Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-02-19 | Page 2 | Thousands Die in Teruel Drive

THOUSANDS DIE IN TERUEL DRIVE HENDAYE France Feb 19 INS Several INS Several thousand government government government govern govern- ment troops were counted dead or wounded today following termination termination termination tion of one of the bloodiest battles of the Spanish civil war war war-a a six- six hour slaughter in which rebel troops advanced four miles along a mile 15 front north of Teruel Americans fighting in the loyalist front lines were reported to have hav suffered major losses before the slashing insurgent attack along the paralleling the Alfambra Alfambra Alfambra bra river From Barcelona the Spanish government government gov gay announced civilians were killed in Madrid by rebel air raids and artillery bombardments between November 7 1936 and December December De De- cember 31 1937 The victims included 2000 women and children the statement said ZARAGOZA Spain Feb 19 UP Four loyalist regiments including 1000 men each and composed almost exclusively of volunteers from the United States suffered huge losses in fighting near Teruel according to information reaching field headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters here today Unconfirmed reports said the officers officers officers of of- of the regiments were Amer Airier Americans Americans belonging to the Washington and Lincoln brigades Another unconfirmed report said that an American high officer who assumed the name of General Douglas was seriously wounded when shell sheIl splinters penetrated his chest HENDAYE France Feb 19 2 P P The The Spanish insurgents officially announced today they had encircled encircled encircled cled Teruel in their new south Aragon Aragon Aragon Ara- Ara gon offensive Two thousand government troops garrisoning the provincial capital city were fighting to defend it The insurgents said they had intimations intimations in from the garrison however however however how how- ever that they would like to discuss discuss discuss dis dis- dis- dis cuss terms for surrender of Teruel