Evening star., 1938-08-13
US, ARMS SEIZED,
SAY SPAIN REBELS
II Tanks and 80 Field Guns
Taken Since War Began,
They Declare.
BACKGROUND

n,ent OF arms to either faction IN
Spain pas passed In January, 1882.
less than sir months after outbreak
of Spanish ciril ,pdr Since then
reports have been heard frequently
that American uar materials,
shipped to countries other than
Spain, pere finding their 1Oay to
the Loyalist side. Insurgents hare
been plentitully supplied ,uith arms
BY Germany and Italy.
~ the Associated Press.
HENDAYE, France, Aug. l3.-
Spanish insurgents announced today
their troops have captured large guam
titles of American war materials from
government armies.
An insurgent communique declared
II tanks and 33 field guns of Amer
lean manufacture had fallen into their
hands since the start of the civil war.
Listed also were $50 machine guns,
3.43O rifles and l1,7OO shells of Amer
lean manufacture captured from the
enemy.
Simultaneous with this announce
ment and the fighting of continued
battle around Cabeza del Buey, in
Southwestern Spain, for control OF
the Almaden mercury mines, insurgent
military authorities tightened frontier
control.
This action led to the belief new
offensive was about to be launched.
Counters Rebel Aid Charges.
The announcement of the capture
Of American war materials apparently
was designed to match government as
sertions that new German and Italian
aid is reaching the insurgents.
The communique also listed 404
Russian tanks, 60,000.000 Russian
cartridges, 405 French field guns, 40
French submachine guns, 10000 600
British cartridges and 100000 car
tridges supplied by Mexico as among
war materials captured by insurgent
troops.
Insist Capture of Cabeza.
Insurgent dispatches insisted Cabeza
del Buey had been captured, but gov
ernment advices asserted the militia
men still were holding out, effectively
blocking the advance of Gen. Gonzalo
Queipo de Llano.
Bulletins from Barcelona and VAL
encia admitted the insurgents had
gained control of heights surrounding
the beleaguered village after heavy
bombardment by 40 warplanes.
Fresh government renforcements
were said to have arrived from the
Madrid front to try to halt wide
flanking movement that has been de-
veloping for two days north of Cabeza
del Buey
Stalemate in East.
On the eastern front, equally bitter
fighting appeared to have resulted in a
stalemate. with the insurgents regain
ing positions in the Sierra de Pandols
north of Gandesa and government
troops extending their front south of
Gandesa.
Government forces reported they
still were holding positions on the
western bank of the Segre River, about
so miles north of Gandesa. They said
they had made short retreat from
positions gained in a surprise thrust
Tuesday. but had repulsed an insur-
gent attempt to drive them back
across the river.
Loyalists OH Offensive.
Barcelona dispatches said govern
ment militiamen had taken the often
sive southeast of Teruel on the Teruel-
Mediterranean highway, occupying stra-
tegic positions in the Ell Toro Noun
tains between Sarrion and Viver.
Government advices said four insur-
gents and two government planes had
been shot down in an aerial battle
near Mora de Ebro on the Ebro River
front.