The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-02

on the north front at Pogradec, on the shore of Lake Ochrida, was the major development of the weekend, but reports from the southern front said the Greeks had captured 200 more prisoners, many horses and other war material and that the Italians had rushed fresh troops to cover their retreat in that area, fearing 8 panic would develop.
 Military experts here said the Greek high command was making the utmost use of the weather and terrain to force the Italians into hand-to-hand fights in which the Greeks could use their favorite weapon-the long bayonet. Almost every front dispatch mentioned bay onets and reports from Popgradec said the streets were filtered with bayonetted Italians after the bat tie for that city.
 (In London, Exchange Telegraph dispatches said Italians were com- plaining against the use of bayonets saying it was barbarous and that Greek officials had replied: "They (the Italians) don't seem to think bombing women and children is barbarous.D
 Greek forces were reported to have pushed past Pogradec along the Lake Ochrida highway in the direc- tion of Tirana, Albanian capital, about 50 miles northwest.
 In the central sector, 150 Italian prisoners were reported taken near Premeti, and north of there, "suc- cessful operations" were reported west of Koritza.
 (Exchange Telegraph dispatches in London said the Greeks now were seven or eight miles beyond Koritza, the former Italian north base.)
 Italy To Come Back
 Moscow, December @(UP)-The Red Star, organ of the Russian army, said today in its weekly re- view of the Italian Greek war, that the Italians had been beaten back and that Greeks now held strategic positions but that Italy's Set-backs should not be ver-estimated be- cause she still had control of the air and was slowly bringing up rein forcementS.
 The newspaper said italy might try large scale and decisive opera tion soon.
 "In the first few weeks British bombers and light naval craft i'm peded the Italian movements across the Otranto Straits. Now, appar- ently, the Italians have found way out, have strengthened their con- trol of the straits and have man. aged to send troop transports to Durazzo," the newspaper said. Con stant streams of Italian reinforce ments are arriving in Albania, con- siderably increasing the Italian air force and giving the Italians cer- tain supremacy in the air"
 The Red Star said, however, that Eff the Greeks get sufficient time to strengthen their positions the Italian offensive will become in- creasingly difficult. It is possi- ble that Italian preparations will be retarded and the general offensive postponed, compelling the Italians to confine themselves to desultory operations.
 Greeks To Slow Down London, December 2 - (UP) - British military experts said today that the Greek advance in Albania was likely to slow down now be. cause the Greeks are in unfamiliar country, their lines have beer heightened and the Italians have brought up endorsements.
 If the Greek offensive continues especially in the south, they will reach a coastal plain where the Italians modern equipment such as tanks will njoy greater advantages than in the mountains" 1t was pointed out.
 The military spokesman said however, that tn Greeks were on the offensive and had excellent leadership as well as courage in the ranks.
 "It would be wrong to believe the Italians cannot or will not fight, the spokesman added. "The retreat never became a rout as was indi- cated by the fact that prisoners taken by the Greeks are numbered in the hundreds and not in thou sands. The Greeks have fought all the way and the Italians surrender ed only when without food or sur- rounded. They found themselves let 4 ....... l,s. x,..n.. 1aaSlaa.cl,iNA and iana1a