Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-03-06
ITALIAN ARMY OVERTHROW
Crushing Defeat of Invaders
in Abyssinia.
Commander Takes HIS Italians
Lost $500 Soldiers and all Their
artillery and AmmunitEon-Abys
sEnEnns HIVE 90, 600 Troops. Armed
with Modern weapons-R Roman Pop
ulaee In Rage Europe Called 10
Aet.

| Rome, March 3.--It Is reported here
today that Gen Baratieri, commander Of
/ the Italian forces in Africa, who suffer
"a another severe reverse It the hands
oi the Shoans while advancing on Alb
bacarima, was wounded The Italian
army was divided into three columns
under Generals Albertone, Arimondi
and Darbormida with a brigade under
General Elena as a reserve. The Ital-
ians captured the passes leading to
Adowa, the capital Of Tigre. General
Aibertone's column then advanced on
Abbacarima. He was soon afterwards |
attacked by the Shoan army and com
PEELED to retreat The other columns
were enable to render him assistance
as they were shortly afterwards en-
gagged in defending themselves against
large numbers, and eventually retired
behind Belliesa.
Accordi to the correspondent in
Africa of I. se Populo Romano. half the
Italian artillery and all the ammunition
and provisions were lost. Other advices
report 5000 Italian soldiers killed, and /
among them Gems. Alberiode and Oar
This evening ii is rumored !
hat Gen. Baratieri when he became s
aware Of the full extent of this disaster
wrote 10 his successor then shot him
elf
As the evening wore on and the worst !,
Jews of the Italian defeat was confirmed
he inhabitants gave way to rage against !,
he government Bands OF young men ii
egan parading the streets shouting a q
Down with Crispi, but were promptly II
ispersed by the police. All troops u
ere placed under arms and patrols Of CT
ems d'armes ordered on the principal q
m
It is reported that the entire reserve g
the class OF 1887 is to be promptly y y
obiized and that the government is tn
king steps to charter number of extra ~ ~
TO send achievements to ia
assowah, where, according to dis &c &c
itch received here this evening, Gen. bi
aldissera arrived today. WI
The Shoans are said to have been well n,
med with modern rifles and cannon, w
ID the entire force opposed to the Ital- th
as is estimated to have been over Co., DIR;
o men. TN
The probability seems to be that Gen. tn,
.tI;e.a., ,,.;tl have 70 s,tsnsnd opera Dir;
ms for some time while waiting rein scl
from Italy, although includ- \
7 those killed. the Italian force in that ar ar
ri of Africa is now about thirty bat chs
ions of infantry, five battallions of 1t
famous Bersaglleri rifiemen, proba- i'm,
the best infantry in the Italian army tiol
tut 1000 Alpine rihemen, 1000 ordi- Oo}
y rihemen and ten batteries of artil- tiff
=, making about sixty pieces. The All al
ire force VIII be about 10000 men. all
,ides this force, the Italians had in I
ir employ about 1000 Arab scouts. ~,
t is impossible to exaggerate the con- VIII,
nation which the news of the Ital- ven
defeat in Abyssnia has caused in r aot
circles in this city The newspapers but
not even seek to minimize the disas- Inc
in the slightest degree. Every hour age
ks the appearance of fresh editions, nre(
ng additional details OF the news, thy
more particularly of the manner stin
hitch II has been received and of the wish
lions of the editorial writers upon an i
disaster and the campaign. how
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