Show Loyalists Rush Troops To Artesa Triangle HENDAYE France At the Spanish Frontier Dec 30 WP The Spanish government rushed all available men and guns on the northern Catalan battlefront today to the defense of the strategic Artesa Artesa Artesa Ar Ar- tesa triangle slowly vanishing under under under un un- un- un der Insurgent Generalissimo FranCos FranCo's Franco's Francos Francos Franco's Fran Fran- cos co's steam roller offensive The vital road center called a aKey aKey aKey Key to Catalonia lay under the pounding of insurgent guns from the north and west Pushing slowly across the bloody Balaguer bridgehead sector the in insurgent insurgent insurgent in- in command sent another column column column col col- col- col pointing toward Artesa from the southwest Both high commands appeared convinced that possession of the tiny industrial town meant a long stride toward victory or defeat for forthe forthe forthe the insurgents' insurgents great drive in northern north north- em ern Lerida province After a day of some of the bitterest bitterest bitterest bitter bitter- est fighting in the war in which General Franco finally captured the southern key town of Granadella Granadella Granadella Grana- Grana della both forces concentrated their efforts on Artesa |