The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-05-06

360 1000 square miles or territory ana l0, ,000, 900 people. He awaited q dis patch, expected at any hour, that the army of Gen. Itodolfo Graziani, commanding in the east, had occu. pied Jijiga and Harrar, which will end the final military phase of the conquest. From his headquarters in the Italian legation, Badoglio ordered stern repression of disorder. but Justice and the friendship Of protectors, to the peaceable popu- lation of the city.
 Build Roman Streets
 Italian workmen were on the way to build Roman streets in this Afri- can city, capital of a country whose climate and rugged mountains turned back 20 centuries ago the LeHions of Augustus. Already there are some 26,000 troops in the Ad' dis Ababa area. We arrived hero yesterday and paraded through sacked streets, in which charred houses still smouldered, and past one foreign school from which flames leaped. Badoglio formally took over the city in the name of the Italian government at the lega- ton, on the eastern side Of town north Of tho British Legation.
 Impressive Flag Raising
 It was here, at the Italian lega- ton, that the most impressive of the flag raising ceremonies was held Even while the ceremonies were go- ing on Italian troop details were go- ing out through the city to guard the American and other legations and to occupy all important posts It Is possible now to give the exact details of the movement Of the Italians on Addis Ababa. The first advance guard was sent out from Dessye soon after It's capture in mid April. However, this last phaSc of the Italian advance is considered officially to have started April 2d when the motorized column, the largest employed in the whole cam paign--or in world history--started over the "truck" road. Additional forces followed daily.
 Writers With BadOgliO
 Fifteen Italian and foreign news paper correspondents, including my self and Eleanor Packard, my wife and associate, as United Press rep resentatives, accompanied Marshal Badoglio. The advance was made over two roads, which became worse and worse as we progressed, and which Italian military engineers re- paired as the columns advanced. The light, fast moving Askari troops from Eritrea, took the Imperial highway" the shorter ono, only l20 miles between Dessye and Adds Ababa, but narrower and sleeper than the truck road. The motorized column and most of the metropoli- tan units, the white Italians, took the truck road, the best in Ethio- pia built by a Swiss engineer in 1882. This winds for 240 miles around the mountains.
 Speed, Because of RiOting
 We were not to arrive until to- day. News to Marshal Badoglio of the rIoting in the city impelled him to speed up the advance by 24 hours--a most difficult thing to do because unexpected rains and sabot- age by the Philippians, had made the roads all but impossible.
 But we arrived yesterday after noon and Badaglio entered the city in state at once, changing his mo- tor car for a cavalry charger as is his custom. With him were Genera Ruggerio Santini, Gen. AlessandrC Dirizio- Biroli, commander of all ma tive African troops: Giuseppe Bottai governor of Rome, and Alessandrt Lessona, under secretary of colonies Some 50 airplanes circled the city above us.
 BadOgliO T00k Lead
 BadOglio took the lead at the heaC of the units Of the 60th infantr; Of tine regular army and units ol the second EritTean brigade of As kari troops. Bado2iio went first tt the Imperial palace where ths Italian flag was hoisted. then b tine Italian legation. There, at 5:6I D. m. the tricolor was raised. Ba. doglio received newspaper meg proudly just after the ceremony ant said: '"The Ncgus Negusti, follow ing his great victories. mas beer obliged to flee hls capital. We. fol lowing the defeat we haze received have arrived at Addih Ahaba.
 Compliments IIis Army
 "Il Duce told me Go reach Addl Ababa. have been able i0 do sl beeaiiaf [ have The honor Co com mand such O5fieers and aOldiera