Show ITALIANS DIE IN BATTLE ADDIS ABABA Feb 1 UP UP- UP An official asserted to today today today to- to day that Italians were killed in a battle on the tho northern front that started January 21 and ended Thursday The first asserted assorted that a fascist shirt militia di divIsion division dl- dl vision was wiped out A later one referred specifically to the tho fascist of ot October brigade The Tho October division Is named in honor of the fascist march marchon on Rome the Rome the most Important date in fascist history About Italians were wounded the said and 18 8 tanks 33 field guns machine guns 2605 rifles and many prisoners were captured Ethiopian losses were estimated at 1200 killed or wounded It was added that in the first great battle the Ethiopians pitted against the regular Italian army in massed formation were able to repulse the Italians and vanquish them by use of their own tactics ROME Feb 1 UP UP-A UP A semiofficial semiofficial spokesman said today there was not an ounce of truth truths j in Ethiopian claims to a great victory over a fascist militia division on the northern front |