Cairo, Feb, 12, 'The latest sir communique from Middle. East Headquarters contains ews of successful' raids on Calato (Rhodes) Tepelini and Duki, whfle Athens Area Has First Night-Raid Athens, Feb. 12. allan bombers last night subject ed Athens and the nearby port of Piraeus to the frst night aerial at~ tack of the war, shattering workers' homes in a tenement district Piraeus and burying civilians in the wreckage.
The attack, during which no bombs fall on Athens itself, followed 48 henry of intensified Fascist aerial at= tacks on Greek cities and towns throughout the nation, including. six centres which were said by the High Command to have been bombed during the daytime.
Mussolini's Revenge Greek quarters believed that the bombing were Premier Benito Mus solint's reprisals for the recent defeats suffered on all Albanian battle fronts and what they described as the "complete failure® of 46 separate Mahan counter-attacks since 1! Duce sent General Ugo Cavallero, Chief of State, to Albania to assume com= mand of the Italian troops.
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