Show Makale Reported Retaken In Strong African Att Attack ck By the Associated Press The h re recapture of of the important town of Makale by th pians plans was rumored in Addis Ababa today but government gov- gov government government gov gov- officials s said they had no knowledge of it Makale has been held by the Italians since the completion of their heir second major offensive in northern Ethiopia A A- Issued from ItalIan Ital Ital- Ian an headquarters at or ox near Makale said the Ethiopians had suffered heavy losses IOles and had bad fled to the mountains when they were trapped by an Italian flank movement south of Makale At Rome the government claimed calmed calmeda a victory in which the Ethiopians suffered heavily at the confluence of the Gabat and rivers river Italian infantry artillery and planes were reported to have united I in the engagement in which three tiree Italian officers and three native soldiers were killed and five live natives native wounded The Italian government announced announced announced an an- native soldiers had been killed In the Ethiopian fighting fighting fight fight- ing between October 3 and December December December Decem Decem- ber 31 31 The meeting of the fascist grand council scheduled for for January 18 was postponed until February 1 without explanation |