Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-02-21 | Page 1 | Hot Battle Rages as Rebels Smash Entrance into Teruel

Hot Battle Rages ages as Rebels e es Smash Entrance Into n to Teruel Terue Trapped Loyalist Defenders Give q Ground Headquarters s in Flames HENDAYE HENDA YE France Feb 21 AP Fighting AP-Fighting Fighting raged in the heart of Teruel today and government defenders were reported surrendering surrendering d dering ring in small groups as insurgent assault forces battled to rega regain full possession of the strategic South South Aragon city of r While the desperate government garrison w was being p pounded into submission another insurgent for force launched a new offensive against tho the Sagunto highway advancing five miles southeast of Teruel It appeared that General Francisco Francos Franco's army intended driving asfar as asfar asfar far as possible toward the A artillery and aIrplane airplane airplane air aIr- plane bombardment preceded this advance Insurgent troops following followIng following follow follow- ing up the barrage were said to have penetrated government lines t aid forced government lf t tr ps ps to retreat on both sides of t o important tant nt road which leads to A th sea The insurgent high command announced announced announced an an- the insurgents were complete complete complete com masters of the road I Inside Teruel he he he government commender sent the insurgents a request that the remainder of the war torn city's civilian population be evacuated The Insurgent general staff coun coun- i on P Page Paje w Two Column Two I i t tj j