The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-05-04
NATIVES PUT
TORCH to- CITY;
near
Emperor Selassie Flees to
Protection of Brit
ish Flag
FRENCH LEGATION
ALSO UNDER FIRE

ALlLHlNAB way fs WI hS
British destroyer Diana lay in
harbor today, ready on a mo-
ments's notice to take Emperor
Selassie, his family and close
advisers across the Gulf of
Alden to the protection of the
British flag in the Alden pro-
tectorate.
British officials did not give
any information, but it was ex-
pected the royal party would
board the destroyer during the
day for 100 mile dash across to
Alden. The party arrived yes
terday from Adds Ababa.
PARIS, May 4.-(UP) Eth
opians are attacking the French
legation and compound and have
wounded those within by rifle
fire, Paul Bodard, French minis
ter. informed the foreign office
by wireless today.
1t was reported that the Eth
opians fired through the French
compounds and barbed wire en-
tanglements all during Sunday
night. The number of casualties
was not reported.
WANTS REINFORCEMENTS
WASHINGTON, May 4. (UP).
Radio spanned the world today
with a dramatic appeal by Ameri-
can Minister Cornelius Van II.
Engert at Adds Ababa for "a
Lewis gun and a few sikhs" with
which to hold the beleaguered
American compound against an
Ethiopian horde. ,
Unable to communicate with the
British legation four miles away
through streets streaming with
rioting, pillage-mad natives, En-
CERT sent his message for rein
forcements over sputtering
portable radio direct to Washing
ton. ..
When radio technicians receiv-
ed the message at the huge naval
wireless station at Arlington, Va,
the state department telephoned
British authorities in London, ask
ing them to wireless the plea back
to Adds Ababa, to the British
minister.
The legation had repulsed a
savage attack by Ethiopian maui
RAIDERS early this morning, En-
CERT reported by wireless to the
state department, Casualties Wee
not mentioned.
WASHINGTON, May A. CUP
The American legation at Adds
Ababa repulsed savage attack by
Ethiopian marauders early this
morning, Minister Cornelius Van
H. Engert reported by wireless to
the state department.
He said his little garrison arm
ed themselves with revolvers, riff
es, shotguns, swords and spears
and repulsed the attack with at
least one casualty to the attack
ers. He did not mention any cas-
ualty among the garrison and 1t
was presumed there was none. he
said he was informing the British
legation, and indicated that If
matters grew worse he would eva
cuate the legation.
All women and children but the
wife of the u. S. minister fled the
beleaguered American legation in
Adds Ababa to the greater safe
tv of the fortified British COM
pound last night.
u. S. Minister Cornelius Van II.
Engert said he and his staff were
prepared to hold the legation
against anything but mobilized
attack" after two days of rioting
and pillaging- by natives in the
Ethiopian capital during which
one American woman missionary
was killed and other foreigners
wounded. Mauraders had set fire
to the city.
Three British trucks guarded by
Is heavily armed Sikh soldiers
evacuated more than a dozen wo-
men and children from the Amer
lean legation in the face of in
creasing danger from the rioting
Ethiopian warriors.
Mrs. Engert. refused to, go with
the other women and her husband
consented to have her stay at his
side.
Engert acted as Italian troops
were reported within a few miles
of the capital which Emperor
Halle Selassie had deserted.
Their occupation was expected