Loyalists Launch
Counter-Attack:
Italians Menaced
Barcelona, To-day. The Republicans have launched a strong counter- attack south of Lerida and are threatening the rear of the Italian divisions now attacking Borjas Blancas.
It is admitted by the Nationalists in Saragossa that the Republicans have counter-attacked strong- ly in all southern sectors.
ATTACKS, REPULSED
Barcelona, To-day.
The Republicans are reported to It is also claimed that the Na- be using militiaren drawn from tionalists have cut the Benaventse- reserves held ready to defend Bor-Odeurgal road and now hold all jas Blancas, but the Nationalists power stations in Lerida' province. claim they repulsed the attacks This, it is said, gives them control with machine-guns.
over half the total Spanish hyrdoe- General Franco's ........ headquarterslectric power.-Reuter. claim that Nationalist troops ad- vancing from Granadella, captured the town of Bobera and establish- The enemy offensive in the Bala- ed bridgehead across the Riverguer sector continues, with little Canas, while troops which broke success, according to a bulletin of the Republican front before Bala-the Republican Ministry of Na. guer bridgehead, are advancing to- tional Defence. wards the Camarasa district, in Several attacks were repulsed, the spite of a temperature below freez-enemy suffering huge losses. Sup- ing point.
ported by many tanks, the Nation- several alists succeeded, following It is claimed that the Nationalist costly charges, in occupying the advance has closed a pocket six Montero heights. miles, deep and four miles wide, in In the lower Segre sector, which many Republicans were sur-Nationalists have advanced to prised and capturéd.
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Other enemy attacks in different sectors were repulsed.-Trans- Ocean.
SALAMANCA CLAIMS
Salamanca, To-day. Continuing their advance into Catalonia, Nationalist troops have succeeded in occupying the villages of Benavente de Tremp Covet and Clua in the Tremp sector, according to a bulletin issued by the military headquarters last night.-Trans- Ocean.
GRANADELLA STORMED
Bilbao, To-day, Franco troops succeeded yester- day in storming the town of Grana- della, according to reports received here.
Nationalist circles point, out that a highway leads directly from Granadella to Borjas Blancas, the Republican headquarters. Ocean.
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