Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-02-11
Soldiers Start Moving Into
Africa as Communicate
Reveals Fresh Outbreak
and BIames Ethiopia.
100000 MEN CALLED,
so PLANES GROOMED
Government Orders Employers to
Keep Jobs Open for Men Join.
ing Colors for Campaign.
Rome Paris Accord Bolsters
Mussolini in Frontier Dispute.

Mussolini in Frontier Dispute.
Copyright. 1885. by the Associated PressD
ROME. February l1-Premier Mus
Solini today modified 100000 soldiers.
called out three classes of Italian sea
fighters and ordered a feet of so air
planes in Eritrea as a new clash OF
Italian soldiers and Ethiopian war
riors was reported on the border of
Italy's African territory.
The air feet. which has been I'M
der the command Of Gen. Italo Balbo,
the leader of the mass flight to Chi
cago two years ago. took off from
Cyrenaica for Eritrea. Balbo him.
self is to come to Rome tomorrow to
attend a Grand Council meeting called
FOR Thursday.
1911 Glass Called Out.
The three marine classes have been
called to the colors to assist in the
transportation of troops to Eritrea
and Italian Somaliland.
The soldiers called out include the
complete military class of 1911-num-
sions-numbering about 5000 men
each.
Another squadron of airplanes will
leave the Italian mainland soon to
replace those sent from Cyrenaica. 1t
is estimated that the Italian military
forces already have 80 planes in Ital-
ian Somaliland and 80 more in Eritrea.
The two divisions modified have al
ready landed at Siracusa, Sicily, on
their way south.
Diplomatic sources today said that
Premier Mussolini undoubtedly had
decided upon the present mobilization
as a result of the Qualification of the
European situation following the con-
versations in Rome between himself
and Pierre Laval. French foreign min
lister. and in London between Laval,
Premier Pierre Etienne Flandin of
France and Prime Minister j. RAM
say Macdonald and Sir John Simon.
foreign secretary of Great Britain.
These circles said it was scarcely
probable that II Duce would embark
on a military enterprise in Africa
without being assured that Europe
would remain calm while he engaged
in that task.
Outbreak 10 Days Ago.
A government spokesman disclosed
this morning that official quarters
knew of the latest. border hostilities
10 days ago. although the communiQue
making them public was issued only
last night.
The government informed employers
that the following arrangement must
be made for reservists called to the
service: Three months salary must
be paid them by the month; at the
end of three months half salary must
be paid for another three months.
Their jobs must be kept open for
them when they return and they are
not to lose their rights of seniority.
Heavy shipments of munitions and
other war materials are understood
to have been going forward to Italy's
African possessions for the past sew
eral days.
The government communique said
that five Italian native soldiers were
killed and six wounded at Asdub.
south of Ualual, on January 20. The
EthiopianS were said to have suffered
numerous casualties.
The scene of the latest border clash
is in the same vicinity in which a
pitched battle took place last De-
cember 5.
Clashes Provoke Dispute.
A series of bitter incidents arising
from clashes along the underlined
Ethiopian-It Italian Somaliland border
has strained relations between the
two countries
An attack on the Italian Legation
at Gondar last November II resulted
the wounding of two others. Italy
protested to Adds Ababa and re-
ceived an apology and indemnity.
Less than a month later another
frontier engagement near Ualual re-
suited in more than $50 casualties
on both sides.
Once more Italy protested, but this
time Emperor Halle Selassie's govern
ment appealed to the League of Ma
tions, charging the Italians with ''ag-
erosion" The two nations were per-
Suaded to attempt to settle their dis.
pute by direct negotiations.
Last week reports circulated in
Geneva that Italy was behind a
project to have Ethiopia removed as
a full-fledged member of the League
of Nations and relegated inundated
territory.