The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-30
Spanish President To Seek Safety on Warship
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sided and Spanish and French au. thorities had regularized the flow of traffic along the main highways
 The refugees were moving more leisurely, with the result that Span ish policemen and soldiers regainec control of the highways and some southbound traffic was possible SC that the Loyalist army commanders were able to form new line, await ing the insurgent advance.
 Despite all precautions, many Loy' alist soldiers managed to cross the frontier. For a time yesterday French authorities even turned back some who had already entered the country. But these were re-ad- mitted later.
 Commander Fights Way
 In the Puigcerda area Col, Henri que Gallan, former Loyalist com- mander in Puigcerda, fought his way with four other soldiers into France when Loyalist guards tried to stor them 1t was asserted. It was re- ported that Gallan quarreled with another commander in the Puigcer- da region and decided to come tc France. With his four men, he was approachcing the frontier wher border guards stopped him. He knocked down one guard with his cane, 1t was asserted, and then he and his men ran for the frontier firing their pistols and killing tive customs guards.
 Anarchists now guarded thu mountain passes in the Puigcerda tc prevent further flights. 1t was said
 Hunger Crazed Refugees
 Perpignan, French-Spanish Fron. tier, Jan. 30--(UP)-French mobile guard endorsements rushed te frontier towns today to guard against the menacing attitude oi hunger maddened and disease threatened refugees from Loyalist Spain.
 While Spanish Republican leaders sought to organize battle line 4t miles north of Barcelona for a las, stand against advancing rebels, they were faced with a state nearing re. volt at some points along the Dor. der. Premier Juan Negrin was pub. licly insulted at La Junquera.
 The premier was shouted dowr when he attempted to address { crowd. Rather than face further in. cidents. Negrin left La Junquers without completing his effort tt rally the people to restore order ane continue resistance in Catalonia. Situation Serious
 At Puigcerda the situation was re- portedly extremely serious. Gen Quintana. an important Republican leader, was imprisoned and re- placed by Col. Garcia Vitandof. Col Vitandof ordered the arrest O. Mayor Amede Oliva. Bloody incl dents were feared in the famished refugee crowded town.
 Premier Negrin returned to Fig ueras where the cabinet has beer meeting almost continually bu without apparent results. At con. clusion of the last session both Ne grin and foreign minister Julio Al varez Del vayo refused to comment except that Del Vayo remarked There Is nothing to say"
 The plight of refugees in the Dor der region grew worse today. Tor rental rains and snows fell alonI the Pyrenees and the coast hamper ing evacuation. The snow was s, heavy at some points 1t threatened to block road by tonight.
 Thousands In Bad Health
 Thousands of refugees were in bat health. Many children died In tn flight through the snows. Ther were numerous cases of typhtis dis covered. Some refugees were fount to be insane when examined by phy sicians on the frontier.
 Albert Sarraut, French minister o interior. and Marc Rucart ministe of public health, were expected her from Paris today to investigate re ports that the diseaset. refugee might cause epidemics in France allowed to enter.
 Clashes were reported on the Span ish side of the border where politica quarels were developing amonI Catalans. Squadrons of dragool guards were sent to various point hy the French because of the men acing attitude of refugees still out side France.
 Many of the refugees reporte, they had been insulted and accuse, mobile guards of slowing their prog ress across the border.
 Bad weather and stiffened Re publican rear guard action appeare, to have slowed down the National ist advance. Collapse of all resist ance in the northeast corner of Cat alonia would mean disaster for tn Republicans.
 Hammered for weeks in one o the most gigantic offensives of mod ern warfare. tangled for days in horde of hungry, terrorized refugee who fled north from Barcelona to ward the safety of France, witl some of their leaders reported guar 'reling among themelves, the Loy