Enemy Said "Mowed own" By Greeks in Abortive Counter-Attack London, Feb. 8.
Large forces of advancing Italian infantrymen were literally mowed down by Greek fire in two hours of an abortive attack on the Albanian battle front yesterday, according to the Athens Radio.
The announcer stated that the Italians were driven back, leaving many dead on the field.
The Greeks made a bayonet charge and drove the Italians beyond their lines, taking many prisoners and 7 considerable quantity of war material.
This desperate Italian attack wa launched when the weather was still bad, and was supported by an artillery Athens, Feb. 8, Greek artillery and patrols have "caused serious damage to the enemy" on the Albanian fronts, the War Ministry communique said.
Towns in Epirus and a town in western Peloponnesus were bombed by the Italians with little damage and no casualties, the Ministry of Public Security reported, The Government spokesman denied Italian claims of Greek naval losses. stating that throughout the war that no Greek destroyer or merchantman had been sunk by the Italians.
The spokesman claimed the Greeks had sunk three Italian submarines a well as transports totalling 35,000 tons, The Greeks repulsed two counterattacks Thursday, he reported.—United Press.
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