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British, French Warships Massed as Mystery Subs Attack 3 Spanish Tankers; French Steamer Is Captured by Spanish Rebel Cruiser
SAINT JEAN DE LUZ, Franco Spanish Frontier, July 30. (UP) Attacks on three Spanish tankers by a mysterious submarine and the capture of a French steamer by an insurgent cruiser brought a swift massing of British and French warships off Spain's coast last night. Twelve French and British warships took up positions a few hundred yards outside Spanish territorial waters, alert for any further attacks on freighters flying their flags and running the rebel blockades of Santander and Gijon. The mysterious submarine attacked the three Spanish loyalist freighters off the French fishing port of Grau du Roi, setting fire to one and driving the other two into French territorial waters. The tankers Valetta and Famora, which fled from the submarine attack, reported that they were en route to Marseilles when the submarine came to the surface, firing from a deck gun. The mayor of Grau du Roi, who is a fisherman, mobilized other fishermen and went to the rescue of the burning tanker. The French coastal steamer Riri was captured by the rebel auxiliary cruiser Canarias and taken to the Balearic island port of Palma, Majorca, where the crew was imprisoned. It also was reported that the French steamer Jacques Schlaffino, arriving at Sete from Bougie, Algeria, was attacked 40 miles off Minorca in the Balearics by a rebel warplane which twice swept the ship's decks with machine-gun bullets.
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