Evening star., 1935-11-13
.|TAL|ANSREP0RTED.
IN ADVANCE UPON
HARAR AND JU|GA
Force Believed Attempting
to EncircIe Ethiopians
on Southern Front.
Adds ABABA REPORTS
VICTORY IN 2 FIGHTS
Mussolini and Drummond Talk
Over Methods of Easing
European Tension.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A new threat to the cities of Harar
and Jijiga. focal points of Ethiopian
defense, was seen today in uncon-
firmed reports reaching Harar that two
motorized Italian columns were NOV
irg into advanced positions in the
South while the northern Italian Army
occupied new territory.
A motorized force was reported to be
rapidly circling the Ethiopian left
wing on the southern front and ap-
preaching Sasa Bench, 155 miles
southeast of Harar. Another such
force was said to be advancing in the
valley of the Webbe Shibeli toward
the Bale district, l25 miles southwest
of Harar.
Gen. Emilio de Bono, Fascist COM
mander in chief, informed Rome that
the first army corps in the north oc-
cupied the Dessa region and joined the
Danakil column.
Northern Line Extended.
He declared the northern line was
extended westward to the Takkaze
River and the native army corps COM
pleted occupation of the Gheralca re-
giOn.
From Makale it was reported the
northern Ethiopian warriors were
claShing daily in skirmishes with Pre-
mier Mussolini's soldiers. Italian Off
GERS saw the Ethiopian tactics as at
tempts to haraSs the Italians in de-
Tending their communications, while
Halle Selassie's men had time to con-
centrate at Amba Alaji. 40 miles south
Of the captured Makale.
A Reuters dispatch from Harar said
reports circulated there that Italian
alrplanes had left Daggan Bur, 125
miles southeast, for Harar.
Planes Over Jijiga.
Italian scouting planes flew over
Jijiga, advices from Adds Ababa said
as the Italian military command pub
lished its views of prospective Ethio-
plan defense movements.
Possession of Harar and Jijiga would
constitute one of the steps necessary
to extend the Fascist line joining the
two Italian colonies.
The offensive capacity of the
enemy cannot last because he cannot
be fed continually with fresh troops
and the right supplies" the Italian
military view said.
The movement of the northern
forces westward along the Takkaze
River pointed toward the Lake Tana
region, seat of British power interests.
Fight Reported in Ogaden.
An official communique from Adds
Ababa said both sides suffered many
casualties during an engagement yes
terday near Anele Ogaden Province.
on the southern front. In another
engagement the Ethiopians chased the
Italians out of position, the report said.
In northern engagement yesterday.
the Ethiopians took the offensive. at
tackled an Italian column. killed the
commander and scattered the unit.
Eight Philippians died in this last en-
counter, while the Italians lost many
more" the communique asserted.
The main combat in Ogaden Prov
ince, through which a great Fascist
force under Gen. Rudolfo GRAHAM has
been advancing from Italian Somali-
land. was reported waged between
Ethiopian infantry and Italian tank
and machine gun units.
The Italians turned deadly fire on
the native foot soldiers, the Ethiopian
communique said. but Emperor Halle
SelaSsies forces succeeded in capturing
four tanks after a sanguinary struggle
in which the Anele field was strewn
with dead.
While the invasion proceeded, Pre-
mier MuSsolini and Sir Eric Drum
mond, British Ambassador, discussed
methods of relieving European ten
sions
Authoritative British sources, mean
time. said Britain would deliver a
new rebuff to Mussolini by withhold
ing an individual reply to Italy's note
protesting the application of League
sanctions
Inasmuch as the nations are acting
jointly at Geneva. this source said,
there are no grounds for individual
notes of protest and therefore Great
Britain feels that reply should be
forwarded only after exchanges of
views leading up to a joint answer.
Such exchanges, it was said, have not
been begun.
Credit facilities of London man
ufacturel of perfumes supplied from
Italy were withdrawn. Many govern
ments weighed an answer to Musso-
lini's note. threatening reprisals If
economic sanctions are applied No
vember 18, the scheduled date.