Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-26 | Page 1 | Italians Confirm Loss of Durazzo

1 Italians Confirm rm I Loss of Durazzo ur ROME BOME Feb Peb 26 The The report that Durazzo Durazzo an Albanian port on the Adriatic Adriatic Adriatic Ad- Ad sea had been evacuated by the Italian troops stationed there is con- con firmed finned BERLIN Feb 25 via London Feb 26 Reports Reports from Austrian press headQuarters headquarters headquarters head- head Quarters quarters predicted the early fall of the th Albanian city of ot Durazzo as a result of Ithe the defeat on Wednesday of the Italians and the Albanian forces under Essad Pasha the provisional president k strong line of outer defenses defense for the city Ruty have be been n constructed and the in- in were ere that spirited resistance would be he ott offered red The a-The The Austrians and Germans attacked lat at daybreak The defenders were soon ejected from their positions at Bazar BazarS Bazar'S S Jak ak Shortly afterward the Italians un on the southern bank banle of f the Lower Arz Arzen Ar Ar- izen z zen n were forced to abandon their tons The Austri crossed the rivera river a and d proceeded southward At noon a decisive action cast east of ot Bazard drove the Italians from strong positions Th The some fate was suffered by the defenders of Sasso Sass Illan ro o six miles mUes east of Durazzo By evening the entire outer girdle of de- de f was taken The attackers advancing ad- ad I to their inner line positions the fact that the Italians we were e embarking their troops hurriedly