The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-25
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 The capture of Brava represented an advance by empire forces of 160 miles up the Italian Somaliland coast since South African forces last week occupied Chisimaio, only im- portant port in southern Somali- land.
 From Brava, empire forces had a virtually clear road up the coast to Marca, 35 miles from Mogadiscio. Brava has normal population of 4,OOO.
 Meanwhile, 425 airline miles west of Mogadiscio, the South Africans completed the mopping up of Ital- ian forces in the Moyale area. The Italians took Moyale last July.
 (The Italian war communique to- day did not mention British action at Gelib and Brava. But it admitted that the British had crossed the Juba river and fighting was in pro- gross on the left bank0 ~s,
 Empire Forces Advance
 Cairo, Feb. 25. - (UP) - Empire forces advancing in coastal Eritrea took 400 prisoners and three guns when they captured Cub Cub, 7S miles north of Asmara, Sunday, a middle east command communique said today. It said that operations in Italian Somaliland also were de- veloping successfully.
 The Royal Air Force said consid- Ierable damage had been done to air drome buildings in a British bon1- bardment of Addis Ababa yesterday and that the South African air force yesterday attacked fuel dumps at Nefasit, east of Asmara, capital ot Eritrea, and bombed 8 road north of the town. .~f Gn Nairobi a communique said that West African forces had taken Brava, port only 100 miles south west of Mogadiscio, capital of 1tal- ian Somaliland0
 Our troops are continuing to ad- vance south of Cub Cub,"' the middle east commands communique salo today. "In Italian Somaliland, oper. ations forward of the Juba rivel continued to develop successfully. Or other fronts there was no change Column Going Ahead
 The column which took Cub Cut is advancing to the attack of Keren which empire forces already are 1n vesting from the west.
 The RAF said that its planes, sup porting the Greek army in Albania yesterday heavily bombed Italian military buildings and motor trans port in the neighborhood of Tepelini British planes also were said to hav attacked troops and transport a Dikaj, Albania, in the face of intens anti-aircraft fire.
 Rome, Feb. 25. - (UP)-BritiSl troops have succeeded in crossing the Juba river, in Italian Somali land, after days of bitter fighting the high command communique ad mitted today.
 British planes caused some casu alties in wounded and small damag in a raid on Tripoli. capital o Libya, the communique said, ant British empire troops continued thei pressure on the Giarabub oasis.
 There was normal activity on tn Albanian front, the communiqu | said.
 Seven Divisions Gone
 Athens, Feb. 25.-(UP)-The news paper Proia asserted today tha Greece had "knocked out of activ' service" seven Italian divisions to- talling 105 900 men.
 The newspaper estimated that thi was the number of active Fascis military units which has beer smashed up in Albania since tht start of the Italo- Greek war.
 "The hospitals of Durazzo. Valons and Tirana," said Proia. "are over. flowing with heavily wounded troops"
 It estimated that the Italian: have lost about about 13O fighter ant bomber planes on the Albanian front.
 The war communique reported tht shooting down of two more Italian planes.