| Show o 7 Greeks Report capture Of Towns Town in Hot Fight I ATHENS ATHENS- ATHENS Dec 21 AP British AP-British British royal air force bombers based on Greek soil were reported Saturday to have carried out successful attacks on oil tanks and railways at Brindisi across the Adriatic Strait of Otranto on the heel of the Italian boot I Poor visibility and intense antiaircraft antiaircraft anti antl- I I aircraft fire made observation difficult difficult dif dif- said the R. R A. A F. F I but all bombs exploded in the target targe-t area Large fires were I started and subsequently there were ere several explosions While the R. R A. A F. F reported this and other assaults to support the Greek offensive into Italian-held Italian Albania dispatches from the fighting fighting fighting fight fight- ing front said sald ald Greek forces had captured an Italian colonel and two battalions in fierce fighting around Greek Infantrymen battling cold and a stubborn fascist force were were said to have occupied two and two strategically Impo im- im po tant po-tant tant heights in the area Heights taken in the area area were vere described as strongly guarded with barbed wire After mentioning the gains in that sector sector sec see tor one report said O 0 u r artillery successfully shelled the retreating Italians Guns and much material have fallen into our hands While the enemy was being chased Italian planes attempted to halt our advance but our fight- fight Continued ott Page Pace Two cont Column T m I I i. i J I Greeks reeKs Rep Taking eking T Base 1 I Continued from froni Page Out One 1 ers took off Of and shot doia dO enemy aircraft A naval inc md Saturday that a Greek des force farce actually preceded j tI warships in their sweep O o 0 lower Adriatic as reported l London Landan admiralty Friday j Jav Nav Navy av Sweeps Adriatic 4 The British sent a batt destroyer cruiser force farce int In lower lawer Adriatic December 1 It the battleships it was re rei poured n nearly arly tons of hi plosive shells into inta Italy's p pentry pentry entry into southern Albani J lona I INow Now the Greek navy navy- r P that on the night of Dec De 16 15 its reconnaissance dest desti penetrated the lower Adria Adri far as the island of entrance of Valona Valana harbor out encountering any signs enem enemy IThe iI I The rhe Greek foray was com comi ed by Admiral Cavadias The said simply J During the night of Dec Deo 16 15 Greek mad made of the Adrian ing ng to the island of out lut encountering any signs enemy I It n. A. A I F. F Bombs Junction Besides the Brindisi night of December 20 19 tl I A. A F. F reported an attack J Jon I Ion on at a vital road raad jUt Jui in the middle sector of th banian front frant and site of ai at atfield r field as well as a battle b be J Gladiator fighters and and I 1 bombers bambers over the ai 1 which one Italian plane w wa to ta have been shot dosa dow dos dowa a British pilot pilat bailed out W wh plane burst into flames j jIn In land fighting Greek patches said local successes successes' in sectors other ather than lini the weather hindering major action j General Italian retreat trot mountain strongholds of at T Tand Te and Klisura in southern Al AI AIwas was reported imminent as f advance forces sought meth metho ly y to make the towns by sy endangering the routes of ply and retreat |
