The Washington times., 1935-11-23
CROWN PRINCE
DEATH TALE
SECUTED
Romans Say Troops
:: Have Full Control
=. In the South
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have played a major role already
in the southwark drive clfmaxed
by capture of Makale, viii take
the command from Marshal
Emilio de Bono, who has been re-
called to Rome.
Marshal de Bono will leave
Asmara Monday for MaSSaua,
there to await the arrival of
Marshal Badoglio, chief of staff,
whose arrival in East Africa to
take over the high command, is
expected to be the signal for a
major speed-up of the entire
Italian invasion.
Ogaden Claimed
Dino Alfieri, acting minister of
propaganda, formally announced
that all of Ogaden province on
Ethiopia'S southern front had sub
mitted to the italian armies. He
said surrendering chiefs brought
2,500 native troops to fight for
Italy.
Such an event would place the
italian armies in the front yard
Of Jijiga, main headquarters for
Ethiopia's southern army, and
would place the Italian forces in
a position to cut the all-import-
ant Djibouti-Addis Ababa rail
way at a moments notice.
However, this announcement,
which said "entire'' Ogaden had
submitted was considered tenn
pered q few hours after by iSSu'
ance Of the daily official mill
tary communique, which cited
several submissions and added
with these submissions the popu-
1ation of all the central and
southern parts Of Ogaden," is
aiding the Italian cause.
Since most of central and
southern Ogaden already had
been occupied by the Italians
and since the north and western
part of the province is by far
the most important, both po-
lftically and militarily, the COM
Ipunique's claim was far less sig
nificant than that Of the acting
QTUpOBALIuh uA11&4StCAs
Official Report
"On the Somali front, Chief
Hussen Halle presented himself at
Gorrahei yesterday with all other
chiefs and notables Of thR Rer.
Halal district of Ogaden. HuSsen
Halle made the act of submission
in the name of his tribe and asked
to be allowed to take part Of his
$500 followers in operations
against the government at Adds
.Ababa.
e"Chiefs, notableS, and armed
men of the Makahil. Rer Elmi,
and Scecal districts Of Ogaden
also presented themselves to our
political authorities and made
formal acts Of submission. They
put their men at the disposal OF
our military authorities.
e"Chief Abdel KerfIn Mohammed,
in agreement with our political
authorities in Gabre Dare, COM
pleted reorganization Of his tribe
in Ogaden and has given up 1000
rifles.
Doctors Episode
with these submissions the
population of all the central and
southern parts Of Ogaden province
has given its solemn adherence to
the Italian advance.
THE aircraft, as always has
been very active in that advance
on all our 'front.'
Regarding the doctor incident,
the American embassy indicates
no formal protest will be made
over the complaint of two men
from the Mayo Clinic at Rochester,
MINI, that their automobile was
surrounded by a hostile mob at
Padua and an American flag
pulled from it.
The physicians, DR.. F. Mersch
and DR.. j. I. Bollman, who were
accompanied by their wives, COM
planned to the American consul at
Milan. Since then they have left
Italy. -.
The embassy is satisfied that
the incident occurred due to a
mistaken idea on the mob'S part
that the doctors were English citi-
ZenS.
English Plates
A protest, it was said at the
embassy, would be made only If it
were shown that they had been
attacked because they were Amer
leans.
Their automobile carried an
English license plate. They had
Just toured the British Isles.
The incident is the second Of
its kind in a week. A few days
before, quartette of New York
musicians were beaten by a mob
while watching an Italian funeral.
The embassy did not hear about
the first incident officially as the
young men left Italy without COM
planning to the American diplo-
matte authorities.