Show Italian Greek Armistice Predicted by Nazis SOFIA Bulgaria March 11 INS A INS A German-dictated German peace agreement between Italy and Greece may be achieved before the end of next week German authorities in Sofia de- de de Glared dared Tuesday I These quarters predicted an armistice that might avert the necessity of a German military in invasion invasion invasion in- in of Greece from southern Bulgaria One source close to axis officials said the Greeks already have made certain counter proposals counter proposals to those delivered by the German minister to Athens One of these Greek stipulations it was stated was that Italian troops be forbidden to enter Greece when peace terms are agreed upon and that German troops be pe assigned assigned assigned as as- signed to carry out whatever occupation occupation oc oc- occupation of Greek territory is deemed necessary Proposals Reported A Belgrade radio report said the German minister to Athens Monday handed certain proposals to Greek Premier Alexander Ko- Ko A Yugoslavian newspaper said Germany proposed that Greece temporarily cede and Patras to Germany for duration of the war and demobilize the Greek arm army but that Greece retaIn retain retain re re- tain the section of Albania occupied occupied occupied oc oc- oc- oc by her army until a permanent permanent permanent per per- manent p pea peace e a c e settlement is reached German quarters in n Sofia said German domination of the Balkans is merely a matter of days save for lor European Turkey They contended that British in influence influence influence in- in fluence in southeastern Europe now is all but eliminated George Rendel British minister to Sofia departed with his staff Monday night aboard a special train The British envoy traveled in King Boris Boris' private coach Accompanied by Earle United States Minister George V. W. Earle accompanied Rendel to the border The American legation legation legation lega lega- tion formally took charge of British British British Brit Brit- ish interests in Bulgaria Signs posted on the British legation properties properties properties prop prop- served notice they are under protection of the United States government Rendel and his aids headed for Istanbul planning to return home via Cairo High Greek sources in Sofia Insisted in insisted insisted in- in Greece still intends to resist any German thrust from Bulgaria But German quarters claimed such resistance would be suicidal owing owing owing ow ow- ing to the superiority in n material and numbers of the German forces massed along the Greek Bulgar-Greek frontier I The Italians have suffered terrific terrific ter ter- ter- ter I rifle losses in the last four days it was said According to military experts never has an army so recklessly recklessly recklessly reck reck- lessly and uselessly sacrificed its human material in fruitless coun coun- Three Greek thrusts In the last few hours on the other hand met with complete success military advices advices ad ad- vic vices s said The Greeks now have taken commanding positions in the central sector and when the operations operations operations oper oper- now under way are concluded concluded concluded con con- a victory of the first magnitude magnitude magnitude mag mag- will be announced Heavy Bombarding Each Greek attack has been preceded preceded preceded pre pre- ceded by heavy air and artillery bombardments followed by close hand to hand fighting In every instance military bulletins said the Italians have been thrown back backwith backwith backwith with appalling losses Nine separated Italian counterattacks counterattacks counterattacks counter counter- attacks have been launched thus far in the new drive and all have failed |