The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-14

were simultaneously being hastily constructed at points where a pro- longed stand against attackers armed with modern military equip- ment was felt to be feasible. As troops moved toward the front" 1t was pointed out in the capital that eysterday's preparation for a general mobilization order does not represent a warlike ges- ture on the part of Halle Selassie's kingdom. It is simply final step toward putting the nation on the best military basis possible by making available the service of ev- cry man capable of aiding in the national defense.
 Dejamatch Habte Mikael, one of the most prominent of Ethiopian military leaders and veteran of the battle of Adowa, left for the front" today. Farewell To Veterans Five hundred Philippians and prominent foreign residents bid the veteran soldier farewell. Mikael, who was accompanied by his wife, said, "I have said goodbye to the emperor and my friends. I will be in the front line of defense and I will die. am not afraid to die. My people will die with me. There will be other lines behind me.
 'I was at Adowa (where an Ital- ian army was defeated by Ethiopia in 1896) as very young man. I know how the Italians fight. I also know best how to make their ate tack cost dear.
 We in the front-line who re- ceive the first shock of the Italian attack probably will have little chance of survival but there are enough to take our places" MikaeIs wife, who is planning to accompany him throughout the Ual Ual campaign as she has done in all his former expeditions, has the reputation of being one of the fiercest woman fighters in Ethiopia.
 War.Likc Appearance Addis Ababa Is assuming an in- creasingly war-like appearance. Mobilization already has begun in government ministries, 1t was un- derstood. The government depart ments have been ordered to be ready to give up three-fourths of their employees who for months have been drilling in backyards and alleys in their spare time.
 Emperor Halle Selassie is ex- pected to inform the mission hos pitals of their program in the ex- pected war. Permission already has been given for one American mission mobile hospital unit to move into the fighting zone and 1t Is expected to do so within two weeks.
 Baron Muzi Falconi, Italian dip limatic representative, who wound- ed himself accidentally on a hunt ing expedition, left by train today for Djibouti. Wives and children of tho Swedish military mission also left the capital to return to Europe.
 Soviet Army Maneuvers.
 Kiev. Sept. 14-(UP)-The Sov- let army began testing the strength of It's military power near here to- day with maneuvers on an unpre- cedented scale, bringing into action every arm of the service.
 None of the permanent military attaches were invited to these spec ial maneuvers and the number of troops involved was carefully guarded.
 Additional maneuvers will be carried out next week in the crimea at which the permanent att taches will be present.
 War Minister Voroshilov and other high officers in the Red army watched today's test of military strength side by side with the mem- bers of French, Czechoslcvak and Italian military missions.
 On Larger Scale.
 It Is learned reliably that today's maneuvers are on far larger scale than the usual annual exercises. although no reason for this Is a. vailabie from nay official source.
 This use of huge numbers of