Sofia, Nov. 15.
Greek troops, in the past 48 hours, have broken through Italian defences along the sea coast and still are advancing, said a radio report from Athens intercepted here yesterday.
Simultaneously, Greek troops continued successes "in the mountain regions, radio reports said. i "Everywhere the initiative is our and British hands" the nouncement said.
British and Greek aerial on the Italian bases of Taranto, Valona and other important places were -seriously hampering Italian efforts to send fresh troops and munitions to Albania and beleaguered Italian forces, the announcement said.—United Press.
Greeks Drive on Budapest, Nov. 15. Greek feeres on the Pindus front continued to batter the rear of fleeing Italian forces yesterday and crossed the frontier into Albania "where important positions were occupied, the Greek Radio announced last night.
AN important frontier points now are in Greek hands and the Italians are still retreating, the radio announcement said.
The Greek announcement called the victory on the Pindus front one of the most important of the Italo-Greek war. The victory was said to have halted the Italian invasion of Greece at its roots—United Press.
First Anglo-U.S. Base New York, Nov. 15.
The first naval and air base constructed for the United States in the Indies under the agreement with Great Britain will be at Castries, A Saint Luica, according to a Porto Rice dispatch to the "New York Times."
It is stated preliminary work will be pushed ahead, owing to the prox-unity to the French colony of Martinique.—Relter.
Belgrade, Nov. 15.
Measures granting what amounts to independent sovereignty for Germans of Rumanian nationality was contained in a remarkable five-point decree issued in Bucharest yesterday.
The measures include.
1. The introduction of the Nui ember anti-Jewish laws.
2. Equal status for the German flag with the Rumanian flag as a symbol of the creed of the German nation just as the Rumanian flag is {he symbol of the creed of the Rumanian state.
The Nazi Party is to be a proed juridical body. 2 4 Membership to the Party is t be li ited to those who are Germa conscio:
and are recognised by thë leadership.
5. The leadership is to be authori ed to issue regulations concerning German autonomy rights under the approval of the Rumanian Govern-
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