The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-11
Italy Made Ans1uer
 To- Penalty Threat
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sitions six miles northwest of the town.
 Italian forces further west were reported to be executing a flankine movement south of Aksum, which the Italians are preparing to storm
 According to newspaper messages 10000 soldiers are engaged in the operations on the Eritrean frontier They have 2,300 machine guns, 23( pieces of artillery, 92 tanks and 3,50( horses and mules.
 Only Thirty Killed
 Rome, Oct. 11-(UP)-Thirty Ital- ians have been killed and 70 wound ed so far during the Ethiopian cam paign which started Oct. 3, it was announced officially today.
 Of the dead, it was said, five were Italians of the Metropolitan army and 25 we're native Askari troopers of the Eritrean colonial force.
 Thousands of Philippians, 1t wal asserted, had surrendered both on the northern and eastern fronts since the start of the campaign.
 The casualties were affirmed in an official communique covering yester- days activities on the fronts.
 It was asserted that one "Degiac Halle Selassie Gugsa, chief of vast region in eastern Tigre province presented himself to the Italian ad- vance posts and placed himself to- gether with his men, amounting tt several thousands, at the. orders !o1 Gen. Ruggiero Santini."
 Dedjazmatch Commander in the field) Halle Selassie Gugsha is the Ethiopian governor of Southern Tigre province and 8 prominent Ethiopian leader.
 What COmmunique Said
 The communique said:
 Yesterday while continuing work in the rear for transport of supplies and systematization of roads and wells, attachments of the native (AskarD corps composed of infantry and cavalry continued their police work behind our lines, dispensing several groups of armed Philippians
 "A little while afterward Degiat Hassa Harair also surrendered te our side with his men.
 "This happening has great impor. tance because it demonstrates how much disinclined are those in tht outer regions of Ethiopia to figh' against the Italians, whom they re- member for their humane and Jus administration practised there A years.
 "Figures broadcast by some for eign newspapers are lies.
 "A survey of the whole vast from during the last four days of action gives the following figures: 30 dead of whom five were of the metropolis tan army and 25 natives; 70 wound ed, of whom 50 are natives.
 Thirty Three Missing
 "Thirty-three are missing, all na- tives.
 Information about the dead and wounded has been communicated directly to the respective families.
 Arms captured are as follows: One cannon, one machine gun, l3z rifles, 30 cases of ammunition.
 Reorganization of the occupied zone proceeds with the collaboration ever more spontaneous, of the clergy and the population.
 "On the Somaliland front Gin the southeast) assertions of Philippians (to the Italian forces) are noted.
 News from foreign sources rec garding assertions of our own As- karis are false.
 "The aviation has accomplished tactical and strategical reconnais- sances beyond the River Takkaze (on the northern frontl without noticing concentrations of armed Philippians.
 News that an Italian plane has fallen near Aksum is false.
 within the next few days the general command will be trans. ferred to conquered territory.
 "The health of the soldiers is fine The morale of the troops is superb.