Splendi Resistance in Face of Invaders'
Onslaught; Bombers Active Salonika, Oct. 31.
HE Greek lines on the Macedonian sector of the Alba: front remain unbroken, though some of the advance posts have been withdrawn, according to the latest reports received here writes Reuter's special correspondent covering the Ialian-Greek war.
Italian Alpine chasseurs are in this sector but, apart from desultory shelling of Greek line, apparently in an attempt to locate their exact position, the Italians have not made any major' move. The Greek command in the front line has ordered that positions should be maintained at all costs in the face of any. attack, but that no attempt should be made to follow up any local successes.
"It learnt that in one sector Italian troops fell into a well-concealed trap of machine-gun nests and were mowed down.
The Jocal commander took advantage of the Italian rout which followed, and pursued the Italians with deadly success into Albanian territory. He paid for his Nelson touch with temporary suspension from his command.
"About $0 Talian prisoners have already' arrived in' Salonika, Menn-White, great confdenee prevails here {nd in northern "Greece - generally. Military "and business circles ex: press'the opinion that Mussolint did
And Jumped Yeo soon Other wise, hat expect to have it in aled ihe Greeks, he "would "have beet ready to launch an immediate often sive with which he threatened Gencrat Metaxas, Premier and. Commander-in-Chief of the Greek Forces, on "Sunday, "san officer who had recently. returned "from The' Albanian frontier, Tauahed at the "stories of alleged Ineldents and related how. before he outbreak of war, the opposing troops had fraternized and exchange "Hitherto, there has been no Ballan attack on. Salonika, which has been blocked-out forthe past throo nights, with anti-alreratt bat-feries ina slate of readiness, Instead of a. bright. waterfront. caves have shuttered: their windows and have dim blue tights, Scattered groups the esplanade, examining the. brill= ant starlit sky, wondered whether Hatian bombers" would. attempt a demoralizing attack such as that made on Patras.
"Airstaid shelters were being hastily dug in the" main square of the city. In the harbour lo 50 sally painted coasting vessels immobitized since "the outbreak. of the war, and, in warehouses, nearby, 1 Fast' yenr's tobacco crop ready' for shipment to America and worth hundreds of thousands of pounds sterling.
allan residents here, numbering! about 500, have been arrested. but the Germans are still at large. Everything on wheels hay Been Fe quisitioned, even down to bieyelen, and only trams are" running. The mobilization Is proceeding Fopidly and smoothly. Great enthusiasm pro-valls and Greek troops are cheered on their way to" the Albanian "The troops are encourasted by the strong Greek resistance being shown on the frontier, and vow they will Yoon push the 'Halians back to the Adv'atie. A number of hardy mou tainoers' were played off at" the sation here with pastoral bagpipes."
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