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Show K1 MD fCpOT 'Wineed' in Wild Dash for Freedom 'z 1 . j z , in v l ' V- v - -! - y ', - v - i V ' W:W:kML B. JZI IBOAIRPUIIIS-CLASIIi;iS!(!ES IBOAIRPUIIIS-CLASIIi;iS!(!ES ABOVEAOS Heavy Losses Follow Counter Attack by Rebels MADRID, July 19 (AP) The heaviest battle of the Spanish civil war thus far raged west ot Madrid today as insurgents launched fierce drive to hurl . government troops back to the capital. Insurgent and government planes and ' artillery crashed . bombs and shells Into apposing; Unas and Bronete, newly-won government position, . U sniles west of Madrid. In the sir, an estimated 160 planes fought for supremacy, with government gov-ernment forces gradually gaining; a slight advantage. The Insurgent sir fores renewed a smsshing bombardment of government gov-ernment front lines and communi-eation communi-eation routes. A duel between Britain -Warns Italy ..Bluntly LONDON, July It (INS) In stinging words that left no doubt of hie meaning, British Foreign Beeretary Anthony Eden today told Premier Maeeounl to keep his hands off British Interests la the Mediterranean and the Bod The strongest language that any British cabinet oftleer has need la the houos ot commons for many years was employed by the youthful foreign secretary la stressing Britain's determination to preserve her colonial sovereignty. sov-ereignty. Ho made It abundantly dear that the government Is prepared to g the limit should her Interests Inter-ests be endangered and repudiated repudi-ated the frequent Italian charges that Britain Is seeking "revenge" for her humiliation by Mussolini in the conquest of Ethiopia. big guns ranging In slss from throe to ten inches echoed ail day In the capital. Artillery Shells Behest Besides ths Brunsts spearhead into Insurgent linos, government forces kept chipping at insurgent positions closer to Madrid. Government guns shelled a military mil-itary camp near Upper Caraban-chel Caraban-chel outside ths southern limits of ths city. Government aircraft followed up with a heavy bom-gardment bom-gardment of the camp, where Insurgents In-surgents hsvs concentrated a reserve re-serve contingent In former air-force air-force barracks. Ths Custrovients airfield south of Madrid also cams under heavy government firs. The fighUng brought heavy losses to both sides, but govsrnmsnt officers of-ficers declared insurgents suffered hesviest cssusltiss through exposing expos-ing their forces In the eounter-' eounter-' stuck. Recapture of Brunete wss re-gsrded re-gsrded as vital for Insurgent forces (CooUnuce urn rmin Two 4 Column Ot ' TWO BREAKS FOB FREEDOM BRING GUNSHOT WOUNDS Officer G. M. Hopkins holds Robert Dyatt, ll, shot by another policeman. BIGGEST BATTLE OF VARRAGING IContlnoea frees Pass One) because government artillery, from new emplacements, is shelling insurgent in-surgent positions near Madrid from both the front and rear. Insurgent planee again bombed government airfields near Madrid, but were driven off by heavy antiaircraft anti-aircraft fire. The amount of air andrtfllery activity is absolutely without precedent," prece-dent," he said. "Hour after hour both sides are pounding each other. Slowly It is becoming clear that the government govern-ment is gaining mastery In the air. Loyal Airmen Excel The Fiats used by the rebels (insurgents) (in-surgents) have shown themselves i vulnerable, while the government's new Moscas are flying rings around them. "Villages all around the Brunete salient, both those held by the government gov-ernment and by the rebels, were absolutely flattened by the air bombardment." bom-bardment." The observer said that by penetrating pene-trating the Insurgent ring around Madrid government troops have been able to strike at important communication lines. 'The insurgent counterattack has developed more Intensely daily during dur-ing the last four days he said. "It is clear they realise they must pinch off the Brunete salient or find themselves in peril on the northern edge of their position outside out-side Madrid." Americans In Fighting American and Canadian volunteers volun-teers who were in reserve near the front lines have aeen heavy service ser-vice with the government troops the past two days. Before the Insurgent assault the government announced a counterattack counter-attack had been beaten back after two houre fighting. Government sources estimated that 190.000 insurgents were massed In the Sierra section and north of the Guadalajara front A government spokesman declared de-clared he had reliable Information 30,000 insurgents were concentrated concentrat-ed at Agamella, 10,000 at Boadilla del Monte and 8000 at Seville la Mauve. The renewed Insurgent air activity activ-ity included a raid on the temporary tem-porary Spanish cspltal at Valencia. Valen-cia. The government announced the planes were driven off by antiaircraft anti-aircraft batteries and government fighting planes before any, damage was done. |
