Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1937, Page 5

FASCISTS LAUNCH MINE AREA DRIV Moorish Cavairy Leads As- sault Directed From Mountain Heights. BY the Associated Press. WITH INSURGENTS ON THE CORDOBA FRONT, March 29.—Ma- neuvering behind a screen of crack Moorish cavalrymen, two wings of the southern insurgent army launched a simultaneous attack today to smash the government barrier to the rich mining country of Cuidad Real. The perfectly synchronized drive eastward against Pozoblanco and northward up the valley of the Por- cuna River shattered an Easter Sun- day calm. The signal for the general advance could be seen clearly in the fine weather as it was relayed from moun- tain peak to mountain peak where specially manned observation posts had been plotting the position of gov- ernment troops throughout the week end. As the Moorish cavalry “trouble shooters” crashed into action in the mountainous terrain of Cordoba Prov- ince, the infantry squads spread out - into skirmish order behind them. From the heights, the observers di- rected the advance, spotting enemy fleld artillery positions, machine gun nests and troop movements, and relay- ing the information to the front lines on the lower slopes. Would Pinch Off Vast Area. ‘The eastward moving column laid its course roughly along the position of the prickly spine of the Sierra Mo- rena Range while Gen. Gonzalo Queipo de Llano's northernmost col- umn pushed upward along the valley of the Porcuna. The double thrust aimed along the northern and eastern edges of a box- like area, 25 miles on & side, and if successful, would mean the pinching off of a vast area on the southern front. The advance spread from the sec- tors about Cordoba, Pozoblanco and Porcuna to virtually all sections of the southern front in unit engage- ments stretching all the way from the Tagus River, 30 miles south of Madrid, to the Mediterranean, 230 miles away. Loyalists Defeated. On the extreme southern sector, to the east of captured Malaga, a severe defeat with heavy losses was inflicted when a government Orgiva area was turned into & rout. It was the first attack in force by the government army since the occu- pation of Malaga scattered their eoastal columns. Sweeping down from widely sepa- rated positions on the southern slopes of the Sierra Nevada range, they . Clashed unexpectedly with insurgent riflemen and machine-gunners, man- ning a strongly fortified lire. Insurgent officers said the govern- ment commanders had apparently been led to believe the sector was abandoned. Pressing the advantage gained from surprise, insurgent cavalry took up the attack and pursued the retreating gov- ernment troops back into the moun- tains Squads of infantrymen followed close behind, consolidating the new posi- tions. CARVE OUT SALIENT. Loyalists Shift Center of Operations Northwest of Madrid. By the Associated Press. MADRID, March 29.—The govern- ment suddenly shifted its center of operations to northwest of Madrid to- day and, carving out a 36-square-mile arrow-head salient, menaced the in- surgent divisional headquarters at Avila. The dull boom of heavy field guns on the heights above Navalperal de Pinares, strategic communication cen- ter only 15 miles from Avila, sig- nalled the end in the early dawn of the spontaneous truce that halted fighting on all fronts over Easter. ‘The artillery, implaced in the Bierra de Malagon range during the night, battered the important railroad eenter to cover a general advance on the El Escorial front. Insurgent batteries outside the capi- sal meanwhile dropped eight shells in central Madrid during a morning bombardment, causing & number of oasualties and breaking a gas main in the Gran Vie, Madrid's principal business thoroughfare. Most of the projectiles fell into a erowded area near the Puerta Del Sol. The smell of gas lingered over the entire district adjacent to the broken main. Firemen, wearing gas masks, rushed to repair the damage. Navalperal, 38 miles west by north of Madrid, 6 the peak of the salient formed by the swift government ad- vance, and its fall would mean the loss to the insurgents of their north- ern concentration point to the west of Madrid. ‘The town, in a strong tactical posi- tion where the Malagon Range falls off abruptly to the north, is the main YOGUE “QUALITY” CLEANING Known to Washington for 20 Yeors Any Garment Except Fancy and Ladies’ 2-Plece Yogue Cleaned and Pressed 39 Ladies’ Dresses, Coats and Suits. Men’s Suits, Topcoats and Overcoats OCUE Cleaners 1744 Columbia Rd. N.W. 1735 Conn. Ave. N.W. 826 Bladensburg Rd. N.E. 1418 Wis. Ave. N.W. 324 Third St. N.E. 3707 34th St. (Mt. Rainier, Md.) REGARDLESS OF 'WHAT YOU PAY, YOU CANNOT BUY BETTER CLEANING attack on the | supply link between the northern sec- tor of the Madrid western front and the divisional headquarters at Avila. Extending their operations with great secrecy, the government com- mand took advantage of insurgent pre- occupation with their severe defeat on the Guadalajara front northeast of Madrid to lay the ground work for the offensive. The gradual widening of the north- western front beyond the Guadarrama Mountains proceeded quietly through- out the heavy fighting at Brihuega, almost equally distant on the opposite side of the capital, and the fnsurgent rout that followed. Pressing steadily forward from the historic fortifications at El Escorial, command center of the Guadarrama regiments, the government troops first reduced Robiedo de Chavela, & smaill village southwest of Navalperal, BOMB OWN TROOPS. WITH GOVERNMENT ARMIES AT ANDUJAR, Spain, March 29 (#).— Insurgent flyers, mistaking the in- surgent concentration point of Villa Del Rio for a government-held center, dropped 15 bombs on their own town today, causing many casualties and much property damage. ‘The flyers apparently thought Villa Del Rio was Andujar, government di- vision point in Southern Jaen Prov- ince. Government militiamen were re- ported advancing simultaneously al- most to the entrance of Alcaracejos, insurgent-held city on the road to one of the northern passes into the rich mining country of Ciudad Real Prov- ince, Chrysler (Continued From First Page.) New York, where conferences are in progress on new wage agreements be- tween the United Mine Workers and | the Appalachian Coal Operators. He said he would return to Lansing Wednesday or Thursday if the Chrys- ler settlement had not been arranged then. ‘There were indications that both sides had yielded somewhat in their extreme positions on the union recog- nition issue. Gov. Murphy would not coment on Nearly every one knows that KIDNEY TROUBLE —is often associated with serious I backache, dizziness, shortness of breath, headaches are symptoms dangerous to health. ankles swell . . . does the urinalysis show albumen or casts? Learn how Mountain Valley Mineral Water from Hot Springs, Ark., can help you. Phone or write Mountain MEt. 1062, for booklet. diseases. Don't take chances . . .| Maybe the | Valley Water Co., 1405 K St. N.“'u] THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON the statement by William Green, pres- ident of the American Federation of Labor, in Washington, that the sit- down strike, favored weapon of the U. A. W. and other C. L O. affiliates, involves “grave implications detri- mental to labor's interest” and that “it must be disavowed by the thinking men and women of labor.” The sit-down strike, as a stumbling block in the Chrysler negotiations, was removed last week when the Chrysler strikers evacuated eight plants. Recognition for the union, ever, atill was unsettled. Conferees and Gov. Murphy, who has fostered the present parley, have said it was the only point con- sidered since negotiations began March 3. The Governor said at the conclusion of the two-hour Easter day session that the difference was “largely a ques- tion of degree of bargaining.” He disclosed also that both sides had sub- mitted written proposals, although none had been found mutually satis- factory. Union May Relax Demand. Some sources said indications were the union would relax its rigid de- mand for sole recognition in a bargain for some degree of control beyond its own membership which might assure it a hand in any negotiations the cor- poration undertook with other em- ploye groups. Similarly, it was said, the corpora- tion appeared likely to yield somewhat if & plan could be found that would leave employes free to choose their representatives, whether union or non- union. The Governor has reiterated that “a settlement will be reached in this con- ference.” Murphy said a settlement could be reached during Lewis' absence. He said, in fact, one “can be reached any time.” But observers doubted that it would be done without the union gen- eralissimo’s presence or at least, con- how- ‘Wearing apparel carefully washed delivered ironing. work washed and ironed, reedy for use. Men's shirts 100 ea. ex. Minimum, $1 Call Mrs. Hunt CO. 7020 For Thrift wash. get full details with- out obligation. 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Murphy has expressed a belief set- tlement of the Chrysler deadlock would hasten peace In two lesser au- tomotive strikes, the Reo dispute, keeping 2,200 idle here, and the Hud- son sit-down, keeping some 10,000 from work in Detroit. The Reo strike almost got out in front when reports were made that & settlement was at hand Sunday morning. However, some differences defied immediate solution, and the negotiations, sponsored by Mayor Max A. Templeton of Lansing, were ad- Journed to Tuesday. The Hudson strike, which began March 8, has been at a standstill. ANTI-C. 1. O. DRIVE OPENS, Employes’ representatives, united o combat O. I. O. inroads into the steel LOST BY A BEARD! In ancient Rome, a philosopher try. ing for a chair of philosophy, was refused because his beard was too short! Nowadays employers like that neat, close-shaven appearance which a genuine Gem Blade gives! D. 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