IN SURPRISE ATTACK
MOROA, Spain, Oct. 5. — The
Government forces, last Saturday
night, fought to outflank the Fas
cist Southern wing closing in on
Madrid from Toledo. Fresh rein
forcements were sent to the front
lines from Madrid. They swung
around in a surprise maneuver out
and around the town of Clias del
Rey, 30 miles south of Madrid.
Insurgent war planes spotted the
troop movements and bombed most
of the centrated units.
SEA SERPENT
MYTHATNOME
IS EXPLODED
Animal Believed Prehistoric
Monster Is Discovered to
Be Only Killer Whale
NOME, Alaska, Oct. 5.—What at
first appeared to be a prehistoric
animal is nothing more than a
killer whale, of a type caught fre
quently in the vicinity of the Dio
mede Islands.
More than 200 people Saturday
and Sunday, led by a few who be
lieved the animal to be one of a
bygone age, walked three miles up
the beach to look at the “sea ser
pent.”
Natives and hunters living nearby
s»id the animal was washed up on
the beach two months ago. Mean
while. the Eskimos have been cut
ting parts of It for dog, feesd and
human consumption.
Another similar animal, except as
yet uncut, washed ashore a few
days ago Is' described as a killet
whale. '<■
13,000 Women
Want to
Wed One Man
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Oct. 5.—
Samuel Frank, aged 42, a mail or
d?r Lothero whom 13,000 women
wanted to marry, sight unseen, has
pleaded guilty in the Federal Court
tc a charge of mall fraud.
Asked whether he considered him
sdf mentally normal, Frank said
hi should be declared incompetent.
I* was once kicked by a mule in
the back of his head nf a camp in
w»r time.
