The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-07
Happenings OF Today
Are Bringing In Italy
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Continued
to have been blasted in the present
offensive and $500 since the invasion
Of Belgium.
Paris asserted that despite the
ferocity of the German attack 1t was
being controlled by Weygand's de-
fensive measures for the third sue
cessive day. But today's fighting was
the bitterest Of the offensive.
Face Triple Strength
The French said three times as
many troops were being used than in
the first two days of the assault.
There was no estimate OF how many
troops the Germans had in action.
The original estimate was that 600,-
900 were being employed in the Of
fensive.
In London strict exchange control
regulations were imposed and Lord
Beaverbrook, minister of aircraft
supply, said that the British were
building planes more rapidly than
they were being lost despite the
Wholesale daily aerial warfare. He
also revealed that a new bomber, the
largest ever put into the air, was be-
ing given initial trials.
Italy Tells Her Story
Rome, June Observation-Disclosures
tive Italian sources said today that
Halle Selassie, former emperor OF
Ethiopia, may be leading 5000 troops
Of his former army along the Kenya-
Ethiopian frontier. 1t was claimed
that Italy and Britain were massine
soldiers in the East African danger
zone and that minor border incidents
already had occurred.
italian sources said that II the Me-
gus was not leading his forces in per-
son they were being commanded by
one Of his former lieutenants at the
head Of Philippians who fought Italy
in 1885 and 1896.
One report said that the Ethio-
plans were concentrating in the Fort
Harrington region near Moyale.
Italian reports from Ethiopia said
that Halle Selassie, an exile in Eng
land after he fed Ethiopia in 1896,
some time ago left England unno-
ticed and went to the Sudan area
adjoining Ethiopia.
Then, it was said, when it was in
dicated that Italy might abandon
her non-belligerency policy the Ne
gus went to Kenya to gather his
former followers about him. Italian
reports said that the Negus might
have entrusted command of his
troops to one of his lieutenants so
that he could return to England to
report on the military situation.
Described As Natives
Most OF the Italian troops reported
maSsing on the Ethiopia Kenya
frontier were described as natives,
including 10000 Askaris - forces
raised and trained in Eritrea and
Italian Somaliland. Ethiopian cav
alrymen and members of the Libyan
camel corps also were said to have
been mustered for patrol duty by the
Italians.
Philippians serving with the Ital-
ian flag were reported to be COM
manded by Ras Hailu, long a per-
sonal enemy Of the Negus.
Both Italy and Britain were re-
ported reinforcing their Ethiopia
Kenya border forces with white
troops and 1t was pointed out here
In connection with reports of CO.
lonial activities Marshal Emilio De
Bono, one of Italy's foremost CO.
lonial soldiers, today was appointed
commander of Italy's southern
armies, effective Sunday.
Reports abroad that italian ships
had been ordered to neutral waters
or to remain in neutral ports were
not confirmed here.
Officials at the head Office of the
italian line in Genoa told the Unit
ed Press that they knew nothing Of
the reports. 1t was added that any
such order did not come from Italy.
GayGa Changes Tone.
Rome, June 7.-(UP)-Virginio
Gayda, authoritative italian editor
ialist who warned the United States
yesterday not to intervene in the
European war lest some great Eu-
ropean power" retaliate In kind,
changed his tack today and said
neither Germany nor italy had any
designs on the American nation.
For that reason, Gayda wrote in
the Giornale DTtalia, the United
States should think twice before
aiding the allies.
The United States, whom neith-
err OF the axis powers have touched
or intend to touch." he said. must
make its calculations carefully.
"Interventionists favoring the al
lies have q program which suffers
from serious drawbacks. This Is
proved by recent events. With SUI
preme indifference TO the fate OF
other nations. the two imperial
democracies have concentrated on
dragging other nations into the tur-
mol and sacrificing them for allied
goals.
European nations understand
more than ever the game and the
risks they run. This Il proved by
the way former allied powers are
cutting loose from Great Britain
and France.
Isolated In Europe. the allies are