Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-20 | Page 1 | Warriors Halt Italian Drive

WARRIORS HALT ITALIAN DRIVE Heavy Losses Bared Battle in Battle at Pass ADDIS ABABA Nov 20 o UP P- P commander Bakala Bakal a commanding 1000 of Ethiopia's Ethiopia's Ethiopia's pias pia's best marksmen today successfully successfully success success- successfully fully halted an Italian advance in inthe inthe inthe the hills inflicting heavy losses it was reliably reported here Bakala formerly Emperor Empero Haile Halle Sel Selassie's sies sie's chief huntsman was ordered several weeks ago to hold hol holdan hold holdan an important pass in the hills bills at al aU all costs Wolde Giorgis the officer commanding commanding com com- manding mandin the Ethiopian troops which according to a captured six Italian tanks and killed six Italian officers at Anele Ancle November November No No- vember 12 arrived in the capital today to today today to- to day to make his report We do not fear tan tanks he told the Associated Press Once we are near them they arc are lost We Ve captured captured captured cap cap- the tanks at Anele by defeating defeat defeat- defeating ing the infantry thus cutting the them off We Vo poured gasoline over th the e tanks and set the fuel afire the heat hea forcing the occupants to surrender der but no prisoners were taken Many of the tanks are arc useless be because because because be- be cause of the rains By Br th the Associated Press Ethiopian warriors were reported marching to attack the Italian Italia n northern front between Dolo am an and d Makale toda today after a sharp battlon battle e ed on the southern front had cause caused d casualties reported at nt more mare than an on both sides Unofficial dispatches reaching g Har Harar r in eastern castern Ethiopia salt said d more than native Somali troops troop s were killed or wounded on the ItalIan Ital Ital- la tan Ian side in a battle in the south while Ethiopian casualties were unofficially unofficially un un- un- un officially put at more than I It Continued on Page Two Column One WARRIORS HALT ITALIAN DRIVE T. T Continued From Pass Pac One Orie was wu reported the Ethiopians seized 3 trucks Premier Mussolini of at Italy called together the leaders of the tho nations nation's fruit and vegetable gr growers wets syndicate syndi C cate te t to plan increased production of af their products as part program program pro pro- gram to increase national production production tion Lion in Ih- Ih opposition to league of nations nations' nations nations' na na- Lions Lions' sanctions In In lit Paris an authoritative source stated France Franco feels that settlement of the war ar depends on the fighting of ot ofa a decisive battle between Italian and Ethiopian forces Emperor Hallo Halle Selassie who at first h had d be been n expected ted to go to I Ithe the northern front when he left Addis Ababa yesterday by airplane was was believed by observers today to tobe tobe tobe be in n the south Officials while withholding in information information in- in formation as to his hi exact whereabouts where where- about rs said ld his visit to the northera northern northern north north- era ern ern forces will be postponed for s several veral da days s. s It was thought he had gone to the headquarters of ot Ras Has commander com corn mander of warriors defend defending ng Harar and other eastern castern and southern points Observers expressed the belief the emperor would i inspect hospitals at 75 miles mUes ens east of Harar The Rome government asserted more than Ethiopians were were killed in an engagement at Monte Gundl Gundi on the northern front November November November No No- vember 11 Asmara reports said the Italians In Inthis this area were seeking Ras Has Se- Se Ethiopian commander in the north i Some iSome aviators who took part in Mondays Monday's battle between Italian planes and Ethiopian land forces in which the Italian headquarters at Asmara claimed 2000 2000 Ethiopians were Vere killed said they saw Ra RaS Sc- Sc yourn oum fall faU from r-om r his horse apparently shot There was no other confirmation confirmation confirmation confirma confirma- tion of this report i The Ethiopian government announced announced announced an an- it had no official knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge of the reported killing of 2000 o of its troops It stated 10 Ethiopians Ethiopians pians were killed and 30 wounded Inal in inen B en al attack by Italian planes south o of Makale Monday and officials 5 sid said id they believed this was the batte battie battle bat bat- tie tle to which h the Italian announcement announce announce- ment re referred erred I GENEVA Nov 20 UP Ethiopia Ethiopia protested to the league of at nations t today day against any claim for a settlement settlement set set- of her controversy ersy with Italy which might be based on the thea a advances made by Italian armies Into Ethiopia I As the victim of ot unjustified aggression ag ag- ag- ag perpetrated under the most unfair conditions said the note the lithe Ethiopian government and people peo peo- pIe refuse to entertain any proposal which directly or indirectly would allow the aggressor to reap the re reward reward reward re- re ward of his crime I