The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-10

pllcat1on of punishment.
 Italy, Austria, Hungary and Al- bania thus are isolated in this amazing lineup, almost every hand against them. They can expect no help from the chief nations outside the league the United States, Japan, Germany and Brazil, except possibly Germany.
 That depends on whether Hitler thinks it would be to his advan- tage to risk the growing cordiality between Germany and Britain.
 No One Really Knows
 Now that the war in Africa is on, the usual difficulty of aSsirt- ing fact from rumor that occurs in any war has arisen. No one really knows what is going on in Africa A rigid censorship has been imposed on the northern front. The London and Paris presA pickup Vague reports here and there, but those papers can scarcely be said to be as meticulous as the American press in demanding objective fact. .
 Addis Ababa is not in a position to get much authentic news because of the great distance to the fighting zone and the lack of communica- tionS. There also is a rigid censor ship there. News from Harar comes mostly from Ethiopian sources. which are inclined to be pro-Ethio- pian.
 How Situation Stands.
 From the informa oiOn at hand, the situation seems to be as fol- lows:
 l. There is considerable fighting on both the northern and southern fronts. The Philippians in the north are putting up stiff and sampering guerilla resistance. The censorship of the Italians might possibly indi- cate that they are not progressing as rapidly as they had hoped.
 2. The nations at Geneva have definitely committed themselves to repress Italy by economic and fi- nancial pressure. If the first, milder measure prove unavailing, they have nochoice but to proceed with the stiffer penalties.
 3. Mussolini is not yet in posi- tion to call off the war and seek terms, not yet having achieved a sufficiently impressive victory to satisfy Italian pride. Retreat now would mean his downfall.
 He can however, continue the war with impunity as long as stronger penalties are not applied, because the milder ones would not cripple him for long time.
 4. There is possibility, but not a certainty, that Germany might decide to supply Italy with vital materials through Austria. That would go long way towards nulli- flying the effects of the first league penalties.
 Afraid of Bombing
 Field Headquarters, Ethiopian Army, North of Jijiga (by Courier to Harar, Oct. 9-CUP)-The Mos- lem Ethiopian fighters, before de- for battle, prayed to Allah beneath the minarets of an ancient mosque near a weather beaten Christian church.
 A short distance away is the French hospital, whose chief sur- gcon, Dr. Perron, has posted mo- ticc inviting all people, regardless of creed or station, to find refuge in event of an Italian air raid.
 Dr. Ferron also serves as French consular agent at Harar.
 Soldiers and natives of Harar and the surrounding reg.an, terrorized by the constant threat of bombing8 and the spread of poison gas from the air, ran for the open country in wild flight when a false alarm of an aerial raid spread.
 The alarm came during vicious with great sheets of and rolling thunder filling the valley in which Harar nestles.
 Natives. mules, sheep and cattle sheltered in all directions. Two per- sons died of fright and 6 dozen babies were reported to have been born precipitately.
 Telegraph operators at army head quarters deserted their posts and Greek inn keepers abandoned shop and raced for dugouts.
 Officials of the British consulate It Askaris called out consulate guards armed with fixed bayonetg to hold back all persons without from entering the com pound where a huge dugout has been prepared. a
 The dugout. refuge in event of air raids, is fianked by sandbag em- placements and a miniature arsenal.
 It was several hours before the populace recovered from it's fright and drifted back to its ordinary life.
 Military commanders had some difficulty in rounding Up their scat tered soldiers and tIcers.
 police reported Iiif)culty in per- heavily armed soldsss to re- moved Red Cross arm bands.