Evening star., 1936-01-27
Motorized Fascist Division
Penetrates Into Valley OF
DaWa Parma, 43 Miles
Northwest of NegheIIi.
SELASSIE ORDERS ARMY
TAKE STAND AT WADARA
Invasion From North Slowed
by Rain-Addis Ababa Expects
Enemy to Be Begged Down
Several Weeks-Winner in Ma
kale Battle in Doubt.

ltGltGn tntlGeTS OF EHOptu juCe
obstacles OF difficult terrain and
periodic rainy season; latter su6i-
cient to halt military operations.
Long rainy season runs from mid
June to october, but shorter rains
occur in Winter months.
I'll Duce has two armies in Ethi-
opia, one il, north believed to num-
Der $4,000 men. 1Ul,ile one in south
Is under 100000. Since mid-No-
Uen,ber, however, northern army
has reported no substantial prog
ress. Past two aUeeks haze brought
reports OF major Italian successes
on southern front.
Railroad from Adds Ab1b1 to
Djibouti, seaport, is an objective.
BY the Associated Press.
The Italian government announced
today that its ilitary forces ir
Ethiopia had reported the Staying o.
10000 Philippians in series of bat.
ties on the southern front.
The Italian Army reported it hac
moved as far north as Wadara, 4s
miles northwest of Neghelli. the cap
ture Of which by Italian forces was
confirmed by Red Cross officials in
Adds Ababa.
The action appeared to be that Of
IN advance column moving away
from the spearhead rammed into
Ethiopia north from Dolo.
Agostini Commands Advance.
The advance was that Of pratly-
motorized division commanded by
Gen. Agostini, whose movements pre-
viously have been only hinted at in
italian communiques.
Today 1t was established that he
and his men have penetrated into the
valley of the Oawa Parma in puni-
tive movement paralleling the hell
on-wheels" column under the COM
mand of Gen. Rudolfo Graziani.
which has battled its way 266 miles
into the interior from Dolo, on the
Italian Somaliland border.
Agostini's men, meeting stiff resist
ance, were reported to have led an
Ethiopian counter attack into a trap,
massacreing thousands of natives
caught in the enfilading fire of ma
chine guns.
Trap Sprung Near Sadei.
The trap was sprung near Sadei
upon an Ethiopian Army under the
command. allegedly, of Greek SOL
dier Of fortune, known under his
Ethiopian name Of Mussa Sawa.
An Ethiopian Red Cross unit head
ed by Austrian and Polish DOCTORS
telegraphed to the capital that it
had been bombed twice by Italian
airplanes January 18, near Makale.
The report said three women and
two children, who were being treated
in an ambulance at the time, were in
jured by the bombs
The message stated that italian
planes bombed the ambulance in the
morning and again in the afternoon
during a two-hour raid.
THE Italians" said the message,
"aimed especially at our plainly
marked Red Cross emblems"
War Divided Into Five Areas.
The operations Of the war in
Ethiopia now can be seen to be
divided into five general areas. In
the south, two italian divisions. are
attempting to move northward. One
Is headed by Gen. Graziani and the
other by Gen. Agostini.
In the north two italian columns,
under the command Of Marshal Pietro
Badogilo. are operating from the north
and northeast. Activities in the
NTH area. leading from the north
In the general direction of Lake Tana,
are unreported.
The three northern italian forces
are meeting not only stubborn re-
sistance, but Winter rains as we'll.
Ethiopian officials say the attackers
probably will be begged down for
the next few weeks.
Battle Winner Uncertain.
Still no definite word has emerged
from the battle fronts to substantiate
Just who was the victor in last weeks
three-day battle near Makale, In
which thousands Of casualties have
been established but in which both
the Italians and the Ethiopians
claimed the upper hand.
An indication that the Italians
have. at least. held the ground they
gained in the south was seen in a
dispatch from Adds Ababa. saying
that Emperor Halle Selassie now has
ordered his commander in the south.
Des nneto ne,,nt,I IN ,nnke q stand
In the mountain passes behind Wa
dara, resuming night attacks on the
Italian communications lines.