Weary, Galiant Soldiers Inflict Heavy Losses, Declares Athens; Aerial Battle Athens, Nov. 1.
IGHTING with grim determination against infantry drives and tanka lunges on the Epirus front, weary Greek soldiers hurled back the Italians with such force that they were able to inflict heavy losses and capture a number of Italian troops yesterday, the High Command announced in a communique issued carly today.
The Greeks rej nised the Ital everywhere in the Epirus regions, the commu pique asserted.
Despite adverse weather conditions the tiny Greek ai bravely took to the skies and continued aerial operations agau Battle Reported London, Nov. 1.
What may be the first [talian~ British air battle in connection with the invasion of Greece was reported here yesterday.
An Italian plane was shot down in flames by British planes making reconnaissance flights over Greek and Italian waters Wednesday, the Air Ministry announced.
(A Greek radio report inter= cepted in Bucharest said that planes shot down an near Corfu).—
United Press Naples and its suburb, "killing one Person and wounding five others 'The British planes caused limited damage, according to the official communique, although they spread their attack' over a. wide area, cluding, Bayynoli, Portaeapuana, Pomi= aliano and Duareo.—United Press.
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