Evening star., 1938-01-01
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By the Associated Press.
HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish From
tier, Jan. 1.-Spain's insurgent legions
were reported today in complete con-
troll of Teruel after the greatest bat
tie OF the civil war-a bloody struggle
of 100000 men in which two war
correspondents were killed and two
wounded
An automobile in which the four
reporters-two Of them Americans
were following the sweep of General
1ssimo Francisco frances troops
against government-held Teruel yes
terday was smashed by a shell from a
75-millimeter field gun.
The dead:
Bradish Gaillard Johnson, jr, about
26 years old, Harvard educated CORE
spondent for the magazines Spur and
News Week-chest pierced by metal
fragments.
E. R. S. Sheepshanks, about 80
years old, of Reuters British news
agency)-shrapnel in face, shoulder
and left eye
A. P. Man Wounded.
The injured:
Edward j. Neil of the Associated
Press-wounded in left thigh.
Harry Philby of the Times Of Lon
don-head injury.
CBradish johnson formerly re-
sided in Washington, serving as
aide in 1884 to his uncle, Bradish
j. Carroll jr., who was assistant to
the administrator of the N. r. A.
and is now with the Coal Commits
sion)
Havas French news agency re-
ported the four men were in a party
OF II correspondents, accompanied by
insurgent press officers, who were fol-
lowing the tide of the battle in five
automobiles.
On the edge of Caude, village 6
miles northwest Of Teruel, the pro-
cess1on ran into an artillery barrage
with which the slowly retreating gov
ernment forces were trying to hold
up the insurgent advance yesterday
afternoon. The cars pulled up to a
halt on the snow-covered roadway
while shells plowed the earth about
them.
Shell Scores Direct Hit.
Suddenly shell made a direct hit
on the first car, showering the occu-
pants with deadly shrapnel and frag-
ments Of the automobile
Others of the party quickly dragged
the wounded and dying men from the
debris. While they were lifting Philby
out of the wreckage another shell
crashed about 20 yards from them.
The wounded were given first aid
and with the body of johnson, who was
killed outright, were hurriedly car
ried north along the snowy highway
to Zaragoza, the insurgents middle
Aragon base about 100 miles away.
There, at 1890 o'clock last night
In q war hospital, Sheepshanks
died. Insurgent authorities an
nounced funeral services for him and
johnson would be held at Zaragoza
Monday.
Message From Insurgent Official.
(Thls message was received by the
Associated Press at London from Mer-
~ Delval, insurgent press chief: Re
gret inform you Eddie Neil wounded
thigh by shell which hit car he riding
with Reuters Sheepshanks Spur John
son who both killed outright stop.D
Yesterdays driving counter often
sive brought tremendously reinforced
1nsurgent army back like a tidal wave
into the war-battered Teruel, 1875 miles
east of Madrid. The recently VIC
torious government troops were forced
into confused retreat southwark.
Salamanca Radio Report.
The radio station at Generalissimo
Francisco frances capital, Salamanca.
broadcast report of very high"
losses by the government. Roads out
Of the city were jammed with fright
ened fugitives, aerial scouts reported,
showing "the tragic nature of the
Marxtst rout"
The government forces fled south
ward into the Turia River Valley
Late last night another Salamanca
broadcast said Our success is total
The enemy, retiring along the Turia,
has blown up all bridges"
The victory was reunion for the
survivors Of the fierce "siege within
Q siege"-the insurgent garrison thai
had held of the government captors
Of Teruel for 10 days with streams Of
mAchine-gun nm from ancient build.