Rome claims that only 772 Iatians were killed fon the Greek front during November, while 1.874 Ialians were wounded and there were TAL missing. Tt would be of real interest to know who Mussolini expects to deceive by these Agures, since If they are true, there re~ mains a big question to be answered: why did the Italian army, after an initial offensive, treat so hurriedly that the Greeks are now in occupation of a quarter of Albania and Took Uke occupying nearly half of it before many days are out? IE the Ballan army hus suffered 0 little, why retreat at all? "And what of the Several thousand Tlalians who are prisoners of war in Greek camps? Perhaps Mussolini docs not reckon them among the missing, since he Knows very well where they sure. They seem to be safe enough at present, and are probably having a. great dear better time than those soldiers who have not yet been captured and fare fighting. rear-guard. sations. inthe bitter Albanian winter. It is Impossible for the Fascists to hide the magnitude of the defeat they have suffered by issuing such ridiculous jus. It iv only necessary to point the. frequent. changes in the Hatin command to show that the severity of the reverse they hive somtored Is Been appreciated in' Fase Hesiguurters, And there by aurely, no" other yin the world. that woul dut that Fetreated inthe face of only 72 deaths, The therefore, slur upon the valour of their own men, and an admission the "regeneration" of the Hallan people, has been Mussolini's boast Ean be any comparison between the Tetions A the great Roman epi
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