The Washington times., 1935-11-13
WRITER VISITS
HOSPITAL IN
ETHIOPIA

his flight from Adds AbdbG ouer
italian lines in the north. DeSSye,
north of Adds Abdbd, the city
aDhere E Emperor Halle SeldSSte is
expected to make his field head.
quarters, WdS Without netDS that
Aduwd had fallen to the Italians
tDhen Knickerbocker and his CON-
p1nionS reached there.
By H. R. KNICKERBOCKER
CWOrld Copyright, 1888. by International
News Service. Reproduction In
whole or in part prOhibitedD.
Adds ABABA. Nov. 13.-Panic
reigned in the Crown Princes pal
ace at Dessye as Henri de Vilmo-
rim, Rene Drouillet and showed
our letter from the Emperor to
the governor Of Dessye, command
ing all subjects to assist our flight
northward.
One hundred gallons Of gasoline
we needed, but most of all food
and drink after our allday flight
and mule ride across the face OF
Ethiopia.
His Royal Highness' major
domo took one glance at the seal
Of the Lion of Judah on our
documents and with one whis-
pered command sent 10 boys scat
tering in 10 directions.
One brought carafe tetsch, a
honey wine, another, pure water,
another, plates, and another car
ried in his hands slabs OF ma.
tive bread and honey, combed
like tripe and tasting like soup.
One brought bottles of Danish
beer, and another a dish Of cold
vot, a highly-peppered meat, hot
ter than Mexican Chill.
One Fork on Request
The seventh brought a can Of
eardineS. The eighth and ninth
came in carrying between them
one fork, which had been re-
quested. The tenth arrived with
lukewarm vot, while moment
later one boy came back with
hot vot.
The food came swiftly until sud-
denly entered the painting mayor
Of DeSsye, Bakkala HABIT Mikael.
Overjoyed, we then heard the
first understandable words since
leaving Adds Ababa. In perfect
English, because he had been con.
sui in London for four years, the
mayor bade US welcome.
Presently we descended on the
mayors mules to seek the Cover.
nor Dedjasmatch Wanda e.
A Ford truck, the only working
automobilL in DesSye, appeared
carrying Dedjasmatch wan ale
and next to him Sharp-faced,
keen-eyed Fitourari Fikre Marian
The DedjaSmatch assured us
the city was ours, and the more
important gasoline also. Dessye'S
radio station has not operated for
eight days because of lack of gaso-
line, but the Emperor's letter un-
locked the governors private sup
ply.
Visit U. s. Hospital
He suggested we visit the war
? wounded at the American hos
pital. After six weeks of war, no
correspondent at Adds Ababa has
yet seen war casualty, so it was
with keen interest we trotted up
q neat garden path to the hos
pital Of Ras Tafari Makonnen
and met DR.. Andreas Stadin. head
of this mission hospital of the
Seventh Day Adventists.
With IA beds, the hospital now
Is accommodating 40 patients, in
cluding 81 wounded. Their story,
told as they lay or cots heavily
bandaged and blinking into the
lantern light, was fantastic. ALI
were native troops from Eritrea.
AS the war began they deserted
across the lines. surrendering to
DedjaSmatch Halle SelasSie GugSa,
the emperor'S Son-in.law, who was
commanding at Adigrat.
But GugSa was just about to
desert to the italians. This would
have meant death for them, and
Ras Gugsa's officers refused to
obey his orders. Instead they dis
armed all but 16 of 145 EritreanS
and sent the whole lot down into
the interior.
GagSa DespiSed
They marched for weeks, and
presently came upon band of
GallaS.
The Gallas, mistaking the Fri.
treans for enemies, fell upon them
in pitched battle. Sky Eritreans
were wounded and seven killed.
But from the account Of a fiercely
bearded veteran who sat up on his
couch and waved a bandaged arm
toward me, the GallaS Jared worse.