Evening star., 1935-11-04
MuSSoIini Leads Nation in
Marking 18th Anniversary
of Triumphant Armistice
With AuStria-Hungary.
RAS SEYOUM'S FORCE
GONE WITHOUT TRACE
Fascist Legions Unopposed-Ad-
dis Ababa Reports 80 Women
and Is Children Killed in Aerl-
al Bombardment by Italians at
Water Hole Near Gorrahel.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associa ed Press.
Defiant of the alliance of sanctions
against him and with peace neeotla-
tons deadlocked, Mussollm pledgeo
victory in Ethiopia for Italy today.
As his Fascist legions. 120 600 strong
renewed their offensive against Makale
on the Northern AduWa -Adlgrat fron'
in East Africa, II Duce led his nation
in celebration of the triumphant
armistice with Austria Hungary of II
years ago.
To the thousands who surged about
his Palazzo Venezia, the dictator
shouted:
The Italian Army II years ago to-
dav won victory, not only for itself
but for everybody.
italian People Invincible."
To-day the nation is engaged IN
another battle. But the Italian people
are invincible, united and irrevocablI
determined.
once again Italy will have as hei
prize, victory
The Italian advance on Makale.
mountain pass caravan center strate-
eically placed as a gateway to the
interior. was without resistance.
The Italian leglons, reinforced by
native troops, were marching forward
on a l00-mile front. from the religious
center OF Aksum on the west to
Adigrat on the east,
Driving south from Adigrat. the
central column of the army reacheo
Hauzien. halfway to Makale. Scouting
patrols had entered Hauzien several
days ago.
To the West were the columns pro-
ceeding from Aduwa and Aksum. To
the east was force of Danakil war
riors, fighting under the Italian flag.
Most of the Danakils are under
Ethiopian commanders on the eastern
front about Mount Mussa Ali.
Bombing Planes in Fore.
Ahead of the columns scared bomb
ing planes on scouting flights. They
bombarded small concentrations OF
Ethiopians gathering in the mountains
behind Makale. There was no evidence
of the vast force somewhere IN the
mountains of the north under the
command of Ras Seyoum. Emperor
Halle Selassies generalissimo of the
northern forces and governor OF Tigre
province.
Despite the heavy numbers on the
march in the north, there was no out
ward sign of alarm in Adds Ababa,
almost 400 miles to the south.
The Ethiopians had their own cele-
bration. 1t was the fifth anniversary
of Halle Selassie's coronation.
Confident of keeping his empire in
dependent of Fascist Rome, the Emp
error said:
Thus far the Italians have en-
countered only scattered detachments
of our troops, who have shown tradi-
tional bravery.
Army Still Intact.
although the Italians have been
attacking a month, our army is still
quite intact Their deathless devotion
shall triumph before the God of JUS
tice."
The Emperor told the Associated
Press correspondent he would. after
peace is concluded. continue with his
program for the development of his
land
This program, he said, will be aided
by the concession for development Of
natural resources he recently gave 10
American Standard Oil interests.
OF this concession, the Emperor
said: I
1T is an integral part Of our ma
tional economic program as a SOW
ereign, independent empire. We pur-
posely granted it to neutral country
like the United States in order to avoid
political complications and interna-
tional jealousies
Il am sure that when our country
Is at peace and the circumstances are
again propitious. all terms of the en-
terprise will be carried out by the
original concessionaires who never
Cancelled the concession, but merely
withdrew temporarily at the sugges-
ton Of the State Department for the
"oitny HoIINe Va PIoulolAls mItEnd- =
tional peace"
Women, Children Bombarded.
The Ethiopian government an
nounced 80 women and Is children
and 100 cows were killed last Saturday
in the aerial bombardment of the area
about Gorrahei on the southern
southeastern 'front.' where Gen. Ru-
dolfo Grazianis forces are driving
north toward Harar.
The bombardment, the government
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