The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-08

that Albanian soldiers policemen and armed eivona -
tackled ths invaders Durao and forced them - ~ ben
Italian war planes and bat,leships wsrs rspsstst hsb
ING and shslng Duraxxo vslcna and Santa onnsanes s
meeting fierce resistance Albanian governments e1vteea -
TIE Albanian u iz.sse ns~ =. yems1
. landing ferss sstimsss1 q tssm sAeoe ogwes4s
witA hsn1sets u sivysssu e. : .vy - - i.
bantam porta oAay. smashing tha rssstsnee = 1mpeM0
defenders and nsrhsd nss the iatsov 70 mehe ~ me
tain kingdom IN Italian PROFESSIONALS.
-Four hundred war planes and the first ssa1rss II ~
Italian navy covered the landing
An official Italian communque aaid:
Our troops landed al the ports " Sssh onereRAo
vaoma and San CioraHu ~ Medsa ~ dswa teau
There vsssfanes ~erfhy Of psvtsss's. mssiiss.
srespt at Dasso Hhsrs attempts to resist - ~ pm
bands tnmedtnfev smashed.
The Albanian population - calm end cordial.
-Four hundred aiypianss NJ fhs Adrahe sgkndree -
patrong the Aibo1sap skies fh orders NOT - bew1 ~
habted ceafers mud 10 spare the people"
Peasants were reported firing from thsr homes a.
throwing great down from mountain hsiehts n
fight that hopeless II tbs moment
Adyices to Tirsna government quarssrs ndsste9 ~
Italians. after overcoming the first resistance vsrs sevee
ing relsniessy with hrssmoorsd bombing pensa baD1ino
path for them and tanks leading msehsnissd lnf.eEy.
King zss had twe s'rpsssss - tasks - - -
The Italian. Md iss4s1 Il Asvs ~tsh sstsm =
ss., q: ::.ss s.. :: va'" - a's' -
Three Italian warships had steamed into Duzss hasss
yesterday morning
the capital dropping lesfIsts warning tbs people ~ -
resist their frsnds Who w~s occupying The ssunoy -
restore peace 10 H.
Then came reports that Premier bento NuasclIa ~
landed troops the coast.
The official wireless broadcast proelsmstton ky King
Zog his people asserting that taIys demands he
government violated the national sovereignty and adding
The AibonsaH people nU accept aweh dtmnnda
They UH fight s aeadsys NTH oil Their fos<s 70 ~ lest
DO NOT ioss courage Defend ne honor ~ vesv faAsv.
land"
The yado appealed to France. Cysai Byists ssl NJ
ciutssd uorid for add
"Hsip the Albanian people" the byoadeaxt 49, "TAs
Albanian people, f0o0ooo strong mHst defend IT. liberty
against a aafsoa Of 5i.DOO.0o0."
Italian charges that Abanisns had mistssated kaliane
the given for the italian oecupsop dsntsd
IL reported that the government. in last sffest -
stop the Italian INVASION had previously sen sountss peo
posa designed 70 keep the occupation limited - eeoe(d
towns.
But King log ~. sspsrtsd V have dsei1s1 -
resist he must. and 10 have tsksa Demnnn1 ehaeuo
of the army eomman1ss.leshbsL Queeo GoEnk
dine. his hsMAsssriess esaeost aa6 thek eue-1U
old s0n Prince Sksn6es, were eoDoeseo - Nooeo
toward The Creek frontier fsT safety.
II believed IN Paris thst nussoin acted hseoneo ~
srious European situation. hoping 10 bOtto ~ ~
and proven, Jugo.Isya and psrhsps Greeeo f
Joining a stop Hitler" bloc.
The Prsask foreign sffies assssses1 list -
asiiea By France was uheH beeonns d ~ - =
The World rssaes. Crest nviiaia - un1e1
States recognized itajy's s0seal Interests y AnonA
Official sAid that the Itainns Who first hn1e1
Duszzo the chief port advanced FIR The ely han
10 their ships
Thsn. II vas ssid ssphns m wasships ~.
hardeh the area ard the ftaNnaa ro-nadinG. oouGht
lcoee5oos1 paGe ~ cohsmD