was permitted by
the mysterious aSsailant to proceed,
however.
Valencia reports declared the in
Elrgent ship Jupiter was seriously
damaged in naval engagement with
the government destroyer Oscar off
Gijon.
New Refugees Barred.
PARIS, August IA (P,.-France in
formed the British government today
It could not shelter more Spanish
refugees until some part of the $4,000
now living in France were repatriated
or sent to other countries.
At the Quai d Orsay it was explained
refugees crossing the border would
not be turned away, but authorities
were anxious that British merchant
men taking refugees out of Santander
and other ports should know that
France Is filled up'