THE DURAZZO TRIUMPH.
A BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
(Reuter.) Received October 6, 5.5 p.m-f
ROME, October 4
Signor Orlando announced in the Chamber that the Italian warships and British cruisers at Durazzo, protected by Allied torpedoers and. American submarine chasers, succeeded in passing the mine-field, eluded submarine attacks, and approached close to the harbour works. They fiercely bombarded and completely destroyed the base and -Austrian ships moored there. Despite the enemy's fire, the. Allied ships audaciously^ dashed to the attack. Anglo-Italian" airmen co-operated. The attackers suffered no loss or damage, except slight damage to a British cruiser by a torfKedo vessel. She continued to participate in the fight and returned to the base under her own steam.
Received 5.5 p.m., Oct. 6
LONDON, Oct. 5
An Italian naval communique states: American submarine chasers, while protecting larger vessels which bombarded Durazzo on the 2nd. destroyed two enemy submarines.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 17397, 7 October 1918, Page 5
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