Evening star., 1935-10-10
Ancient Relics
Spared in
Attack.
MORE NATIVES
QUIT ITALIANS
Planes Continuing
Bombing Raids
in South.

(Copyright 1885 by the Associated Press)
Adds ABABA, October l0-The
Fall of the holy city of Aksum before
the Italian advance and wholesale
killings of Ethiopians by Italian air
bombs in the south were announced
officially today by the Italian Minister
and the Ethiopian government, re-
spectively.
Emperor Halle Selassie requested the
Minister, Luigi inci-Gigliucci, to
leave at once. thereby, with the recall
of the Ethiopian charge daffaires,
Negradas Yesus, from Rome, rupturing
diplomatic relations between Ethiopia
and Italy.
The Emperor informed the United
States that Ethiopia adheres loyalty
to the Washington treaty of 1922 be-
tween America, Great Britain, Italy
and Japan, outlawing poison gas. The
observance of this treaty was open
to other nations as well as the sig
natories.
Ancient Relics Spared.
Reports from Aksum, before COM
munications were cut. indicated the
Italian bombing planes had spared
the ancient city of the Queen of
Sheba and that the monks. fleeing
before the Fascist infantry, were able
to remove many of their holy relics.
It was indicated that the Italian
artillery also had spared the strange
monolithic obelisk which rise like
headstones to the past. The town
was centuries old when Rome was
founded.
Ethiopian legend has it that Meme
lex, said to be the son Of the Queen
of Sheba and King Solomon. fled to
Aksum in the long distant past, car
rying the Ten Commandments there
from Jerusalem. There, too, legend
relates, he brought the Ark Of, the
Covenant.
A government communique which
told of the bombing raids in the
south was the first official Ethiopian
announcement to mention casualties
on either side.
It said nine Italian airplanes
bombed Gorahei, near Gerlogubi, and
also the Ethiopian post of Taffarika-
tama and Jialmo, which are not
marked on maps, and that many
were killed.
Two Flyers Reported Killed.
The same communique said an Ital-
ian plane had crashed at Garaalta on
the northern front, and that two of
the flyers we're killed and two were
dying
Further. it was announced that 1000
native Eritrean soldiers had deserted
from Italy's northern army and, bring
ing their Italian arms. were expected
to arrive at Makale later In the day,
although Italian airplanes were pur-
suing them.
The Italian infantry was reported
advancing in the Webbe and Shibei
region.
Reinforcements of $4,000 modernly
equipped troops under Ras Guetatcho,
governor general of Kaffa province,
were marching toward Adds Ababa' to
wall of the capital from Italian at
tack.
Dedjamatch Apte Marian, another
provincial governor who wears half
moon earrings as a sign of his prowess
as a soldier and elephant hunter, Is
on his way here with 10000 more
troops.
Force Of $4,000 Arrives.
Dedjaznatch Mechacha of Kambata
province arrived with $4,000 and en-
camped.
Makonnen Demissi, the Governor of
Wallega province and a relative of the
Emperor, Is coming to the capital with
40. 900 more troops.
Other armies are on their way from
different parts Of the empire.
The Emperor pledged his entire for
tune in foreign banks, including
huge sum left by his father, for the
defense Of the empire.
Cornelius Van H. Engert, the United
States charge d'affaires, ordered