Show I rU RTED NEW YORK Jan 7A dispatch to the Herald from St Petersburg says A dispatch from Massoweh says the Italians have retired from Adowt to Adjgrath and were harrassed by the j Abyssinians In an interview 1 Le onetiff said the Italians were hi a very I difficult position He thinks that the report that the Abyssinians want food is not 0 rue King Menelik collects a percentage of the corn grown which he sells i time of peace but has not I sold for three years having hoarded it I for this war Retreat will make an Immense difference differ-ence in the attitude of the doubtful tribes As for King Cojam being a enemy of King Monelik that is untrue The Italians have now retreated 300 kilometres and i will take 100000 men to beat the Abyssinians The opinion here Is that the Abyssinian question is going to assume extensive proportions propor-tions |