The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-06

But unofficial announcements here said the bombardment was tn- effective thought 10 persons were killed and 30 wounded.
 One foreign correspondent was re. ported wounded in the leg.
 It was estimated that TOO bombs were dropped.
 The emperor's palace was slightly damaged. The emperor himself had ample warning and escaped to c place of safety.
 It was announced unofficially that he telegraphed to the government here that 8 woman and two chil- dren were killed and five persons severely and 20 slightly wounded. Then, it was said, he wirelessed the Empress Menen here that he was safe, and sent a personal report Of the bombardment to the govern me1t.
 As soon as he could the emperor visited the Seventh Day Advent hos- pital, now the Red Cross headquart- CTS, and saw that the wounded were well cared for. it was announced |.
 Red Cross
 An unofficial statement was made that two rooms of the Red Gross headquarters were set afire by m- cendiary bombs but that patients were evacuated.
 The government announced that protest against the bombardfment would be made to the League of Nations.
 It was not known immediately whether any foreign correspondents were wounded. They had their tents pitched in the grounds of the Ad- ventist hospital which is the Red Gross headquarters and was re- ported bombed.
 The nine big bombing planes ap. peared over Dessye early this morn. ing, according to reports from army headquarters. They dropped bombs and circled out over the country. Then they returned and dropped arl- other load of bombs. They depart- ed, but at $40 a. m. four reappeared and bombed the town for the third time. Apparently the other planes had exhausted their bombs.
 As soon as the third attack was over the emperor started for the Red Cross hospital to see to the wounded and sent his report here.
 It was reported semi-officially that Gondar, in the Lake Tana dis trict, was bombed yesterday eve- ming.
 Many Bombers There
 Although nine bombers were counted in the first attack on Des- ssye, there was some confusion over the number in the third bombard- ment. Estimates varied from 17 to 28.
 All during the bombardings, the operators of the three portable ra- dio transmitters at Dessye stuck to their posts, flashing out the news. It was held up for four hours here pending official establishment c1 details.
 The bombardings at Dessye and in the north caused consternation among the populace of Addis AbaDa, which feared the capital would pc the next target. However, officials believe Jijiga and Harar were more likely.
 Adyices from the north said the Italians were attacking all along the Takazze River, which flows south- eastward toward Makale from the Sudan border region.
 It was charged here that In the Dessye bombing, the Italians hit the Dessye hospital, the roof of which is painted with the Red cross ana the American flag.
 Furthermore, it was charged that Dessye is an open, unfortified town and that the troops are quartereo outside it.
 To Demoralixe Natives
 The bombing of Gondar in the north was regarded here as designed to dernoralize the natives in posst- ble preparation for e thrust through the southwestern plain of Tigre province, brushing Aise, it's defender. Ras Ayaleu, and striking at Oonoar and the Lake Tana region.
 Widespread brushes were reported here to be in progress throughout the north, the Philippians sniping ct and harassing the advancing Ital- ians.
 Report From Bombed Zone
 BY JAMES ROHRBAUGH Copyright, 1ssS, by Unitea FressD
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