Evening star., 1935-10-08

station with baggage and clamored for
tickets. Many were turned back be-
cause of the scarcity of accommoda-
tionS.
A French director Of the railroad
detached the locomotive from today's
train and refused to permit it to move
until the entire platform of the station
was cleared.
ConsuIs Quarrel With Officials.
His action led to a bedlam which
was accentuated when departing
Italian consuls from Dessye and Debra
Markos quarreled with customs off,
cials over the examination of their
baggage.
After a half-hour delay the train
finally pulled out.
Americans and other foreigners in
Adds Ababa expressed amazement at
sensational reports published abroad Of
disturbances in the capital, where all
has been tranquil and orderly.
Foreigners have been treated in
kindly fashion, and Americans were
confident of adequate protection in a
modern, spacious. shellproof dugout.
constructed by the German Legation
in the event of air raids.
The German Minister to Adds
Ababa, Hans Kirchholtes, told the
Associated Press:
knowing you have no bombproof
protection, welcome all Americans to
my legation"
UNIFORMED of Fighting.
A government spokesman said he
had no news of the reported fall of
Aksum on the northern front, and had
not been advised of fighting today on
any front.
Concerning rumors that Premier
Mussolini had made peace proposals
to Emperor Halle Selassie, the spokes-
man said:
THE government has not received
such and considers that any over
lures must be made through the
League, which is handling the entire
situation"
Commenting on repeated reports of
fighting to the north, the Ethiopian
general headquarters said Ras SeyOIm,
Governor of East Tigre Province, had
received strict instructions to keep
his forces behind the 20-mile neutral
zone, allowing none but outposts to
keep contact with the Italians.
This order, coupled with extremely
lenient treatment of Italian officials
here, was believed generally to indi-
cate that the Emperor still wished
to find peaceful solution, especially
as Mussolini had realized his OBJ
jective of occupying Aduwa and
avenging the previous Italian disaster
there.
Morale Remains Excellent.
Ethiopian advices from the Northern
front indicated that the morale of
the front line remained excellent
and that the warriors were not dis
mayed by the loss of the city where
they routed Italians 40 years ago.
Aduwa was reported virtually
empty, the Fascist columns not oc-
cupying more than the outer fringe
Of the city for fear of falling into
an Ethiopian trap.
Ras Seyoum took to the hills with
his forces for position giving greater
freedom of movement.
A more optimistic feeling prevailed
in the capital than at any time since
the outbreak of hostilities.
Intimates of Emperor Halle Selassie
said he was in highest spirits, although
no reason was given for this feeling.
Ethiopian sources insisted that
owing to the difficult nature Of the
country, the Italian artillery and in
fantry from the home country had
been able to constitute little more than
auxiliary services for the hardened
native Eritrean troops under the Ital-
ian banner.
Advancing Steadily.
Military observers recognized that
the italian commanders were making
their advance steadily, but without
rushing, adopting the wise tactics Of
consolidating every yard Of territory
gained.
From the southern front came re-
ports of the Italian advance from
Italian Somaliland into the forbidding
ground Of the Ogaden Province
Desert.
Only advance guards of the Fascist
forces have succeeded in penetrating
the waterless plateau of this part of
Ethiopia, advices said. The defending
troops have not yet become involved
in any serious conflict with the in
vaders.
The Italian troops. consolidating
their positions in the Aduwa and
Adigrat sectors, still had more than
200 miles to go through narrow. haz-
ardous mountain passes before reach
ing Dessye, center of Ethiopian troop