Show IL DUCE LEADS VICTORY FETE ROME Feb 18 UP Premier P Premier Mussolini Mussolini Mus Mus- soUni led Italy today in a a- kingdom kingdom- wide celebration of the fascist armed victory over the Ethiopians in the tho battle of Amba At II it duces duce's direction the Italian tricolor flew from thousands of buildings throughout the country giving vivid testimony to the tho nations nation's nations nation's nations nation's na na- na- na tion's rejoicing over the triumph The Tho principal squares of scores ol of cities and villages were jammed with enthusiastic fascists shouting homage to Mussolini tho the army and the militia Hundreds of fascists representing represent represent- ing all Roman groups marched in ina ina ina a torchlight parade during the night to their headquarters at Braschi palace where they were addressed by Vecchio Orazi Romo Rome secretary of the party King Victor Emmanuel joined Inthe inthe in inthe the celebration telegraphing congratulations congratulations congratulations con con- to Marshal PIetro Badoglio Badoglio Ba- Ba doglio commander in chief of the Italian armies in cast east Africa The Tho army in northern Ethiopia swung Into the task of consolidating ing the positions taken during the great g six day drive known as as the battle of Italian dispatches said the fleeing forces of Ras Ethiopian war minister made a weak attempt to counterattack Sunday night but were repelled by the big guns of the fascist artillery Estimates of the casualties still unofficial remained unchanged from the easier figures of about Ethiopian dead and wounded and less than Italian dead and 1000 wounded |