Show Fascist Legions Push Drive Into New Territory Copyright 1935 Associated Press ADDIS ABABA Oct 10 The lo-The The fall of the holy cit city of before the Italian advance and wholesale killings of Ethiopians by Italian air bombs in the south were announced announced announced an an- officially today by the Italian Italian Italian Ital Ital- ian minister and the Ethiopian government government government gov gov- respectively Emperor Haile Halle Selassie requested the minister Luigi Vinci Vinci-Gigliucci to leave at once thereby with the recall of the Ethl Ethiopian pia charge daf faires Negradas esus from Rome rupturing diplomatic relations between between be between be- be tween Ethiopia and Italy Reports from before communications communications com corn were cut off oft indicated the Italian bombing planes had spared the anci ancient nt city of the Queen of or Sheba and that the monks monks fleeing before belore the fascist infantry were able to remove man many of their holy relics First Official News New A e which told of the bombing raids in the south was the first official Ethiopian Ethiopian pian announcement to mention casualties casualties casualties cas cas- on either side It said nine Italian airplanes bombed near and also the Ethiopian post posto ot o and which are hot not marked on maps and that many were killed Tho The same said an Italian plane had crashed at G Ga- Ga on the northern front and that two of the fliers were killed and nd two were dying t Further it vas was announced that 5 t Continued on Pace Patre Nine ROMAN TROOPS WIN HOLY CITY I Continued from Page Pace One 1000 native soldiers had deserted from ItalY's northern army and ind bringing their Italian arms were expected to arrive at Makale later In the da day although Italian i airplanes were pursuing them The Italian Infantry was reported advancing in the Webbe and region Wall aU Off Ot Capital Reinforcements of modernly modern modern- ly y equipped troops under under Ras Gue- Gue tatcho governor general Kaffa province were marching toward Addis Ababa to wall off oft the capital from Italian attack Apte Mariam another another an- an other provincial governor who wears moon half earrings as a sign of oC his prowess as a soldier and elephant hunter lunter is on his wa way here with more troops of Kam- Kam bata province arrived with and encamped Makonnen the governor of province and a relative of ot the emperor is coming to the capital with more troops Other armies are on their way from different parts of the em- em pire ire Pledges Fledges Fortune The emperor pledged his entire fortune in foreign banks including a huge sum left by his father for forthe forthe forthe the defense of the empire Cornelius Van E E. Engert the United States State charge ordered ordered ordered or or- dered a bombproof shelter built under the American legation The French Trench legation is employing workmen workmen workmen work work- men day and night to construct bombproof shelters there Emperor Halle Selassie has ordered ordered ordered or or- dered the utmost precautions against air raids on Addis Ababa Italian planes were reported to have flown over and Harar dropping dropping dropping drop drop- ping propaganda pamphlets The emperors emperor's action requesting request- request ng ing ing the Italian envoy to leave immediately immediately immediately im im- mediately was regarded by many asa as asa asa a technical victory for Premier MussolinI who instead of oC recalling Vinci himself forced the emperor to o give the diplomat his passports Vinci told the Ethiopian government government government govern govern- ment he was willing for his dozen aides to leave Ethiopia immediately but ut that he personally would like to o remain in Addis Ababa until the he two consular agents from Magabo Ma- Ma galo gabo arrive probably Sunday As the government does not seem disposed to provide a special train tho ho Italian legation attaches may maybe maybe maybe be obliged to travel to Djibouti as ordinary passengers Ends End 50 30 Years Years' Effort EUort The Italian ministers minister's ouster terminates terminates ter ter- terminates 50 years' years effort on the part of Italy to win a predominant diplomatic position in Ethiopia over Great Britain and France and also ends at least temporarily the Italian commercial industrial and benevolent enterprises in pia Except for France which controls the ho Franco-Ethiopian Franco railroad Italy has far more invested here than ban any other country Much concern Is felt for the 50 Roman oman Catholic missionaries from Ital Italy who are in the interior of the empire and refuse to leave except upon the express orders of ot the pope The King of Kings asked that other Italian legation officials depart depart de- de part art with the minister The legation he ic declared had kept I its radio communications communications communications com com- in use after at r being requested requested requested re re- quested to desist I The Ethiopian governments government's only telephone line to the north was cut cutoff cutoff cutoff off but officials said their forces had lad been ordered to withdraw withdraWS with the he precious relics of before the he Italian army advanced and that the holy city was left open to oc oc- Relics Spared Officials said information they received before communications from rom the north were cut indicated that hat the Italian artillery at had spared the strange monolithic obelisks which rise like headstones to o the past The town was centuries old when Rome was founded Ethiopian legend has it that Menelik said to be the son of ot the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon fled to in the long distant past carrying the Ten Commandments Commandments Command- Command ments there from Crom Jerusalem There too legend relates he brought the ark of the covenant The Tho guardian monks of oC celebrated monuments fled before tho the Italian invasion uttering Imprecations imprecations imprecations Im im- agai against st airy who might disturb the called so-called ark of the covenant and the commandments The obelisks dotting both sides of ot the he the valley and the road leading lead lead- leading lead lead-I ing to the sacred mountains once onee I served as sacrificial altars I IA A letter from Emperor Haile Halle Selassie Se Se- Selassie lassie requested ed politely the Italian ministers minister's departure on the grounds that his presence was embarrassing especially since the League of ot Nations Nations Nations Na Na- council ruled Italy was the aggressor In reply Vinci VincI Gigliucci said he would inform the King of ot Kings later laler concerning the question of leaving and protested against the insinuation insinuation insinuation in in- in- in he had employed his radio after aCter being requested to refrain in insisting insisting insisting in- in he had used only the Ethiopian pian plan wireless May lUay A Ask k U. U S. S Aid The minister told the Associated Press I do not know who will takeover take takeover over the Italian interests since both France and Belgium apparently apparent apparent- ly are disqualified because they voted affirmatively affirmative on the councils council's resolution declaring Italy an aggressor aggressor aggressor ag ag- and supporting application of sanctions In any event the normal diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- matic course is for Rome to ask a neutral country to take over our ourI I interests In that case cane the only apparent apparent apparent ap ap- parent arc are the United States Germany and Japan The nister said he would not depart depart depart de de- part before arrival of two more Italian consular agents from Ma- Ma galo gab who were recalled from rom the Interior in interior In- In tenor and were due here Sunday I VincI Vinci-Gigliucci said the value 0 oi f Italian property in Ethiopia both official and private totaled hundreds hundreds hundreds hun hun- of ot millions of ot lire It includes the he legation consulate radio stations stations stations sta sta- sta- sta hospitals missions schools and an interest in the railroad gold mines and extensive wood cutting concessions After receiving the request to leave Vinci Vinci-Gigliucci conferred with the Belgian minister dean of the he diplomatic corps and informed him ilm of ot Haile Selassie's decision I Th Tho Italian minister went then theno to o the palace and handed the emperor emperor emperor em em- his reply asking for permission permission sion to remain here until the consuls consuls consuls con con- from the Interior arrived Emperor Haile Selassie Informed I the he United States Ethiopia adheres loyally to the Washington treaty of 1922 between America Great Britain Britain Brit Brit- ain aln Italy and Japan outlawing poIson poi pol poison son san gas The observance of this treaty was open to other nations as well as the signatories With communication lines Jines to the thc northern front either cither broken down downor or d destroyed runners were pressed into nto action to bring dispatches from Crom the front These unshod newsboys who enjoy enjoy en- en joy official status as the emperors postmen can cover as much as 30 miles a day and are entitled to demand demand de dc- de- de mand every assistance from Haile Selassie's subjects subject to help them complete their journeys swiftly |