Show Alexander Sees Biller Bitter Fight On Road to 10 Rome RomeAN AN ALLIED FO FORCE CE COMMAND COMMAND COMMAND COM COM- MAND POST Italy Oct 25 UP General Sir Harold R. R L. L G G. Alexander command commands commander r of allied ground forces said Monday that the allied advance In Italy has been slowed by huge German re reInforcements reinforcements reinforcements re- re rushed In from other fronts and warned that the Fifth Filth and Eighth armies face faco an Increasingly increasingly increasingly bitter fight in their drive for Rome In his first conference with An An- American glo-American correspondents since the Italian campaign began Alexander Alexander Alex Alex- l ander lder der revealed that 35 to toto 40 to German Ger Ger- matt man divisions divisions to now men now were tied up in Italy and the Ute Balkans contrasted with only four to five live divisions in Italy when the Invasion was launched Emphasizing that the German position in Italy has been strength strengthened strengthened strengthened strength strength- ened at the expense of the nazis nazis' Russian front Alexander said the Anglo-American Anglo forces now were facing seven divisions In the front frontline line line about about troops He pointed out that the divisions could have been sent to Russia had they not been needed elsewhere Alexander under was confident of the outcome of the Italian campaign but cautioned against expecting a quick triumph The campaign campaign Is going well but rather slowly he said It It Is not going as quickly as we would like The slim mustachioed general who is allied chief of staff under American General Dwight D. D Eisenhower refused to make any predictions about the progress of the campaign because he said Ive made many prophecies since the start of this war war and not one of them has been right |