Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-27 | Page 4 | British Report 7000 Captured

BRITISH REPORT CAPTURED CAIRO Egypt Feb 27 UP Brit Brit British ish headquarters s said Thursday that a mile ralle drive of ot imperial forces into Italian l leading to the capture of Moga Moga- discie the capital had brought the surrender of large fascist forces evidently demoralized Seven thousand prisoners have already been counted a que qua said with many more straggling straggling gling gUng Into the British outposts During the advance which re resulted resulted resulted re- re in the capture of the British said they freed allied al allied al- al lied seamen who had been held for months months-as as Italian prisoners of war at Merca a coast town southwest of the capital The proportions of the Italian retreat retreat retreat re re- re- re treat was described in an R RAF A F which said pilots reported re report reported re- re port ported d the important town of Bar- Bar dera on the Gluba river deserted and the river ferry destroyed The R RAF A F also made dive bombing bombing bombing bomb bomb- ing attacks on the Italian military post at Lugh Ferrandi In northwestern northwestern northwestern north north- western n near e a i the Ethiopian b border indicating the British were spreading their advance advance advance ad ad- vance across a ross the entire width of