Unit Said Almost Surrounded by Defenders in Drive on Koritza Belgrade, Nov. 4.
AVAGELY fighting Greek troops, aided by Greek and British bombers and Greek fighting planes, last night were on the point of surrounding an Italian di jon of 15,000 men in a smashing drive toward Koritza, according to border reports received here.
Greek mountain troops meanwhile were said to have recaptured two villages on their own side of the Greek-Albanian border.
Greek reports reaching Kremenica on the Greek-Yugoslav frontier said that Greek troops, led by Evzones—world famed for thei "pallet skirt" parade uniforms—had captured 1200 Italian prisoners, including two generals.
The Evzones and a column of British bombers, had participated in Greek motorized forces were said to have swept down from the Tugged mountains south of Florina. The Greeks were said to have taken the aligns completely by surprise and to have forced them into 9 disorganized retreat.
The Greek counter-attack appear ed to have smashed the "Italian threat to Salonika and Kestoria at least for the time being.
Greek' air attacks on' Albania over the weekend, Greek reports stated that two heavy Italian bombers Tanded intact yesterday wear Kastoria, The pilots of the planes said they had not been foreed down by Greek anti-aircraft fire but would give no reason for their Tanding, it was said. A third Mahan bomber. short of fuel, was forced down in Greece yesterday, Aerodrome Attacked Salonika Said Bombed Reports from the Yugoslav village of Stenje, on Lake Prespa, near the frontier said that low-lying Greek 2,433 Nazi Planes Said Shot Down Londor, Nov, 3.
The Air Ministry" yesterday anounced that. 2438" German bombing and. Aghting planes had been shot down ili Britain since Aust "Phe Alt Ministry estimated that over 6,000. German alt= men "were "Killed or taken Prisoner im the same period, compared to 389 British plots British bombers had attacked an atin mfitary "aerodrome Sevracks 'a anth on Satur.
bane were row, to pane the alnck, the reports aes Reports from Bitol} in Yugoslavia said that Greek forces were heavily shelling the road leading northward from Koritzx to. Resna near the frontier.
Talian planes were reported to. be continuing merciless attacks against a dozen Greek centres from Salonika to Crete. Greek reports received here said no military objectives were hit, but some houses were destroyed. Civilian casualties: also were reported.—United Press Salonika again was bombed this morning as" 12 Italian" tri-motor planes, roaring over the city, scat-ered explosives and hit a hospital, it was officially. announced today.
Four of the planes were brought dewy by Greek defensive forces, twa over the city, one ca the outskirts and. one near the Yugoslav frontier, was reported.
The United Press, making the frst {telephonic connection with Saloniks heard an eye-witness account of pre: vious bombings from an American was cout In the third Hatian Eye-witness Account heard the sirens blowing a third time and took cover in one build which seemed solid, The sidewalks still were strewn with glass from previous raids, We were sheltered {nthe basement when the whole building seemed to crash down, Lights went out, We were' choking in the darkness from the dust and acrid f Terrified women Eereamed gas!"—But nobody hada climbed out of the basement, fearing to be buried alive, In the hall ARP. men were laying out bodies. The streets were a terrible scevie~huge craters across the main Yond, @ bus hurled into a cate, the Bead and dying passengers still crowded inside,
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