The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-10
ACTION AT GENEVA

Geneva, Oct. 10.-tUP)-Almost the entire family of nations joined today in proclaiming Italy an out- law, subject to international penal ties to force her to halt the war against Ethiopia.
 Members of the Italian delegation simultaneously said that if the pen alties--expected at first to be mere ly mild economic ones-should even tually lead to 8 blockade, Italy would consider 1t a military meas ure and an act of war.
 They cited Premier Benito M.ugso- lini's recent statement that he would meet military measures with military measures and acts of war with acts of war.
 The assembly of the league, after 52 nations had accepted a commit. tee report branding Italy as an ag- gressor, then agreed to form com- }mittee of approximately 50 mem- berS to devise and regulate sanctions (penaltics) under the punitive Arti- cle 15.
 Of the 55 powers represented, only Austria, Hungary and Italy herself refused to accept the com mittee report. Albania, however, was expected to balk, which would make 5l league members against Italy.
 The meeting of the assembly was marked by considerable drama when, after representatives of Bri- tain, France and other powers solemnly declared their intention of backing international peace meas ures to the limit, Tecla Hawariat, Ethiopian representative, announced that Ethiopia would fight to the death.
 Ethiopia, he said, will never sub- init to terms giving an advantage to an aggressor.
 It was said authoritatively tonight that the sanctions committee would hold it's first session in the morning, probably in public, and would pro- ceed at once to apply the first sanc- ton.
 The first sanction would entail 8 request to all league members to lift the arms embargo against Ethi- opia and apply one to Italy If they have not already done so.
 Fierce Battle Rages.
 London, Oct. 10--(UP)--A fierce battle near Gorahai in the north Ethiopian war zone, in which ad- vancing Italian troops. after being halted by severe Ethiopian machine gth1fire, were forced to use artillery to break down the enemy defences, was reported today from the Fri trean front.
 According to an exchange ,tele- graph dispatch from its correspond ent with the Italian army in Eritrea not even the artillery could Com- pletely silence the Ethiopian gum ners. who were making their stand in trenches.
 Finally charge of Italian in- fantry routed the defending forces, according to the dispatch which said Ethiopian casualties were heavy
 Meantime 1t was feared that Ded- jaznatch Halle Selassie Hugga, son. in-law of Emperor Halle Selassie I, had been killed in a daring cavalry raid into Eritrea.
 Would Be Act of War.
 Geneva, Oct. l0---(UP)--I Italian official circles, asked today about Italy's attitude towards league pen- alties If they should go 50 far as q blockade, replied that Italy would consider 1t an act of war.
 Italian official circles cited Prem- Ter Benito Mussolinfs recent state- ment that Italy would play to mili- tary measures with military meas ures and to acts of war with war. They would consider a blockade . military measure.
 No Report On Holy City.
 Rome, Oct. 10--tUP)--The official government Press Bureau said today that 1t has received no official con- firmation of . report that Aksum, Holy City of Ethiopia, has fallen to the Italiafis.
 Relations Broken.
 Rome, Oct. 10-- tUP)--Diplomatic relations between Italy and Ethiopia have been broken, 1t was an,SouncO; officially tonight.
 Afework Jesus, Ethiopian Charge q Affairs, was given his passport.