, 1935-10-18
ATTACK FROM
NATIVES FEAR
OF ITALIANS
Merchants OF Africa
Sending Families
Back Home As Act
Of Safety

Of Safety
Copyright. 1885, by the N7D
Adds ARABIA. oct. Ia The
Ethiopian government stated FRI
day that many Italians were quit
ting their colony OF Eritrea for the
Sudan. fearing that Great Britain
may cut their exit from Africa,
leaving them helpless In the face
OF an Ethiopian attack.
The government also said that
the Italian merchants ana officials
az Nassau, Erftrea, had been IN
structed TO send their women ana
children ava at the earliest op-
portunity.
Troops Dig I'm
The government reported greal
activity along the Italian front In
TIQre province. where the italian
evolutionary force was said 70 be-
digging trenches and constructing
barb wire entanglements against
an assault BY the Ethiopian troops
under Ras Seyoum.
Reports OF an alleged revolt IN
Goilam province were described as
fantastic IN official quarters, where
IL was said that mobilization there
was being carried out with enthu-
siasm. Gojjam recruits. II was
stated. were being sent directly to
the northern front.
The Italian forces there will soon
feel the presence Of these men, the
officials added.
Count Luigi Vinci-G igliucci, the
italian minister who failed to geJ
out Of town when the government
asked him TO move, appealed 70
the government Friday for reading
matter.
Soldiers Fiogged
Although the Italian nobleman
occupies the finets house IN Adds
Ababa as a guest Of the govern
ment, he and his native servants
are alone IN the residence and his
only company Is composed Of grim
soldiers Of the imperial guard.
The emperor sent the isolated
diplomat bundles Of French period
icals, books, and papers.
CThe Reuters correspondent In
Adds Ababa reported that the
emperor had ordered rs Wolamo
tribeSmen floeged after a hostile
demonstration outside Vsnci's house
The demonstration. 1t was reported,
included the firing Of rifles ana
was stopped BY the imperial guard.
ROME. oct. f8-(P-A vast area
Of northern Africa was drawn Fri
dav into the war-like picture which
hitherto had been confined largely
to the borders OF Ethiopia.
Reliable sources reported that
barbed wire entanglementS were
stretched along the frontier OF Italy 5
North African possession of Libya,
where thousands Of troops have
been sent. for security against
native elements along the Egyptian
border.
Britain Assailed
General Italo Balbo, leader of the
1883 transatlantic squadron flight
20 the Unite States and Governor
Of Libya. was reported to have in
spected his forces on the Libyan-
Egyptian frontier.
General Rino Fougier. noted Isal-
ian aviator who had been organiz-
ing Italian aviation at Tripoli and
Cyrenaica into n force, was
named commander-in-chief Of the
North African aviation forces.
The new carricade between Libya
and Egypt. now a nominally inde-
pendent kingdom but once a Brit
iSh protectorate. was reported 70
extend 400 kilometers Gao miles,
along the frontier.
simultaneously. Italians at home
assailed the British government for
its refusal to consider Withdrawing
ITS naval reinforcementS from the
Mediterranean, in response TO a
French suggestion, unless Italy
reduced It's Libyan garrison
Our troops we're sent 70 Libya
to preserve internal order and Sc
curity in Il COLONY in the face of
unrest among native elements along
the Egyptian border" an official
said.
lME AINau A04GEo dAC tic GMAAt~
mum necessary for this purpose.
we cannot reduce them as a price
for withdrawal OF British ships"
Supplies Cut Down
High sources described the Brit
fish policy in the Italo-E Ethiopian
conflict as one Of contributions"
Sources close to the military port
OF Naples said application Of eco
nomic sanctions already has begun
IN the Suez canal, gateway to Ease
Africa.
Numerous Italian ships sailing
this week it'll more than 5000
troops 10 Join the army Of General
Emilio ne Bono. commander-in-
chief on the northern Ethi@=n
front. were instructed to take on
sufficient fuel and supplies for a
round trip.
Shipping sources said this oroeE
was necessary because Italian ships
had experienced difficulty IN oo-
taininp Necessary supplies a. Suez,
and that they might be cut off
80