communique said the Italians had bombarded Salonika in north-eastern Greece, but there were no casualties and there was insignificant damage.
The Athens radio, heard at Sofia, [said that the "fact 35,000 Tlatian sol-Jdiers yesterday embarked from [Valona shows the desperate situation lof the Italian forces.
"From Pogradee to the coast the JGreeks are advancing without much sistance... We have had some ow successes between Tepeleni and Klisura, where Italian troops now are Cesperate."—United Press.
The Axis is indifferent to the new world, according to a statement broad-east by the Rome Radio last night in reply to President Roosevelt's speech, to, Congress.
The statement continued: "President Roosevelt repeats the absurd opinion that a victory for the Axis would Jconstitute a menace to America, although anybody with knowledge.ot European affairs knows perfectly well that the first principle of Axis policy ig. always the Monroe Doctrine, namely, complete disinterestedness the new. world.
"We are prepared to go further. By the new world we mean not only me North and South American continents, but also Australia, New Zealand and anl_islands in the' Paci The announcer added: "What resent is that the American President should impose his system on us, and any attempt is mace to do so it will mean war, but it will not be we who are the Int will be Malians Raid Salonika
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