| Show KILL KILLED IN BATTLE ATTLE I Selassie Flies to Lead Ethiopians Deadly Bombing Attack Led By Kin din of Mussolini Count Downed by Natives u u Ciano m U u t W M s i 1 1 r d kV 4 r Lv ar 4 i r rS ri S i V 4 C r T q r x w wf t f t f y ic i f r y toJ t lIm m A I jj Jj I a I I III Desperate air battlers Mussolini's l two sons Vittorio upper inset and Bruno lower inset and his son law Count Ciano above narrowly escaped death when their planes were pierced many times limes by Ethiopian bullets during an m engagement Emperor Quits Addis Ababa by Plane f for fo or w War Var Zone Major Offensive Against Italians Is Believed Near Copyright 1935 by Associated Press ASMARA Eritrea Nov 19 About 19 About 2000 Ethiopians were reported officially today to have been killed by 20 Italian bombing planes The aerial squadron under General i Aimone fought Aimone-fought mone fought a a. two hour battle attle with a strong Ethi Ethiopian pi i land force official reports said and the fascist planes scored ed an average of a dozen hits rh The bombers were constantly under r severe rifle and antiaircraft anti anti- antiaircraft aircraft shell fire it was vas reported Premier Mussolini's two aviator sons Bruno and Vittorio and il it duces duce's son law Count Galeazzo Ciano fought with the squadron on the northern front Brunos Bruno's plane was hit seven times I and Vittorio's nine Duces Duce's Kin Forced Down Two planes planes planes-Ciano's Ciano's Cianos and another were were forced down One Italian mechanic was wounded wound wound- ed serious seriously After the battle official reports said scouting planes found hundreds hundreds hun hun- of Ethiopians dead In tho the valley of combat Tho The entire enemy force had scattered scat scat- in the surrounding woods Their camp officials said was broken up completely The engagement was considered consider d extraordinary by military experts asa as asa a kind of pitched battle between air and land forces May Get Medal l Sergeant Birago one o of the heroes of the battle officials announced will be proposed for a a. medal of at valor Count Ciano after the return of ot the aerial Baron piloting tho the No 5 plane returned to Asmara mara with his mechanic suffering from a fractured fractured frac frac- leg The Tho mechanic however scribbled scribbled scrib scrib- bled notes on bloody cards such as They got me but we wo got a hugo huge number of them and Long ong ng live the desperate squadron which he asked to give to me Throughout the return flight relief pilot hold beld a finger in ina a bullet hole hoJo in the gas tank All Planes Hit Bit We Ve found each plane of the 20 had 10 or 15 bullet bulet holes Birago a mechanic was shot Inthe Inthe In Inthe the leg while working a machine machin gun during the comb combat t. t When his gun jammed he climbed to the upper machine gun post a although al aI though he was wounded and con can Continued on en Pate Pare Three C Column lumn One r BOMBERS KILL KILL r t j 2000 AFRICANS 1 Continued from Pace Pago a One firing until ordered him to descend Authorities described the thc battle as the most important air engagement engagement engagement engage engage- ment since the World war An Ethiopian force estimated at between and was concentrated concentrated concentrated con con- in the narrow valley ol of Mal Mai south of Buia which In turn turn is south of Makale most adt adE advanced ad ad- t E van ed point of oC the main Italian f forces on the northern front Lasted Two Hours The battle lasted fr from m a a. m m. to 1040 a a. a m. m yesterday with incessant inces- inces sant bombing and nachine gunning The planes swooped down to withIn within with with- in feet of the ground dropping 4 pound impound bombs Count Cianos Ciano's plane was obliged to return to Makale Other planes came down in the mountainous s country not far from the sc scene scene ne of action Count Ciano was brought back to Asmara in the interior of Italy's East African colony of Eritrea in another plane He told the thc Associated Press his own ship was struck by three antiaircraft antiaircraft antiaircraft anti anti- aircraft shells and 36 machine gun and rifle bullets Duces Duce's Sons I Lauded An official lauded the work of Premier Mussolini's two tons sons Attention is called to the heroism and Ind disdain of danger demonstrated b by all the personnel it said Particular mention must be made of Vittorio and Bruno Mussolini Mussolini Musso Musso- lini Jini who when their machine gun ammunition was exhausted continued continued continued contin contin- to shoot with rifles carried in their plane Cout Ciano told this stor story of the battle We started with 20 planes early in the morning intending to break breakup up a concentration of enemy we wc sighted yesterday south of Makale near near Bum Buia Bula We Ve found between and enemy gathered in the deep valley near Buia Si Signaled Ground Attack I gave ga the signal for the ground attack We Ve drove within feet of the ground and dropped incendiary bombs and simultaneously worked machine guns We Ve ie saw the Ethiopians scatter fast but we got hundreds of them before they could take shelter Probably Probably Probably ably we got more than 1000 of them Incendiary bombs set fire tire to the encampment At the same time however we noticed concentrations of machine guns antiaircraft guns and riflemen riflemen riflemen rifle rifle- men on the heights overlooking the valley They were firing on us their r bullets going through our our planes Dived Again and Again We swept clear the valley and then I gave the signal to come down on the camp We Ve dived again and again and andl let l t them have bombs and machine gun bullets Just then one of their bullets hit our oil tank I had to give the word to return and land at Makale 1 I found antiaircraft shells had hit my mudguard oil tank and rud rud- der Thirty-six Thirty bullets riddled the plane We were flying so low Jow in the thc valley that the Ethiopians on the mountain tops actually were firing down on us Wings Pierced One of my wings bears the small marks of shots from froma a shotgun The other plane which had to tomake tomake tomake make a forced landing near had its landing gear broken in coming com corn lug ing down but none of the crew was injured French Note Rejects Duces Duce's s 's Protest PARIS Nov 19 14 UP The UP-The The The French note rejecting Italy's recent protest against again t sanctions imposed by league powers was handed to tonight tonight tonight to- to night to the Italian ambassador Vittorio Cerutti Copyright 1935 Associated Press ADDIS ABABA Nov 19 Em 19 Em Emperor Haile HaUe Selassie left Addis Ababa Ababa Ababa Aba Aba- ba today by b airplane nc for an unannounced unannounced unan unan- destination The emperor took his place in a twin motored plane It was escorted escort escort- ed by two smaller planes The takeoff was just lust before belore sun sun- rise z Hailo Haile Selassie was escorted to the t Ithe I airport by the empress and the two princesses They remained in their automo automobile ile outside the flying field to watch the rulers ruler's departure Sanctions Sanction Discounted Emperor Haile Selassie in his last interview before going to join his armies on the battlefront told the Associated Press toda today The effect of sanctions invoked yesterday yesterday yester yester- da day against Italy cannot be of oC de decisive decisive decisive de- de character The little rulers ruler's features were drawn with weariness and deep rings w were re under his eyes as he received this correspondent in the barren walled blue-walled of the palace with the crown Prince the chief of the foreign for ign office and an interpreter the only others pres pres- ent The king of kings showed keenest Interest in reports from abroad of the launching of oC League of Nations sanctions against Italy details of their operation and and nd the probable effect of nonparticipation by certain certain certain tain nations Most Grateful economic sanctions could If possibly possibly possibly pos pos- sibly bring about a situation which would force that country to stop making war I am sure the hostilities hostilities hostilities ties would never have havo commenced ho 10 said Sanctions however will help us for which we arc are most grateful I have been happily informed of oC the great sympathy for tor our cause in all nations of the world but bul he said shaking his head sadly I 1 also am unhappily aware that Italy would never have started invading our cou country If sanctions alone could have stopped herI herI herI her I know only too well we ourselves ourselves ourselves our our- selves must fight to save Ethiopia The Tho spirit which moved your our forefathers forefathers fore fore- fathers in the American Revolution will be the spirit which is the de deciding deciding deciding de- de factor in this tragic war Haile Selassie explained only his nearest retainers would go with him He said he regretted he could not state slate his plans more specifically but the tho situation made the greatest secrecy necessary The emperor obviously was feeling feeling feeling feel feel- ing the strain of his man many duties duties- every action taken by the man many government officials being approved personally by this absolute monarch but but he was unwilling to discuss his health Asked whether he was affected by bythe bythe the he heavy responsibilities he answered answered answered an an- simply No Undefeated Is Claim Turning to a discussion of or the progress of the war the emperor said Ethiopia had not yet suffered d defeat feat asserting his armies in the north and south had not come into contact with the advancing Italian columns Our troops have not yet arrived at the front in their full strength he le said Until they do claims of victories can only be empty boasts We did not order mobilization until our territory was was violated violated and therefore our soldiers have not had time lime to reach the battlefronts God Is With Us Us' Regarding Italy's protest against sanctions Haile Selassie said I Ican Ican Ican can merely point out that the nat nation nation na na- na- na t tion on at the same time lime it asserts asserts' Itis it itis itis is accomplishing a civilizing mission mission mis ml sion is carrying out put spread death ing measures ing measures against a civil population population lation especially against women and children Wo We know that God I is over all aU peoples and with us There is nothing which has happened recently recent recent- ly anywhere which could affect in any way our prospects of victory I Z can only say that victory still is possible for Ethiopia And that all chances still exist for the eventual eventual eventual even even- triumph of our country Mussolini Es Establishes Gold Monopoly ROME Nov 19 UP Premier Mussolini today established a gold monopoly and laid the groundwork for possible future requisition of private holdings The decree followed followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed approval of his Ethiopian conquest and resistance to sanctions by the grand council fascism's highest highest highest high high- est authority |
