The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-31
ETHIOPIAN OIL
LANDS LEASED
TO i. s. FIRM
DuCe Tells His Troops to Be
Ready for Instant Call
to Arms.
Mobiles SUBMARINES
Sends WarShipS Speeding
to 'ManeuverS' at
SueZ Canal.
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WITH THE ITALIAN

By United Press
WITH THE ITALIAN
ARMY, BOLANZO, Aug. 81.
-Italy's reply to threats of
the world will be to bring to
the highest decree of power
all the armed forces of the
nation, Benito Mussolini
roared to 100000 soldiers of
his maneuvering army today.
The world must know once again
that while there is talk so absurd
and provocative of penalties sane
tons, we will not give up single
soldier, a single sailor, a single
aviator" II Duce cried to his men.
He spoke from the heights of Mt.
Ronzone, with the soldiers ranged
along the slopes of the hill. King
Victor Emmanuel stood by his side.
AS he shouted defiance to the
world, the chief of staff of his army
was on the way to France on
sudden mystery visit to the chief
of the French general staff.
Submarines Are Modified
All the submarines in his navy
was assembling of Sicily, ready for
maneuvers that would put a deadly
line of the torpedo craft across the
Mediterranean from Sicily to
Africa.
Airplanes were flying to Sicilian
airdromes and coast defense batter
les we're being hurriedly strength
ened.
Mussolini reminded his men
of his recent announcement that
the army would be brought to
total of 100000 men by Oct. 1, with
the calling out of 100000 more men.
In other times after maneuvers.
you would have been free But not
so this year, During September an
additional 100000 men will fill your
ranks to bring the army up to the
previously planned level-namely
100000 men.
Salute Given to King
L am sure that if tomorrow the
Fatherland calls upon you to solve
more difficult problems (than those
in the maneuvers) you will do SO
with courage, resolution and daring
to the last"
Mussolini expressed King Victor
Emmanuels satisfaction with the
maneuvers and concluded his speech
by calling for a salute for the king.
The troops, drawn up on a front
more than mile and half long, re-
sponded magnif1cently.
Prior TO his speech, MuSsolini mo-
bilized his submarine feet and an
airplane force for the maneuvers
that will cut the Mediterranean sea
in two.
With British warships steaming
eastward toward the Suez Canal on
similar "maneuvers," the electric
tension gripping Europe was in
creased.
Whole Nation Is Ready
Fascist Italy is modified
economically, financially militarily,
navally, aeTially Mussolini has left
no doubt that he, at least. among
Europe's leaders, is prepared for
anything
He sent Marshal Pierto Badoglio.
chief Of the army general staff, sud-
denly TO France last night. Polite
ally the dispatch of Marshal
Badoglio TO France might prove Of
equal Importance with the sub
marine order. Gen. Maurice Game
lin, the French army chief. visited
Rome recently and concluded an
agreement for French Italian army
cooperation.
Italy's entire submarine fleet,
roughly so ships, was said author
itatively to be involved in the
'maneuver" mobilization order. The
submarines will maneuver on a line
from southern Sicily, close to Malta,
the British Mediterranean naval
base, and on to Italian Libya. a
distance of about 300 miles.