The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-03-10

to take strategic Tepeleni in
Albania were reported today to
have smashed two Italian. divi-
sions, taken 1850 prisoners, and
killed or wounded two members
Of Premier Mussolini's official
family In three days fighting.
Captured italian officers said
Premier Mussolini inspected de-
lenses in the sector just before
the Greeks launched their Of
fensive Friday.
These officers also said Gu
seppi Bottai, Italian education
Minister. and Tullio Cianetti, un-
dersecretary Of corporations,
were casualties of the fighting.
The two had left their Rome
posts, with other Italian officials,
for the Albanian front and were
members of the Julia divisions,
which with the Ferrara division,
was said to have suffered heav-
lily In the fierce series Of attacks
and counter blows.
At the same time, IL was said
that Gen. Ugo Cavallero, italian
chief Of state commanding In Al
bania, had been removed and his
post assigned to Gen. Carlo Gel
loso, 18th army commander.
In the simmering Balkans, dip
lomatic quarters In Belgrade re-
ported Russia was concentrating
troops in the Caucasus near Tur-
keys Asiatic frontier-supposed-
ly as q precaution. against the
possibility Of q German army
rolling through Turkey.
Both the Turkish and Greek
press continued their anti Ger
man tone, % some sources ex-
pressed fear q German thrust
into Greece, or perhaps Turkey,
might be imminent. The Turkish,
paper, Yeni Sabah, was suspend
ed temporarily by the council OF
ministers after German Ambas-
sador Franz Won Papen CON-
planned Of the anti German tone
Of it, editorials.
In Africa, British forces ap-
parently were aiming to cut
Ethiopia in two. One force driv-
ing from Ter-Ter in italian So
maitland covered las miles in
three days to reach Gabre- Darra
in the Ogaden desert.
This was the route Of Mar.
shall Rodolfo 0raxiani's invading
armies In the Ethiopian cam
paign that pushed Halle Selas-
sic from his throne, and the ap-
parent British aim was to reach
Diredawa and cut the Addia
.Ababa-Jibuti railway.
Another force composed Oh
British and Ethiopian "pAtriots''
entering Ethiopia from the
northwest was said 70 be In pur-
suit Of the Italians south q Lake
Tana near 1urye.
In Eritrea, British troops still
were blocked by stiff Italian de.
lenses at Cheren.
The British admiralty IN.
nounced that the cruioor Lean.
der, Of the New Zealpnd squad.
ron, sank Z 3.07O-ton italian ses
raider, Ramb /, IN The Indian
Ocean. The Italian ship was ny.
ing . British flag. until challeng.
ed by the cruiser, fhe Admiral.
ty said
Eleven Officers and 90 men
were captured BY the British af.
ter five salvus from the Lean.
der's guns ct The chip attire.
Naxi air Raiders gave London
its heaviest wesk end Of attacks
since he fire raid Of Dee. g
In two successive nights q pro.
tracted operations. Chief Incl.
dents included The blasting d
. west end cabaret BY Q higf
explosive bomb, many .cassaltisl
resulting. and . hit o1f . high'
way near . number % pedss
TRANS.
Bad weather was reported 4
have kept Tho RAP hom any
major operations laet night
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Ambassador 10 Tokyo Charle'
Arssns Henry, rid . lorna
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