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IL DUCE USING ITALIAN YOUTHS AS GUN FODDER
Suicidal Counter-Attacks Smashed By Machine-Guns
ATHENS, Mar. 13 (Reuter)-Italian Blackshirt youths "whom Mussolini used to glorify with his Fascist hymn "Glovanezze" have been ung without proper training into the fighting in cen- tral Albania where they were mercilessly mown down.
A Greek major stated that the sight of these youths being led to such battery revolted him. The youths who recently arrived at the front, showed their lack of training by the way they ran into the cross fire of machine-guns, only to be deci- mated
GENERAL
BRITISH DRIVE RHODES ISLAND HEAVILY
BOMBED BY THE R.A.F
ON HARRAR
ITALIANS SURPRISED
BY MANOEUVRE ··
CAIRO, Mar. 13 (Reuter)-Br]- {' tish Imperial forces in Abyssinia are smashing their way by road in lorries and trucks.towards the Im- portant centre of Harrar.
They have covered 120 miles in two days, meeting with no resis tance apart from spasmodic ar attacks...
CAIRO, March 13 (Reuter) Rhodes Island in the Dodecanese. was heavily raided by RAF, bombers during the night of March 10-11. Calato, enemy aerodrome half way between Linkos _and_Lakania, was bombed causing a large fire in the south-west, corner of the aerodrome following four heavy explosions and several smaller ones.
*An RAK Middle East communi- que announcing these operations says that the aerodromes at Maritza and Kattavu:a were also! attacked, causing fires.
An additional offietal cömmuni-
que adds that considerable damage was done to dispersed enemy air-
Questioned on the possibility of Italian resistance at "Jijigs and craft" Harrar, a military spokesman told One hollow: 80) feet deep and in last night's Greek High
Reuter: "Our forces are making a damaged. 1,500 feet wide, was covered with mand communique.
back door entry. The Italians their bodies."
According to the Athens radio, have planned
Fighting in the central sector of Albania continues to be marked by suicidal Italian counter-attack and the capture of large batches „of war-weary prisoners
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Italian Blackshirt battalions counter-attacking to regain vital Jost heights found themselves tween the murderous. Greek fire und their own artillery barfam Unable to retreat, they were wiped
The battle raged for many hours over the whole area, says the Greek Press Ministry.
INTENSE FIGHTING
Com-
Al-British planes returnea un
ALBANIA
ISTANBUL BOMB
OUTRAGE
Explosive Secreted In Baggage
Istanbul, Mur. 13 (Router) their defences toTop movements and tutor Confirmation that the bomb which the communique says that last the north facing Djibuti and did transport on the Glava-Buzi Road exploded at the Pera Palace Hotel
night, the fourth day of the Italian not expect an offensive from the
ffensive, the intensified encuis south." efforts were without results. Alf the Italian attacks were repulsed by the Greek forces with consider able losses.
Two hundred prisoners, incriu ng four "officers. were captured.
,""
Ito the Success of these aperu- itions.
ROME DENTAL
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האידי
In Albania were again attacked was secreted among the baggage of yesterany when British fighters the British Legation Party 'while STEADY ADVANCE...
intercepted a large formation of still in Sofa. Ja contained in an KHARTOUM, Mar, 13 (Reuter) enemy fighters in the central official statement issued following all round Abyssinia. British and front sector, five being shot down enquiries. Abyssinian patriot troops are and a number of others severely The statement says: steadily beating back the Italians.
damaged.
valises which had The Italians fleeing from Burve
been placed Further, attacks were thade ou among the luggage of the British The Greek Air Force contributed to Debramarces have not attempt- the railway at Eritrea.
jed to
Legation staff at Sofa prior to the detend the crossing ΟΣ
ABYSSINIA
special train's departure arrived Temsha River where a stand was
Regarding operations in Abys-here and one was taken to the expected. #
sinia, the communique says that hotel where it exploded a few mo- An ufficial denied that Bottal, are making a double thrust along Harrar Road was machine-gunned
In western Abyssinia the British enemy transport on the Jia-ments after arrival." the Fascist Minister of Education..! the dusty camel tracks and through and that, an
The statement addu "The and Clanetti. Under-Secretary for high elephant grass towards Asosa the fijiga aerodrome was shot up hotel among the baggage of a. Italian bomber in second valise was found at another Corporations, were killed in the where the recent fighting in Albania is given holding out.
strong garrison is still by aircraft of the South African member of the British Legation In Rome yesterday.
Air Force.. Sudanese and
staff. Following East African
the explosion." troops have captured the range
This nerodrome appeared Afoduserted.
de this gentleman became suspicious) escarpment thus laying the
and, opening the valise, found an upen to Asosa. This was achieved (tish advancing troops air nrotec wireless battery.
way.
Fighter aircraft gave the Brimfernal machine, resembling a after an ambush of the Italians intion which four guns and much' equip-
"He submitted it to expert It is now known that five enemy examination which revealed that ment were captured.
aircraft were destroyed in their contained explosive material. raid on the enemy aerodrome in This was rendered harmless."
Three persons were killed and 22 Injured.
The fighting was intense und the gruelling fire of the Greek artulery at point blank
the
added to the enemy's difficulties,
All positions captured by Greeks were firmly held
It appears. says an official state ment, that both Ministers are excellent health and that a major named Bottal. who has no con- Among the latest prisoners ca-nexion with the Minister, has been tured were 20 officers, including a made prisoner by the Greeks. Naples University professor "confirmed that the Minister g
Who
IL DUCE IN ALBANIA
NAZI PRESSURE Tripolitanis announced yesterday, anortally
Education, Bettal, was wounded when fighting beside
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LONDON, March 13 (Reuter)-
LONDON, March 13 (Reuter) Mussolin! has been in Albania for
the
past five days supervising
operations, reported the Athens
adlo last night.
Il Duce is reported to have said Official Greek 'report of the Itamar that he is returning to Rome offensive described earlier is given Saturday.
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ON YUGOSLAVIA
New Note Presented To Belgrade
:
MALTA RAIDED The communique adds that enemy aircraft raided Malta dr ing the night of March 10-11 but that only slight damage was caused.
Enquiry is proceeding.
..
CHAMBERMAID KILLED Two policemen and a chamber- maid were among those who lost One German bomber was shot their lives in the explosion at the down by British fighters and anti-Pera Palace Hotel, it is officially BELGRADE, Mar. 13 (Reuter) aircraft fire destroyed another confirmed. While diplomatic German pressure enemy aircraft. on the Yugoslav Government con- tinues strong, the atmosphere generally is cheerful as it is be-
"
From all operations, all British aircraft returned safely.
CAIRO, Mar, 13 (Reuter) Mr. Anthony Eden Visited the Egyptian
lieved by the public that the de- FINE WORK OF Foreign Ministry yesterday and
cision has been taken that Ger- Iman aggression would be resisted.
Well-informed quarters declared last night that x
German
new
KING'S AFRICAN
RIFLES
note had been presented to Yugo- Islavia containing proposals for ·LONDON, Mar 13 (British Wire- "active assistance" for the Axis in less-A survey or he fine work return for a reserved place for of the King's African Rifles, a Yugoslavia in the "New. Order." famous fighting force recruited The proposals it is believed, will from all British African territories be rejected as it now appears including Nyasaland, shows that clear that Yugoslavia wishes to re-the regiment has been represent- main neutral rather than non- ed cn all African fronts since the belligerent.
outbreak of war.
Their engagements include Elwak
Following the receipt of the note from Germany, the Foreign Minis-in June, defence of Moyale in ter made a report to the Regency July, patrol skirmishes at the end and. later the proposals were ex- of that month, amined at a special meeting of the Government.
ONLY FREE. GERMAN PAPER
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LONDON, Mar, 13 (British Wire
less)-The only free and indepen-
Then came the evacuation of Bri- tish Somaliland in August and the retreat in the following monta from Buna, after which there was much patrol work.
The regiment was always cou- spicious in bearing the brunt, un all fronts.
Individual feats of heroism are numerous and the courage and
dent German newspaper in Europe, cheerfulness of these native Afri-' the "Die Zeitung," appeared for can soldiers have been one of the
the first time in London yesterday. features of the campaigni.
A leading article states the alm
of the newspaper is to ald m ra- lying all forces, physical and moral, of free Germans to the
British Isles has become the bas-
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had an hour's talk with M. Hus sein Siry Pasha, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mr. Eden! also visited Prince Mohammed Al
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