Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-10-03 | Page 9 | U. P. News Chief Scoops World on War Move

U. U UP P P. News Chief I Scoops World on War Move NEW V YORK Oct 3 UP UP Webb Webb Miller European news manager of the United Press scooped the world today in including including including in- in the Italian foreign office in Rome on the advance of ot otI the Italian armies into Ethiopia I Millers Miller's flash and brilliant running account of the beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning of the war in iii East Africa reached Rome over the Italian government radio from Asmara Eritrea where he had joined the Italian n armies armies more than a week ago Utilizing his long experience as a war correspondent and under the most difficult censorship and transmission condiS conditions condi condi- S Miller was able to send his exclusive dispatch from the general headquarters of the Italian armies in the field After being censored in both Asmara and Rome where no no official reports of the advance had been received previously previously previously the dispatch reached London by telephone From there it was distributed to United Press newspapers in the United States and throughout the world At a a. a m. m E E. E S S. S T T. Millers Miller's flash reached the United Press headquarters in New NewYork NewYork NewYork York and was being transmitted via leased wire vire throughout the country Because of the time differential between the United States and Europe newspapers in London were first to reap the benefits of Millers Miller's scoop Front pages of the London press were blanketed with news of the Italian drive They carried such streamer headlines as Italian mass advance Italian bombing planes start war var Italy on the march and Bombing Bombing Bomb ing squadrons and columns of troops moving toward Later afternoon papers in ir Rome printed a government confirming Millers Miller's dispatch first dispatch first official word to reach the Italian public Eager crowds snatched up the papers scanned the headlines and exclaimed U Its war