The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-06
AT THE WAR FRONT.
Meager Detnils of the Massacre of
the Italian Army.

the Italian army
NEW YORK, March "a special to
the Herald from Rome says:
Details regarding the number Of
those killed are still wanting in the
account of the dispersal of the Italian
troops at Adowa The italians had
been short of supplies for eight days
A large number of officers desperate at
! the defeat rushed on the enemy and
died fighting heroically. The Abys-
sinians, taking advantage of the de-
moralizatfon of their opponents, mas
sacred entire battahons, making use
especially of their lances. They cut off
the Italians in every direction. Gen
eral Albertone's brigade was surround
ed and annihilated.
The ministry of war is overwhelmed
with inquiries from relatives OF uhoSe
at the front The list Of casualties will
not be made known for several days.
The survivors of the battle are
WANDERING N, THE MOUNTAINS,
pursued by the Abyssinians. King
Menelik is now preparing to attack
Asmaria.
The Aricotti- Rudini cabinet is al
most formed The king continues con-
The greatest difficulties are put in
the way of foreign Journalists when
they seek to telegraph such meagre
news that has tnanspired. Several dis
patches have been confscated by the
censor.
General Baratieris position is mex
plicable On February % he telegraphed
the Abyssinians occupied an impreg-
nable position. Nevertheless. two days
later he advanced with $4,000 men and
- guns to the attack of 100000 troops
who we're strongly entrenched. The
Italian commander was evidently mis-
led by the information of his spies,
who declared that Menelik was not
with his army as he had gone to AXum
to be crowned. The whole Italian ar
tillery and transport column have tai
len unto the
HANDS OF THE ENEMY.
A report received from General Bar
atieri proves that the Italians gave
way at the first attack-ln fact, the
native contingent appeared to have
behaved better than the Italian troops.
In General Albertine'S column the black
battalions fought bravely while the
white regiment broke and ran. The Of
ficers. who made vain efforts to rally
their men. were nearly all killed. Cen
erals Dabormida, Arimond1 and Alber-
slain. The artillery had not time to
come properly into action before the
rush of Abyssinians overwhelmed the
Italian forces. General Baratieri be-
fore risking battle consulted his gen
erals and they unanimously favored
taking the offensive. The main body
of the Italian army is concentrated at
Anara. The rear guard, consisting of
5000 men, is at Addiccayo, to cover the
line of retreat.
General AIerrini. the minister of war,
refuses to make any communication to
the press.
Signor Rudini yesterday received a
dispatch from Massowah stating that
the
DISASTER WAS IRREPARABLE.
Several generals are said to have
been taken prisoners. The number Of
those killed is much smaller than was
originally reported.
An official dispatch from Erythrea
states that all is quiet there. Menelik
is advancing toward Massowah. All
the transport vessels available are
concentrated al Naples in readiness to
embark troops for Abyssinia.
Dispatches to General BaIdisseria,
the newly appointed commander in
chief. asking him to telegraph how
many men he wants have been sent
to the front.
General Baratieri is to be deprived of
his command and called to Rome to
be tried by court martial.
At Havia a crowd of men, women
and children stormed the railway sta
ton where train filed with troops
bound for the seat of war was stand
ing The soldiers were dragged from
the carriages and the rails were torn
up. 1t required energetic action on the
part of the authorities to clear the
station and restore order
AT Naples the students of the city
HELD A DEMONSTRATION
to denounce the policy of the govern
ment At the conclusion of the meet
ing they proceeded, headed by the dep
uty, Signor Colsianni to the perfect
ure to express their Indignation.
An anti-African demonstration was
also INDUCED in at Palermo. The 20
lice interfered and sixteen arrests were
made.
The students here held a meeting
today IN the university, in which Sig
nor Crispi, the premier. was burned in
eff1gy, amid cries of Down with
Crispi."
As the doors had been closed the
police were unable to intervene.
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