Evening star., 1935-11-18
Peace Proposals Are Ru.
mored While 81 Nations In
woke Economic Penalties.
GUARDS PLACED ABOUT
EMBASSIES IN ROME
Mussolini's Troops Claim Addi.
tional Victories as Advances
Are Made Into Ethiopia.
By the Associated Press.

BenltO MuSSOllnlS unQeclareo war
in Ethiopia met world opposition to-
day as the League of Nations eco
nomic sanctions were applied against
Italy.
At midnight, the program whereby
81 League members agreed to pre-
vent importation of italian goods and
to stop exporting certain raw mate
rials to Italy went into effect.
Italy, having already made prepara-
tions to combat the penalties for its
invasion in East Africa. which the
League has termed aggressive" dis
played its "implacable resistance" to
the sanctions in a showing of banners
throughout the nation.
Reprisals Promised.
It had promised to treat other ma
tions as they treated Italy. The Fas-
cist grand council, which on Saturday
denounced the sanctions, was to meet
again tonight to study details OF
Italy's fight against them and. 1t was
said in informed quarters, to consider
peace proposals raised in diplomatic
contacts.
Italian troops guarded the British
Embassy in Rome and the headquar-
tiers of other sanctionist countries. as
Youths began demonstrations denounc-
ing the sanctions.
Some shouted, Down with Eng
land!"
Some delay in application of the
sanctions by certain countries was ex-
pected because of legal difficulties. The
Spanish government had not yet pub
lished its DEGREES making the economic
penalties effective, while the exact time
Of enforcement by France was in doubt.
The economic sanctions were the
last of the measures against Italy ap-
proved by the League. Financial sane
tions, by which credit Is not extended
to Italy and business is not done with
Italians, and an arms embargo had
already been made effective.
Troops Claim New Victories.
While at Rome Italy prepared to
meet the economic siege, on the war
front Italian troops continued their
successes, an official communique said.
Gen. Emilio de Bono. still commander
in chief pending the arrival Of Marshal
Pietro Badoglio, named to succeed him.
reported that Halle Selassie's warriors
were pushed beyond the Takkaze River
by the second Italian Army Corps,
with the Ethiopians suffering several
casualties.
The government at Adds Ababa an
nounced Italian bombs dropped yes
terday on the town of Enderta, near
Makale. had killed and injured civilians
and destroyed many houses. The
communique said the populace. en-
ragged by the bombing, had revolted
against Italian domination of the area
Ras Nasibu. Governor of Harar
Province and commander of the Ethi-
opian armies in the south, WAS re-
ported to have withdrawn his forces
to the region of the city of Harar. i'm
portant and strategic city toward which
the Italians in the south were pointing.
Travellers from Jijiga were reported
in press dispatches to Rome as saying
many Ethiopian wounded had been
deserted in villages of Ogaden Prov
ince as the black troops fed.
Ethiopians were also reported fight
ing among themselves in the Aussa
region along the Hawash River. where
part Of the populace had gone over
to the Italians. 1t was said the en-
counter occurred about 80 miles west
of Harar.
Harar Reported Reached.
italian armored cars, said an un-
confirmed report from Djibouti,
French Somaliland. penetrated even
to Harar, with airplanes, but turned
back and rejoined the southern COL
umns.
Marshal Badoglio was ready to sail
tonight from Naples, with his two
sons-Paolo, an aviation officer, and
Mario, an artilleryman-to assume
leadership Of all II Duce's East African
troops. He was named Saturday to
succeed Gen. De Bono, recalled to
Italy, where he will be made a marshal,
In a shake-up of the war command.
Ethiopias King of Kings, said q
high authority at Adds Ababa, prob
ably will 60 to the northern front
within 10 days, after which his troops
will make their first rigid stand
against the invaders. There was an
other report the Emperor would de-
part tonight.
Persons who witnessed a day of
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