Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-07-06 | Page 3 | Italy Loses 2553 in Africa Fights

ITALY LOSES 2553 IN AFRICA FIGHTS I ROME July 6 UP The UP-The The conquest conquest con con- con I quest of Ethiopia cost Italy 2553 officers officers officers of of- soldiers soldier and black shirt mill mili militiamen mm-I mm tiamen killed In a action tion dead of ol wounds or listed as missing in East Africa between January 1 1935 and June 30 1936 it was WM announced officially of of- today The figure does not include native troops killed or wounded in fighting against Emperor Hails Haile Selassie's armies ar ar- ar- ar mies Native forces bore the brunt of the fighting on both northern and southern fronts The announcement showed Italian laborers of a total of now in East Africa died of illness accidents or as a result of ot attacks by Ethiopian raiding parties