| Show FOREIGN TROOPS TO LEAVE SPAIN BARCELONA Sept 22 Iff The P-The The Spanish government army's American AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican and other foreign volunteers i are expected to be out of the trenches and on their way home by bythe bythe bythe I the first of next year It n was estimated today that evacuation evacuation evacuation of all foreigners In compU- compU compliance compliance ance Premier Juan I announcement yesterday that they would be withdrawn could be completed completed completed com com- within three months His announcement at Geneva was the he first firt public statement of a polIcy polIcy policy pol pol- icy that has been in effect for many months The foreign volunteers have served their purpose as shock troops while hile Spaniards were learning the rudiments of war aar and now officials explained the construction of an Spanish nil fighting machine is almost fin fin- Among the international brigades once formed exclusively of Amer- Amer AmerIcans Americans cans British French Germans i and a scattering of Italians Italians Ital Ital- ians lans an estimated roo to 1000 AmerIcans Americans Amer Amer- scans are still left in Spain T There ere are about to tOO in the front lines perhaps in hospitals about scattered jn m n various units in the Valencia zone and the rest in transport and administrative posts Since last spring nearly all re replacements replacements se- se placements to the international brigades have c been Spanish Brigade Brigade Brigade Bri Bri- gade officials said then that gradual gradual gradual grad grad- ual withdrawal of foreign volunteers volunteers volunteers volun volun- was under way The withdrawal included foreign medical units as well as troops the American medical bureau ending It its existence as an independent body The exodus of American doctors and nurses nurse is still under way with an estimated 15 to 20 nurses and doctors still to be evacuated LONDON Sept 22 Re INS INS Re Reports ports were current in diplomatic quarters today that Italy is planning planning planning plan plan- ning more decisive intervention in Spain soon It was Mas reported that Italian troops are being concentrated at various points preparatory to embarkation embarkation embarkation em em- to take a hand in the civil war on the side of the in in- in Belief prevailed in some diplo diplomatic matic circles here that Chancellor Hitler has promised to support Premier Premier Premier Pre Pre- mier M Mussolini in the reported venture ven ven- ture HENDAYE France At the Spanish Span Spanish Span Span- ish Frontier Sept 22 Iff UPI Insurgent Insurgent gent advices reported today the government lost more than men the past two days in opposing Insurgent Generalissimo Francos Franco's new effort to crack long established government defenses on the Ebro front Dispatches to the border from both armies gave evidence of severe severe severe se se- se- se vere fighting along hill hIlI sectors north of Gandesa The reports report differed differed differed dif dif- dif dif- however on the insurgents' insurgents success the government contending no territory was lost The Insurgents insurgents insurgents gents said three miles of government government government govern govern- ment trenches were taken |
