The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-07

of the Italian bombers-was re- markedly slight.
 The emperor had ample warning and was able to go to safety. This corr ospondent knows where he was during the raid but it is obviously impossible to report to in view of it military importance.
 Doctors Protested
 Seven doctors, either Red Cross workers or members of the staff of the Adventist hospital at Dessye, protested formally today against what they called Italy's "atrocious. cruel demonstration" yesterday They testified that three squadronS, each of four planes, for an hour bombed Dessye with explosive, in- cendiary bom-s, causing the death or wounding of several dozens of people.
 "We formally declare" said the doctors, that the first bombs dropped on Red Cross ambulances on which international emblems were hoisted. Five bombs were aimed at the main building of the Tafari Makonnen hospital, holding 65 sick and wounded, and bearing a Red Cross on its roof. The in- strument room and two wards wer completely destroyed. An annex 100 yards distant was struck. A sur- gical tent from ambulance No. 5, 200 yards distant, was set afire and destroyed"
 Declaring that Red Cross em- blems were most numerous and wis., ible throughout the hospital and Red Cross enclosures, the doctors said:
 we protest and stigmatize this inhuman act before the whole civ- ilized world and call the attention of all governments, the League of Nations and all religions to this fact: That within the Red Cross enclosure more than 40 bombs were dropped"
 Rome Confirms It
 Rome, Dec. 7-(UP)-Eighteen Italian airplanes bombed Dessye today, it was officially announced.
 It was the first intimation from an Italian source of the two blast ing bombardmentS of Emperor Halle Selassie's northern war head quarters. Previously all comment was withheld on the ground that the government was awaiting re. ports from the war and colonial ministries, both of which Premier Mussolini heads.
 Describes First Raid
 Today's formal communique, No 65 of the war, made the first ref erence to yesterdays raid.
 It quoted Marshal Pietro Badog- lio as saying that yesterdays bomb- in. was effective, despite violent anti-aerial action. It said the bombs were dropped after the squadron reconnoitered and observed an en- campment of several tens of thou- sands of armed Philippians in the vicinity of the town.
 Marshal Badoglio's report of the bombardment was at the end o1 communique No. 65. The first part concerned more of the minor skirm- ishes that have marked ever in- creasing activity on the northern front.
 The communique follows:
 Marshal Badoglio telegraphs: Or the front of the Editrean army corps our attachments occupied Abbi-Addi, chief town of Tembien (the Tembein region. The town is {: miles west northwest of Makale)
 "In a clash of vanguards the enemy left three dead on the field of battle.
 "On the front of the first national army corps activity of enemy groups in contact with our line is continuing.
 "In the zone of the torrent o1 Gabat, southwest of Makale, col umn of Eritreans (the Askari native troops) took by surprise 8 strong enemy group by, capturing 8l, also foodsUuffs and war materials. The enemy suffered dead and many wounded.
 "Our air squadron, reconnoiter- ing, flew over very large encamp- ment of several tens of thousands of armed Philippians in the vicinity of Dessye."