WAR IN SPAIN: Famine

Aching hunger, rather than lack of munitions, has become Leftist Spain's gravest problem. Leftists can point with pride that their troops have held their own for the last three months. Now Leftists are handicapped by this summer's poor harvest, the cutting in two of Leftist territory, the feeding of 3,000,000 refugees who fled before Rightist advances, difficulties of transportation, ceaseless bombing, sinking of food ships bound for Leftist harbors.

It appeared last week that all these things combined have produced a food scarcity which, if not remedied, may very well force Leftist Spain...

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