The Washington times., 1935-11-16
MAKALE AREA
CLEANED UP
BYPLANES
Northern Front Army
Expands Control of
Seized Country
Continued from Page y

move, and will be ShoWered Win
honors when he returns to Rome.
An official communique an
nouncing the shake-up honored
de Bono as follows:
with the conquest Of Makale,
de Bono has concluded the task
entrusted to him. II Duce has
sent him a telegram informing
him he has completed his mission
in extremely difficult circum-
stances and with results which
mark him out for the gratitude
Of the nation"
This apparently officially dis
posed of rumors II Duce was dis
satisfied with progress OF the
Ethiopian war to date.
Reason Explained
Premier Mussolini, instead OF
being dissatisfied with events in
East Africa to date, "acted upon
the advice" of his highest military
advisors, it was emphasized by OBJ
servers.
The drastic changes made by II
Duce evidently show determina'
ton to clean up operations in
Africa as soon as possible, in view
of the League of Nations economic
sanctions to be applied against
Italy beginning Monday.
The change also may be taken
as an indication II Duce intends
to keep his pledge announced to
the italian people in his now IA
mouse phrase, I'VE shall 60
ahead"
Elevation of Marshal Badoglio
as high commissioner obviously
was intended to attract world re-
spect for Italian military proweSS
abroad, it was said in government
circles, where there was no official
hint of any dissatisfaction with
De Bono.
HonOrs Await General
General de Bono will have
heaped upon him all the honors
which formerly were accorded the
Roman conquerors Of old. He
probably will return to Rome in
time for a great celebration to be
held early next month. He will
be on hand for a called conSulta-
ton with Premier Mussolini, who
undoubtedly will work in closest
cooperation with de Bono in the
conduct of the African campaign.
The changes will be ratified by
q special meeting of the Fascist
grand council called for tonight
under II Duce's presidency to de-
termine ways and means Of COM
batting economic sanctions, sched-
uled to be applied against Italy
beginning Monday, and probably
to coordinate a program OF coun-
ter-sanctions.
Foreign observers here see In
this latest move a recrudeSence
Of the influence Of certain old
gentlemen living in the palace at
San Rossore to whom Marshal
Badoglio has been continually
talking throughout the conduct
Of the war.
Speeding Up Seen
The shift in command was ex-
pected to result in better coordi-
nation of activities on the north
ern and southern fronts, and was
expected to speed up the pace of
the columns under Gen. Rodolfo
Grazziani, in command on the
southern front.
With the campaign progressed
so far-with the northern and
Southern armies now only few
hundred miles apart in their
drives toward each other through
Ethiopia-it is believed the war
now should be under command of
the highest ranking officer of the
army.
Foreign observers stated the
move possibly was result, par
TALLY, of rumors that De Bono and
the younger Grazziani were not
seeing eye to eye in the conduct of
the campaign. The chances were
said to have been made to avoid
any such friction between COM
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defeat on the Marne in 1914.
Among those arriving in Rome
today for the Fascist grand coun-
Gil meeting were Dino Grandi, am
baSsador to London, and Gen.
1talo BaIbo. italian high commits
Sioner in Libya
ROME, Nov. 16 G.N.S0.-Con-
tinued skirmishes between Italian
and Ethiopian forces east of Ma.
kale on the northern front, and
renewed bombing of Ethiopian
positions south of Makale were re-
ported in military Communique
No. Al today.
THE Danakil column, together
with detachments of the first
army corps, is continuing it's &C.
tion for control of the territory
between Azbi and Dessa (east and
slightly north of Makale).
THE navy army corps con-
tinueS it's clearing up operations
in the Gheralta region (north of
Makale).
1.-The second army corps COM
pleted occupation of the region of
Czembela, gaining possession of
the fords of the Takkaze River
.(west of MaAale)
"Chiefs and notables of Gem
bella have presented themselves to
our military authorities to make
an act of submission. Aircraft
hoe horohad the enemy nucleus