The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-23

Epi,us front.
 Details of the surrender are now being worked out in complete ac- cord with the German command"
 Epirus is the northwest part of Greece.
 The Italians had been driving down the 1onian sea coast from AL bania on the right flank of the German army, with the Greeks re- tiring before them in an attempt to withdraw line which could be held in conjunction with the main British-Greek forces.
 A German break through the Metsovo Pass, and the German cap- ture of Ioanninia, had trapped thousands Of the hard-pressed Greeks.
 Late dispatches from the front had said that the Italian infantry, after taking the Kionades Pass, had been marching southeastward to- ward Kalabaka to join with the German forces.
 Regiment Wiped Out
 They said an entire regiment of the crack Evzone troops of Greece had been wiped out.
 Dispatches said Italian infantry was pouring along mountain mule paths in pursuit of the retreating Greeks.
 The Greeks had been destroying all roads and bridges in the irWake and, 1t was admitted, had thus re- tarded the Italian advance. Dis patches paid tribute to the deter, imitation of the Greek resistance.
 A special communique on the sur render said that until the moment of equalization the Italian army had continued to advance into Greek territory against feirce resistance.
 Just before the surrender, 1t was added, the Italians had started to capture prisoners, arms and ma terials - an indication that the quick Italian advance, coupled with German flanking moves, had over- whelmed the Greeks on the coastal flank.
 Italian air formations, at the same time, made a sudden attack on Greek ships in the Santa Maura Strait below the Gulf of Arta, sink ing one steamship of 2,000 tons and two sailing ships and damaging Q Greek submarine and other ships the communique said.
 Will be Guerrillas
 A special communique announced that any soldiers of the Greek army of Epirus and Macedonia who con- tinued fighting after the capitula- tion hour last ngiht, would be con- sidered franc tireurs (guerrillas) and dealt with accordingly-that is, they would be liable to summary execu- ton.
 On the contrary, the communique said, all soldiers who willingly laid down their arms in connection with the surrender would not be con- sidered war prisoners but would be released and permitted to return home at once.
 An official news agency dispatch from the front said that the re- quest for surrender was made in the form of written message and was unconditional. r
 The message was delivered by delegation headed by staff colonel and preceded by Q soldier bearing @ white flag.
 The Rome radio said two Greek destroyers had steam up in an ln- named port ready to evacuate the Greek royal family. .
 Italian as well as German planes were constantly attacking shipping along the Greek coasts and the high command said Italian torpedo planes had sunk an 5000 ton steam- ship in a strongly escorted convoy.
 British Fail Again
 Rome, April 23.( 3.(UP)--Another ate tempt by the British in besieged To- bruk in Libya to break through Axis lines has been crushed, an Italian war communique said today.
 During the sortie. a number of British tanks were destroyed and arms and materials were captured, the communique said.
 Italian resistance continued in East Africa, the comn,unique said, reporting that British attacks had been repulsed in the Dessie area of Ethioupia.
 The communique acknowledged that British planes had bombed some localities" in Libya, but said German aircraft had repeatedly bombed the British Mediterranean island of Malta.