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Back6eId Fast, Flashy.

IN THE speediest backfeld in Min
nesota history and two fast vet
eran ends, Bierman had ready ma
terial for . passing attack, which he
has stressed Is practice. Forwards,
laterals and forward-laterals have
been worked with amazing accuracy.
What probably will be the heaviest
Gopher line IN recent years, including
those Of the 1884 and 1885 teams,
which drove to national championship
claims, offers great possibilities.
The forward wall will average 200
pounds or more, with Earl Svendsen
filling the hole at center left by grad
uation Of Dale Rennebohm. The back
field, contrasting sharply with the
weighty ball toters Of past years, will
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The Roundup,

One
" Of the big games Of 1861
game sure to have q decisive bearing
on any national rating. Both Phelan
and Bierman are smart coaches and
have the material. Washington has
the advantage, drawn from playing
over home turf, but Minnesota has the
call In manpower and all-around back
1ield speed. The Gophers haven't
dropped Q decision In three years. In
1894 and 1885 they took top rating
from the expert majority. This sea-
son, with such stars as Widseth.
Alfonso, Uram and Thompson-with .
line that runs three deep and Q back
held that runs the same-with q
powerful defensive team as well as q
driving, ground-gaining attack-they
get the advance nomination. But only
after . hard afternoon In . game that
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TEAM NOT READY,
ASSERTS B|ERMAN
Coach Admits All Will Be
o. K. later-Squad Is
Chock Full of Power.
y the Associated Press.

r NNEAPoLIs, September Is.
MI -Minnesotas Gophers, all
v tosgsd out in new-found
4 v 4 speed and surprising weight
were poised. but not quite ready TO-
day for q tough gridiron campaign.
The squad has been brought along
faster by Coach Bernie Bierman than
any previous Gopher eleven. Attain
ing its present form so early was made
possible by an almost veteran first
string. The University Of Washington
game next Saturday made this i'm
perative.
II don't see how It's possible for US
to be ready for Washington" observed
Bierman before he left for the coast.
They have too much experience. We
viii have . good team later in the
season."
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be much lighter. but correspordingly
faster.
Guard Goes to Quarter.

Guard Goes to Quarter.
RUD WILKINSON, guard last year.
has been converted into a quarter.
back. to succeed Glen seidel and Babe
Levotr. The third big gap left by
Observation-Disclosures is untitled.
speedy Rudy Gmitro may be showed
INTO this spot later in the season. but
Tor early games at least either Whit
man Rork, 1885 reserve, or Victor
Spadaccini probably will get the call.
Andy Uram and Co-captain Julius
Alfonso will be at halves, with Char
ence "Tuffy" Thompson alternate. All
three are fast and shifty runners.
Dwight Reed and Ray King, veterans,
Will give the Gophers two Of the best
ends In the Big Ten, while Ed Widsetn
and Louis Midler will get the call az
tackles. The guards will be Robert
Weld and Francis Twedel.
Reserves will run three deep.
The schedule:
9eptember 26-Washington at Seattle.
October-10. Nebraska: II, Michigan:
"a, Purdue: 81, Northwestern at Evsnston.
November-7. Iowa; IA, Texas: 2l, wis.
consin at Madison.
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REGISTER AT BOYS CLUB

Registration Of members for the
Boys Club Of Washington. which will
open its seventeenth Fall and Winter
season next Thursday. Is now In order.
Old members must re-register.
The last year was the greatest in
the clubs history and even greater
activities are planned for the ls36-37
season.
Evening star., 1936-09-25
GUARDS IN FOREIGN RING.

The District National Guard boxing
team, including such talented seekers
As Murray Kanner, heavyweight; Bob
Matthias, welterweight; Jimmy Ortiz.
middleweight. and Roy Crombie, light
weight, invaded Ocean View, Va. to-
day to meet q picked Norfolk team TO-
night.
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TO HELP RUN SERIES.

DURHAM, N. c.. September as (R.
Herman D. White. president Of the
Northern League, has been named to
serve on the governing board for the
Junior world series between Buffalo of
the International League and Mil
waukee Of the American Association.
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|ONLY ENDS WORRY
u. OF WASHINGTON
Vets, Wealth of Reserves
for Other. Jobs s-Gophers
Will Test MettIe.
BY FRANK GORRIE,
Associated prass 0porta Writer

.CEATTLE, September 25.-In the
~ note books Of the experts the
University Of Warrington foot
- ball team Is listed - . con.
tender for the Pacific Coast cham
pionship. but come tomorrow, and
Coach Jimmy Phelan will get the
cold, hard facts on the gridiron.
Picking ON probably the toughest foe
in the country-the 3-year-undefeated
Minnesota 0ophers- highly touted
Washington veterans Will receive .
rigid test.
Victory over Minnesota In the big
intersectional game here would auto
matically make Washington the team
to beat on the Coast.
why ask me what I think of the
team?" Phelan said. We'll all know
q lot more about 1t Saturday. We
couldn't pick up anybody any tougher
than Minnesota for an opener"
Two Strong Bscklields.
TWO fancy-stepping backfelds, one
= . veteran combination playing it,
third year, and the other . fne- look
ing sophomore unit, has forced the
coach to devote most Of his attention
to offensive plays. His main objective
has been to maneuver Byron Haines,
. heet-footed halfback. into the clear.
Working with Haines In the veteran
backfield are Elmer Logg, . long
range kicking quarterback; Jimmy
Cain, . rugged blocking halfback,
and Ed Nowogroski, . line-spltting
fullback.
At present the substitute backfield
unit Is composed Of Al Cruver, Chuck
Newton, Jimmy Johnston and Merle
Miller, sophomores.
From tackle to tackle the line Is
strong and experienced. but the loss
Of last years ends left gaping holes
to I'LL. To start the season Phelan
will try Frank Peters. . sophomore,
and Dick johnson, . letterman with
little experience, ut the wings.
Averages Nearly 200 Pounds.
THE rest Of the front wall averages
just under 200 pounds . man.
The regulars are Chuck Bond and Vic
Markov, tackles; MAX starcevich and
Frank Mates, guards. and John
Wiatrak, center.
The schedule:
September 26. Ainnssota.
caiifornis, at Los Angeles: II. oreson
State; "a. California; 81. Oregon. At Port
land.
November z. Stanford. at Palo Alto: IA,
Southern California: 26, Wsshington State.
lulu.
January I. University Of Hawaii. at
Honolulu.
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EAST LANsNG.-Charlie Bachman,
Michigan States coach. believes In
recruiting foot ball players on the
campus. TWO Of the most promising
sophomore prospects the Spartans
have seen this year were picked out
Of the crowd by Bachman. They are
Allen Diebold. . quarterback. and 200
pound Walter Nelson. Diebold planned
to play only base ball in college, while
Nelson was Q freshman basket ball
star, who never played foot ball until
Spring practice.
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PRECISION Shift
MEEHAN'SLATEST
Replaces military HuddIe''
at Manhattar,-Bachman
"Finds" Gridders.

n YEW YORK.-The famous mill
mi tary huddle," trade mark Of
IN teams coached by Chick
q Meehan since 1926, viii be
missing when Manhattan takes the
field this year.
In its place will be q faster-moving
"precision shift" combining the old
huddle and the shifts used by Min
nesota. and Princeton.
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Writer Picks Minnesota but Bernnn Sees Loss WASHINGTON
should b close nom the 11rst kick.
OF to the 6nal' tackle.

Duke-Colgate, Durham. Two
strong teams well matched. One Of
the stronger points Of IN Andy Kerr
o6ense Is the presence Of two good
running guards, who can At into IN
reference. He lacks the quality in
these positions he usually carries into
action and this will make difference.
wallace Wade has . weIl-rounded
team at Duke-just about good enough
to get by. Playing at home doesn't
hurt-especially II . Carolina Satur-
day turns on some Of its September
heat. Duke by . shade-under early
Autumn skies, where shades are
useful.
L. s. U. Looks . Winner.
r g. U.-RlCE, Baton Rouge. Peer
- ing at the advance chart, L. s. U
should have one Of the strong teams
Of 1896. A good part Of last years
powerful battalion is back on the
Job. In the meanwhile, Jimmy kits
has lost wallace, McCauley and q
heavy portion Of his 1885 cast. From
this lookout his squad Is . trine
too green to surround and capture
the Bayou brigade.
Stanford-Santa Clara. A cyclone
hit Stanford's Rose Bowl champions
That winning delegation has lost such
entries IS Topping and Moscrip
Grayson and Hamilton, Muller and
others who have finished the collegiate
hike. Santa Clara has lost Clipper
Smith, now at Villanova. Stanford
will be better than many think, but
Santa Clara has . slight edge In ex-
perience.
Trojans Strong Again.
TULANE-MssIssIPPI. One o.
the leading Southern games where
both stiu are uncertain quantities &C
far as comparative merit goes.
Southern California-o Oregon State
You can keep an eye on Howard
Jones Trojans this season. After two
Of the worst years In Southern Cali.
fornia history, under the Jones re.
gime, the Trojans are back agar
with something hard to handle.
While these leading games arr
under way, such powerful teams a,
Holy Gross, Pittsburgh, California
Vanderbilt, etc., should slip away t.
galloping starts. Harry Stuhldrehel
makes his official debut Is Wiscon.
sins new field marshal against South
Dakota State. Bill Jones and hi
Oklahoma caravan will have Q tough
test with Tulsa. All in all, this vii
be the breeziest September Satur'
day we've yet seen in foot ball. Ant
by next week, the heavier guns vii
be roaring on every known front.
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FAR WEST.
nv YrN DHEI.AN

(Unlversity Of Warrington Coach.)
Washington-M Minnesota: A decid.
ed edge to Minnesota.
Southern California oregon
State: Southern California by Al
points.
Stanford Santa Clara: Very close
for Stanford.
Washington State =. M o n tana:
Washington State.
California California Aggies:
Over 40 points for California.
California College OF Pacific:
California.
U. C. L. A.-Pomona: q. G. L. A.
U. c. L. Accidental: U. c. L. A.
Idaho-Whitman: idaho romps
for % points.
Oregon-University Of Portland:
Oregon coasts to . win.
st. Mary's- -oonsasa Sunday:
st. Marys.
1oyola-Redlands: Loyols wins Q
close one.
San Francisco University-Fresn
State Sunday: San Francisco.
Brigham Young University-Ari.
coma: Arizona by IL points.
Colorado Mines.Denver Univer.
sity (Friday): Denver can score 81
points.
Colorado State-Western State:
Colorado State an easy winner.
Utah Colorado State Teachers:
Utah.
Montana State. Utah State: Utah
State will score at least three
touchdowns.
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DuRHAM.-Queer as It may sound,
Duke = the mascot Of Colgate's Red
Raiders. It should be explained, how
ever, that Duke Is the name Of Coach
Andy Kerr's dog, the mascot Of the
team which tnvades Durham for q
game with the Red Devils Saturday.
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CHlCAGO.-Clark Shaughnessy Is
not blessed with any too much
material at Chicago and now he's lost
one Of his most promising sophomore
backs for the season. Norman Jone
days scrimmage, which viii keep him
out Of action.
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EASTON, Pa.-An Is not rosy for
Ernie Nevers' debut as coach at Lafay-
cite Saturday. The former Stanford
backfield star has plenty Of material
on hand. but i've Of the players he
figured on will not be on hand in the
seasons opener against Muhlenberg
Saturday.
Bill Bell and Bill Webb have been
called home due to deaths in their
families, while Johnny Groller, Har-
old Simmons and Norbert Weldon will
be out Is the result Of injuries.
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Cridiron Choices
Made by Coaches
SOUTH.
BY RAY MORRISON.


BY RAY MORRISON.
Vanderbilt Coaeh.)
AlAhamA-HowArd: Alabama.
0eorgia-Mercer: Georgia.
L. 8. U..Rice: L. 8. u.
Tennessee-C -Chattanooga: Tennes.
see.
Tulane Mississippi: Mississippi.
Vanderbilt. Tennessee Teachers:
Vanderbilt.
Auburn Birmingham-southern
(Friday night: Auburn.
Duke Colgate: Duke.
Clemson-V. p. l.: Clemson.
Mississippi state-Millsaps: Mis-.
sippi State.
North Carolina.Wake Forest:
North Carolina.
N. c. ate-Dayidson: N. c.
State.
Texas Tech-T. c. o.: r. G. q.
v. NJ. I.-south Carolina: South
Carolina.
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CHAPEL HILL, N C.-There will be
two debuts when Wake Forest and
the Tarheels Of North Carolina meet
Saturday. Wake Forest will be play
ing its first Southern Conference game
Ray Wolf will be making his initial
appearance as coach Of the Tarheek.
Evening star., 1936-04-28
MAN JUDGE SAVED
LYNCHED BY MOB
CoIored Farmer Accused by
Girls Shot to Death
in Georgia.
BY the Associated Press.

ROYSTON, Ga, April 28.-Lint
Shaw, colored farmer, once saved from
lynching through the pleas of an aged
Judge, was shot to death by a mob Of
40 men eight hours before he was to
90 on trial on a charge of attempting
criminal assault.
His body was found at dawn today
tied to a pine tree in creek bottom
near Colbert, Ga, his home.
Pierced by shotgun. pistol and rifle
bullets, he died at the scene where
two white girls reported he attempted
to attack them after their motor car
broke down April 10.
Two bullet wounds the man received
after stabbing two officers in resisting
arrest had not yet healed.
The mob, climaxing a series of
demonstrations against the 45-year-
old colored man, which once required
the intervention of National. Guards
men, broke into Royston's one-story
Jail about midnight, cornered Night
Chief of Police w. A. Dickerson and
smashed lock on the prisoners cell.
II couldn't see exactly what hap
pened," Dickerson said. They just
told me they wanted the man. He
didn't say a word when they dragged
him out"
Plowlines, cotton ropes used for
guiding work animals in the fields,
were cut up to tie the victim to the
tree.
The jail here was the third in which
Shaw had been held since he was
(see LYNCHING, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1936-04-28
OFFICIAL SEESNEE
OF AIR UNIT SHIFT
Assistant Secretary John.
son Tells Probers Bureau
Is Badly Organized.

Conceding that the Bureau of Air
Commerce is Improperly organized" 4"
Assistant Secretary of Commerce j.
M. johnson told the Senate Air Safety
Subcommittee today that the unit is
In need of reformation"
The statement was made as tine
committee resumed the taking of testi-
mony in the air crash in Missouri on
May 6, 1885, which killed Senator Cut
ting of New Mexico. johnson said:
Il think the bureau is Improperly
organized The reformation, in gen.
eral, should be that there be two divi-
sions: One for construction and main
tenance of our facilities; the other for
the enforcement of regulations and
communications, radio beams, tele-
types and that sort of thing"
He said he had talked over the pro-
posed reorganization with Secretary
Roper and Eugene Vidal, bureau di-
rector.
johnson branded as false charges
made before the subcommittee more
than two months ago by j. A. Mount,
former superintendent of mainte-
nance of the Air Commerce Bureau,
that he had been forced out of the
service because of his earlier appear
ance before the Senate group.
Mounts charges created sensa-
tion and resulted in a singing letter
of rebuke from Senator Copeland of
New York, subcommittee chairman, to
Secretary Roper.
"The Mount case had its incep-
ton in September, 1885, long be-
(See AIR, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1936-04-28
ZiOncheck Gets License to We'd
Texas Girl, Hunts for Minister
Representatire Says
Rubye Louise Ni1
Is Bride.tO.Be.

Representative Marion A. Zion
check, whose recent troubles with the
Police Department have brought him
front-page publicity, was out looking
for a minister to marry him today
after obtaining a license at District
Supreme Court.
The Washington Representative
gave the name of his bride-to-be as
Miss Rubye Louise Nix, 81, of Tex
arkana, Tex.
At the P. w. A., it was learned that
Miss Nix is stenographer in the Ac-
counting Division there, but was abb
sent today because of illness. She is
listed in the city directory as living at
4700 Connecticut avenue.
Clad in an old sweater and jersey.
Zioncheck walked into the clerks Of
flee ard demanded the license.
What minister do you want to
perform the ceremony" the marriage
license clerk asked.
Il want the first one on the list" :"
Zioncheck replied.
The clerk then explained she didn't
believe the first one on the list was
still In the city.
Evening star., 1936-04-28
STOCKS GO DOWN
81 TO 81 OR MORE
Some Try to Rally at Start, but
Selling Breaks Out Just
Before Noon.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 28-The stock
market suffered another sinking spell
today, with some issues dropping 81
to 50 or so a share.
The market got away to an irreg-
ular start, with some shares trying
to rally. Prices moved indecisively up
to around 1870, when burst of SELL
ing put the ticker tape about min
utes behind the market. Shortly
before noon a little support appeared.
The volume then dwindled.
Financial circles said the iquida-
ton had about the same background
as on Monday: Foreign unsettlement,
tax uncertainties and fears that equity
prices had outrun business improve
ment.
Principal share losers included
American Telephone, Western Union,
United States Steel, Westinghouse,
.Chrysler, General Motors, New York
Central and Santa Fe.
Bonds were generally steady with
some demand coming in for medium
and low priced rails. United States
Government obligations were quiet.
Polish Is dropped point on the new
foreign exchange restrictions.
The French franc at 658as cents
and the pound sterling at s4.93A were
both unchanged.
Grains and cotton were mixed.
Evening star., 1936-04-28
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 28.-The eyes
of Lazare Kaplan, diamond-cutter,
shone with happy tears today as he
told how he performed the biggest
job of his career-the first cleaving
of the Jonker diamond.
The 726-carat gem, which was yes
terday the worlds largest and finest
uncut diamond yet uncovered, Is now
in three pieces. Later these will be
split into 12, most of which the owner
hopes to see sold in a $4,000. 900 neck
lace. Jacobus Jonker found the dia-
mond in the South African fields.
1t was Kaplan's task to tap a wedge
against the uncut jewel with brass
hammer and sever it for the first time
An operation so delicate that even
the owner, Harry Winston, wouldn't
look on.
The diamond fell apart perfectly.
Kaplan's son, 23-year-old Leo, who
held the wedge while his father tap
ped with the hampxr, said There was
q silent moment. Then shouted with
Joy. It's perfect
Evening star., 1936-04-28
Olvner Can't Bear to Look
As ,JOnker Diamond Is Cut

Kaplan, who has been cutting dia-
monds for 81 years, smiled, "I didn't
say anything. I was so glad it was
over-then I rushed to a telephone
and told my wife"
The cleaving took place at pm.
yesterday In Kaplan's midtown Office.
A detective who was on guard left the
room when the process began, and
the two diamord-cuttersw were alone.
II felt that the whole world was
watching" Kaplan said.
Before I did it was so nervous
I went away for three days Of trout
fishing"
Young Kaplan wore an apron to
catch diamond chips in case any flew
OF, but none came.
The actual cleaving took only few
seconds, but Kaplan had been study
ing the diamonds groove and plan
ming the cleft for six months.
Winston said the cleaving was un-
insured. although the uncut gem was
insured for $l,0Qe.0oo. He said his
insurance brokeN were told by Lloyd's
Of London. "The risk Is too great"
Evening star., 1936-04-28
Coat Girl Wore in kidnapping
Taken for Investigators Use

The torn coat worn by 1s-year-old
Hilda Utterback when she allegedly
was kidnapped from her Hamilton, Va,
farm home by two men Saturday
night was turned over to Loudoun
County authorities today.
Commonwealth's Attorney Charles
r. Harrison and Sheriff e. s. Adrian
went to the girls home and got the
coat this morning. They did not say
what they intended to do with the
garment, but it was understood It will
be kept for use "in case anything de-
velops" as result of their investi-
cation.
A piece torn from the sleeve. pre-
sumably when the girl was abducted.
was found in the farm yard that
night, and was the first indication
she had been forcibly taken away.
Evening star., 1936-04-28
.CUTTEN FACES NEW
TAX FRAUD COUNTS.
Chicago Grain Trader Is
Accused on 1880 and
1888 Returns.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, April 28.-Charged last
month with attempting to evade S4l4,-
SIS in 1929 income taxes, Arthur W..
Cutten, Chicago grain trader, was &C
cused by the Federal grand jury in
a second indictment today with at
tempting to evade s229, ,944.66 in 1880
and 1888.
The new indictments two counts
charged Cutten attempted to evade
payments of s58,579.75 on a gross 1880
income of $702, 2,85031, and a net in
come of 1894 4,598.76; and payments Of
$171, ,364.91 on a gross 1888 income
of $568,891.13 and a net of $685.
990.23.
Today's true bill raised the total
evasion charged against the trader
past the half million mark, to $644,-
469 1t put his income for three
years under scrutiny.
Victory Near in Exclusion Fight.
The second indictment was returned
before Federal Judge James H. VIII
kerson just as Cutten seemed assured
of victory in his fight against exclu-
sion from the grain markets.
The speculator, long champion of
unregulated grain trading, was barred
from trading for two years in an or
der of the Grain Futures Administra-
tion handed down February II, 1885.
He had been charged, in a hearing,
with manipulating wheat prices in
1880 and 1881.
Cutten appealed to the courts from
the administrative agency's ruling.
Yesterday Chief Justice Hughes Of the
Supreme Court told Cutten's attorney
he need not reply to the Justice De-
partment's arguments, remark taken
as meaning the court would hold for
Cutten.
The trader was reported Ill in his
hotel suite.
Former Agent Also Named.
AS in the first indictment, returned
March 10, the Federal grand jury to-
day named William E. Gatewood along
with Cutten. A former agent Of the
Internal Revenue Department, Gate
wood has been consultant on income
tax affairs since quitting the Govern
ment service. He was charged in both
true bills with aiding and abetting." I"
That Cutten, famous for Million
bushel deals in grain and for long-term
forecasts of agricultural prospects,
took losses on his own farm land was
shown in the income schedule set out
by today's indictment.
Evening star., 1936-04-28
WARRIORS STREAM.
INTO Adds AbABA
Crown Prince Orders Bare.
footed Troops Into Camp
Outside City.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Pressing attack to reach obiec-
tires before the African rainy sea-
son sets in. italian northern forces
are noio reported knocking at the
gates OF Adds AbdbG and the
southern army nearing Harar. En-
try into these cities ,Oill be major
pictories for FdScists.
Ethiopian forces haze been max
ing final stand in mountain passes,
but haze been unsuccessful and are
reported falling back in disorder
on the Capital.
BY the Associated Press.
Adds ABABA, April 2S.-Thou-
sands of Ethiopian troops, war worn
exhausted and hobblirg on bare feet
began to stream in today from the
northern front.
Most OF them primitive fighters oi
the Wallaga Province Army, they pre-
sented a sharp contrast to the fiery
Wallaga warriors who paraded last
November before Emperor Halle
Selassie.
Famished and gaunt from lack OF
food and water, the refugees estab-
lished their quarters in a large camp
outside the capital, by order of Crown
Prince Asia Wosan. so that Adds
Ababa might maintain its status as an
open town."
Many of them were wounded and
were carried on roughly improvised
stretchers.
Those not wounded dragged guns
picked up from their fallen comrades.
MY father, my brothers and my
friends have been killed." some ex-
planned
God Looked Other Way"
Eve can fight the Italians, but God
looked the other way when brother ate
brother and gas surrounded us day
and night"
The reference to brother" meant
treachery by other Ethiopian tribes.
Despite their trials, the troops still
showed unbroken spirit.
I'VE are not beaten yet" several
declared.
I'VE are returning because we have
been ordered back by the government
We are ready to return to the front
and continue fighting. We will never
allow the enemy to remain in posses
sion of our land"
Reports from the north said large
(See ETHIOPIA, Page A-4.)