The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-07

Tne OILlCGfb peBon HkAOubul8 ug@ ders to their men. The Askari out- posts were called hastily in. "Be uuickl Be quickl" Gen. Trachia .call- ed to us, and then came the shout cd order: "AvantiI Avantil (For- ward)." Thus we started to Addis Ababa, Q day ahead of time, for Marshal Badoglio had not intended to occupy 1t until Wednesday. The intimate contact between the ground forces and the air force was evident. As we started, three small scout planes and Q big three Inotored bomber signalled that the way ahead was clear.
 Inside City Gates
 Inside the city gates, half Q mile north of the British legation, we halted for formation of an entering column. Up came the Sabauda div. ision under Gen. Itaio daribaldi- ducty, sunburned, bearded, war-worn but happy veterans, wearing broken goggles against the sun and weather beaten tropical helmets. Of ell the Ethiopian army'S scores of thou sands of warriors, there was but one man to receive the conquering army. An officer of the emperor's imperial guard--the Ethiopian gov. ernment in pergon-approach and asked how to make the fascist so. lute. A high priest, with war drum, and a few shivering natives with flowers watched the column as 1t formed. Motorcycles, driven by black shirted militiamen, put.putted be. side the column to the front. They were followed by ten baby tanks, each named for an Italian victory in the war.
 Marshal Bad0gIl0 Arrives Marshal Badoglio arrived and took his post. A composite regiment, formed of units of all branches of the fighting arms, now was in ranks and the order was given to enter the city. The first foreigner we saw, and the only one to watch the formal oc- cupation, was the secretary of the French legation, who greeted the conquerors with guard detail car- rying machine guns and French flag. Before the barbed-wired gates of the heavily guarded British lega. ton grounds, the leading Inotorcy- clistS halted and asked: "IS this the Italian legation2" They were in- formed that 1t was not, and the parade proceeded.
 Entered City 4:16 ?. m.
 The entry to the city was timed by the Italians as ct 4:l6 D. m. The column arrived at the big clock square, in the city's center, to find 1t all but deserted. However, Q few natives gained confidence and gath- cred as the column halted there, to yodel 0 welcome--without the pop- ping Of fire arms that made the city madhouse for four days. We found 6 wrecked city, burned, footed, its streets destitute of foreigners still besieged in the legation com. pounds, the natives Quivering with fear in their mean huts.
 Flag Is Ralsed
 The column proceeded on to the old imperial palace, then to the Italian legation where Marshal Badoglio had the flag hoisted. This was his new headquarters as gover- nor general of East Africa. Our car left the column ct the palace and drove up deserted, wrecked Ma konned street, to meet the incoming Italian motor trucks. From 0 burt1- cd coffee house there came . burst i, of fire ct our car, and we dived for | the floor boards. The bullets whis- |, tied close over head, the fire follow ing us until we met the Italian | trucks.
 Occupation Completed
 The occupation was complete, af- ter seven months of fighting and | working and sweating over the road less wastes of Ethiopia, over It's mountains, with their gorges and torrents, and in It's rains, through Q country which military experts had said was impregnable.
 Jljlga Has Fallen
 Rome, May 7--(UP)-The capture of Jijiga, key city on the southern front in Ethiopia, was announced officially by the Italian government today. The occupation of Jijiga oc- cured Tuesday. It coincided with the hour when Mussolini was n1ak- ing his announcement to the nation of the capture of Adds Ababa. It was announced that the fascist grand council and the cabinet will meet in Venice palace on Saturday and the decisions of both will be announced at once. It was believed the meetings would proclaim Victor Emmanuel king of Italy and em- peror of the Italian dominions in Africa--giving him the "king and emperor" ranking which goes with the British crown. It was an- nounced that the king had ap- pointed Mussolini 6 cavalier of the grand cross of the military order of Savoia.
 Fascists Instructed
 Rome, May 7-(UP,-All members of the fascist party received red cards today instructing them to re- port to their headquarters at s p. m. ell a. m, ESC. The order caused reports that the chamber of depu- ties, meeting an hour earlier, would proclaim 1taly's sovereignty over Ethiopia and that Premier Benito Mussolini then would address the people. Fascist women were instruct ed to prepare for "a demonstration of faith in the head of the govern ment" at 6 D. m. in the Piazza Vene- zia, in front of Mussolini's palace.
 Emperor Passes By
 Port Said, Egypt, May 7.-(UP)- Emperor Halle Selassie, fleeing into exile with his family and IF fol- lowers, passed the port of Haifa, Palestine, today aboard the British cruiser Enterprise without stopping. It had been expected the emperor would stop at Haifa and go from |