Evening star., 1937-10-29
POSTPONES
ARAG0N FIGHTING
Spanish Rebels and Loyal {
lists Combat Rise in
Valleys of Ebro.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ZARAGOZA, Spain, Oct. 29.-In-
surgent and government armies on tina
broad Aragon front quit fighting each
other today to combat a common
enemy-a food that sheeted wide
areas in the valleys OF the Ebro River
and its tributaries.
The Gallego River. rushing down
from the French frontier to join the
Ebro at this insurgent base and old
Aragon capital, was at its highest
level in 20 years-21 feet above nor
NAL. The Ebro was % feet above
normal. Heavy rains were responsible
for the high water.
The Ebro flooded roads and railways
in Government territory near Huesca
to the north. causing great damage. 1t
filled trenches and driving the Valen-
cia troops to higher ground. !.
Zaragoza was threatened and forced
to take flood precautions similar to
those taken in Americas Ohio Valley
when the Spring floods come.
Some of the recent principal battle
grounds of this front were under sey-
eral feet of water. Hostilities were dis
rupted.
Fighting Zone Huge Lake.
Government forces we're driven out
Of positions near Sabinanigo, in the
Jaca sector, in the headwaters area
Of the Gallego. Almost the entire
fighting zone south of zaragoza, along
the Ebro, was one great lake.
Dispatches from Madrid told Of
progress of the government plan for
the second transfer of the capital
since the civil war began IS months
ago, including denial by Home Secre-
tary Julian Zugazagoitia that the gov
ernment was fleeing" to Barcelona
from Valencia.
The government shifted to Valencia
nearly a year ago, when Generalissimo
Francisco Frances insurgents laid
siege to Madrid.
A government communique reported
developments on the Madrid front
were inconsequential but an insurgent
communique received at Hendaye.
France, told of destruction of insur-
gent Notifications in University City.
on the northwestern edge of the city.
The insurgents said Madrid militia
men attempted to attack after blowing
up the west wing of the clinical his
pital with series of mines but fell
back before the resistance of the in
surgent troops, who had been using
the building as a fortress.
Seaplane Falls in Flames.
A Valencia defense ministry bulletin
reported an insurgent seaplane fell
flaming into the Mediterranean after
anti-aircraft batteries at Portbou, the
requently-bombed government rail-
head on the eastern French border,
opened fire.
The announcement said the plane
headed for France. then attempted to
alight on the water but caught fire
before it could "sit down."
Home Secretary Zugazagoitia. in a
broadcast last night at Madrid, said
some governement personnel and files
already had been moved to Barcelona,
Catalan capital 1t is on the Medi-
terranean $50 miles north of Valencia
and within 10 air miles of the French
frontier. The move will place the
capital about 500 miles from Madrid
on the basis of present means Of land
transportation.
The home secretary gave no detailed
explanation for the move but answered
charges that the regime was ''fieeing,s
northward. If the government ever
felt the need to flee" zugazagoitia
said, cit would flee back to Madrid
and nowhere else