The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-11

themselves would speed solution of the crisis along unexpected lines.
 It is known that the government for many months has been planning counter moves to possible league penalties. Mussolini had counted on the refusal of Austria and Hun- gary to join in them. Also, many here foresee that the work of the league penalties committee will prove difficult when it comes to concrete boycotts because of the penalization of foreign importers and exporters no less than Italy by any stoppage of trade. Specialists With Them With Badoglio and Lessona In 1 the Conte Biancamano went Sir Aldo Castellani, Italy's most fam ous specialist in tropical diseases, and Filippo Tommaso Marineetti, poet and pioneer in futurism.
 Marinetti, at 59, is a volunteer for active service.
 Lessona is Mussolinis right hand cabinet aide in colonial matters. Mussolini is secretary of colonies himself.
 It is understood that Badoglio will make a survey of both the northern and eastern battle fronts, and then leave Gen. Emilio De Bono, com mander -in-chief in East Africa, to resume the initiative.
 Badoglio, conspicuous for personal bravery and tactical brilliance in the Italian Turkish and World wars-he has earned seven promotions in the field for gallantry as well as many medals-is expected above all to stimulate the campaign and then to bring Mussolini a report on the sit- uation.
 Indirectly emphasizing Italy's mood in face of league penalties, the Conte Biancamano took 83 ofh- cers and 1854 men of the Fascist militia February 3" division, and will pick up, 20O0 men of "Sils" di- vision at Messina, Sicily.
 It is the foreign office contention that "the Italian people are not in the slightest degree impressed by the leagues hostile attitude.
 Die Has Been Cast
 The die has been cast now. Italys army is advancing in Ethiopia, dip- lomatic relations with Ethiopia were formally broken last night when Jesus Afework, Ethiopian minister was given his passport, and the gov- ernment awaits any action the league may take, confident of it's strength and national unity behind 1t.
 Afework is expected to leave Sat- urday, possibly for Marseilles whence he would take a French steamship for Djibouti, French Somaliland. He has an Italian wife. They have two children.
 Whatever happens, it is of great est significance that Italy is bristling with ornaments.
 In Italy. alone, 75O,0O0 men are under arms Seventeen hundred first line fighting airplanes are kept manned at all times-and fuelled ready for immediate fight. Ten air. plane factories, working day and night, are turning out among them five bombing and two pursuit air. planes a day. It is generally known that stores of mines have been placed at each port ready for any effort by an enemy fleet to enter.
 On Austrian Frontier
 Soldiers and airplanes are spread all over the country. But 1t is inter esting also that IS crack divisions of regulars, about 225, ,000 men, are sta- toned along the Austrian frontier zone.
 Newspaper dispatches from the front report that the Italian column in front of the Adigrat sector east ward of Aduwa advanced further southward toward Makale yesterday, along an important caravan route leading into the heart of Ethiopia.
 The Ethiopians were falling back as the Italians advanced, the dis patch said, in compliance with or ders not to seek a battle.
 Philippians before Aduwa were said to be harrassing the Italian right flank on the western side of