The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-19

nouncement that the military class of 1915 will be drafted soon. One million men of the giant army will be in Italy, thus increasing the home defense force by approxi- mately 100000. Best estimates indi- cated between 650000 and 100000 men now are under the Italian col- ors on the continent. Additional naval classes will be called to the , colors if the Mediterranean tension fails to lessen in the next few days, according to rumors here. Before Christmas, according to military experts, Italy's first-line air force will be doubled and will total nearly $500 planes. Bombing planes are being manufactured at the rate of seven a day.
 The communique announcing tho forthcoming calling to arms of the 1915 class also said that citizens of the classes of 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1914, previously exempted from the full-time period, now would be called, bringing army divisions up to wartime footing. Glasses of 1911, 1913 and 1914 are to be re- tained in service.
 Accusat,ons Tired Addis Ababa, Oct. 19-CUP)- Ethiopia is preparing a protest to the League of Nations against al- legged Italian violation of the Red Cross convention forbidding use of dunn dunn bullets, the United Press learned today from reliable source.
 A formal charge that Italian troops have been reversing bullets within their cartridge cases was made earlier today in government communique. It said bullets 50 treated wreak terrible havoc upon the human body"
 After denying Italian charges that Ethiopia troops had used dunn dums and characterizing the accusation as "calumny," the communique said:
 Everyone knows the Italian lead- CTS taste for this weapon. The real truth is that upon large number of dead Italian soldiers clips were found containing bullets which had been reversed within their casings".
 The earliest accusation that Ital- ian troops were using ammunition of a type internationally outlawed 36 years ago came from Dr. Robert w. Hockman, American missionary, who declared that he had seen wounded Ethiopians who apparently were the victims of dunn dunn bul- lets.
 Reports from the southern front stated that Ethiopian warriors were brought into hospitals there with gaping wounds where bullets had come out of their bodies, in some cases leaving openings 25 square inches in area.
 Pleased With France
 London, Oct. l9-(UP)-Great Britain today received @ definite promise from France of support If Italy launches a Mediterranean at- tack upon the British navy.
 The French reply, in which Pre- rlier Pierre Laval took nine pages to say "yes," was couched in such terms as to provide the British for- eign office with considerable satis. faction.
 According to authoritative circles here, the agreement takes the form of e promise of cooperation If Brit ain is attacked by Italy while acting not as an individual but as a league policeman in the Mediterranean. France is believed in return to have asked @ British pledge of aid If France is attacked by Germany.
 The French reply came as an anti-climax following the success lG Rome conversations between Pre- mier Benito Mussolinin, Sir Erie Drummond, British ambassador, and Count Charles de Chambrun. French envoy. The Anglo-Italian agreement, reached at Rome and to be announced Sunday, removes much of the danger of Mediter- ranean incident against which Brit ain sought French support. It is understood to provide for with drawal of Italian troops from Libya where they had been threatening Egypt and reduction in the number of British ships stationed in the Mediterranean France fits into the diplomatic scheme with French naval replacements for the British ships and permission for Britain to use It's naval dockyards in the Med- iterrarean.
 Despite the fact that the Rome agreement has largely removed dangers of the Italo-E Ethiopian con- fiict spreading to Europe and has cleared up the threatening difiicul- Sies between Britain and Italy, the French answer further backs up the