The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16


 mile and half of Klisura, where alternating attacks and counter-at- tacks were made Sunday.
 Tn the south coast sector the Greeks were still advancing in the Chimara sector, according to re- ports here, and Italians were falling back for a defense of Valona, sec- ond largest Albania port, 30 miles north. Italian sappers were stid to be digging trenches and setting up machine gun nests at all approach es to Valona.
 valona Bombed Again
 A communique of the British Air Force headquarters here said Va Iona was bombed heavily again Sat- urday. In one attack, it said, bombs fell among military stores and mos tor transports and column of smoke rose above a motor concen- tration. The communique said army barracks also were hit. but clouds prevented full observation of the damage. Another raid was concen- trated on the Valona airport and planes on the ground were dam- aged, the communique said.
 In the snow-covered mountains of the north front, northwest of Pogradec, the weather cleared Sun day and Italian bombers were out for the first time in week, cov- ering the withdrawals of Italian troops, it was reported. No Italian counter-attack had been reported in that region since a regiment oi crack Alpini ski troops was "des- troyed" last Friday.
 Albanian refugees reaching Ko. ritza, in the north sector, were quoted that Italian agents were go- ing from one Albanian town to an. other recruiting irregulars to fight the Greeks, offering them all the loot they could take.
 Fight Wah Bayonets Struga, Jugoslavia, Dec. 16 - GU p = A message to the frontier to. day said that Greek advance untts had fought their way with bayo- nets into one part of Tepelini whilt another column reportedly occupied the coastal town of Chimara, or the road to Valona.
 The reports said the Greeks drovs into Chimara after a battle on tht heights which surround the coasta village and a brief hand-to-hanc battle in the streets of the town. The Tepelini battle was described as terrific. This town lies due nortt of Argyrokastron on the route Howard the important central Al. banian town of Eerat.
 Greek advance guards were sait to be fortifying themselves in Tepe. lini and awaiting the entrance Q. the main force.
 Italians Fight BraveIy The Italians, it was said, tough stubbornly before the Greeks man. aged to get foothold in the town The battle started about 8 a. m. ane lasted an hour or so. Most of thu fighting was about half a mile iron the town and there were heavy cas. ualties on both sides, 1t was said. After the fall of Chimara, it wa. reported, the Greeks pushed on to. ward their next objective-the vii. lage of Yuma about three milel from Chimara on the main coasta road to Valona.
 The Greek left wing, which yes. terday occupied Safara, also ad' vanced more than two miles las night and occupied the village O zemblan, which is on the main roae from Telepini to Valona, the re. ports said.
 Tn the Telepini sector, the Greel left wing units were reported nov ing toward the Griba Mountains. It was reported that the Italiani had withdrawn their main forces from Klisura on the central from and that the fall of that town wa expected shortly. The Greeks vert said to be less than a mile from thu town at one point.