Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-03-12

Madrid during the four months in
surgent Seige resulted in Stifening
the government lines of defense.
Militidmen hare been rushed to
greet the inpdders, NTH customary
success Air raids became telCer as
result of many plane battles in
7rhich rebel flyers acre brought
dotcn, despite heapy loyalist losses.
By the Associated Press
MADRID, March IL (P).-1nsurgent
artillery blasted anew at this be-
1eaguered capital today as government
commanders reported their War-fagged
"milicianos" were holding an army of
10000 Italians in check on the north
eastern front, A miles away
Shells exploded in the Gran Via, all
important thoroughfare, and struck
the lower buildings of one section of
the city.
Several persons were believed hit
and screaming ambulances raced to
the Shelled area. Several other per-
sons were killed or injured yesterday
IN another of the countless lombard
mentS of the fOur-month siege
On the other hand. 300 insurgents
were killed or wounded in Southern
Spain, it was reported from Andujar,
when they attacked Villanueva del
Duque. Jaen Province.
Ban Violation Charged.
The government cabinet in Valencia,
meanwhile, prepared a protest to the
International Neutrality Committee,
of which Italy is a member, terming
the presence of Italian troops a grave
violation of the European non-inter-
vention accord.
The government accused Italy Of
vaging an ''undeclared war" on Spain.
In the face of combined assaults by
artillery, planes, mechanical units and
waves Of infantrymen and machine
gunners, Madrid's forces were reported
to have forced f1attening of the in
surgent spearhead along 23-mile
front in Guadalajara Province.
The Jagged line bisected the Aragon-
Madrid highway at Trijueoue. II miles
northeast of the city of Guadala lara
which is 80 miles from Madrid. 1t ex-
tended from CCgolludo, north of the
road, to Budia, on the south.
Four Italian columns had been
beaten from closely-integrated war
machine of narrow front into a
broader and more vulnerable organlza-
ton, government strategiStS declared
In view of the governments stub
born resistance, they said the attackers
made no further efforts to advance on
the direct route to Guadalajara.
More Italians Expected
The governments characterization
OF the conflict as international" was
said to have been strengthened further
by the reported declaration of an
Italian prisoner of war, identified as
Maj. Luciano Antonio de Inino. that
the Italian government was planning
to send even more regular Italian
troops to Spain
The major, described as the chief of
an Italian machine gun unit in
GuadalaJara, was one of three officers
and AZ men who became lost and were
trapped by government militiamen
He was quoted as telling Gen. Jose
MlaJa's staff that "Italy's support of
Fascsm in Spain is in line with the
1tallan policy to establish a league of
Fascist countries"
A defense junta statement said dis
closures by the prisoners on the COM
position Of the insurgent forces in
Guadalajara fully prove Italy's par
tlcipation in this war"
One of the four divisions, the state
ment added, was from the regular
Italian army, the other three made
up of Blackshirt militia.