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ITALIAN ARMY READY TO
READY TO ATTACK
BLACK TROOPS
IN AMBUSH
HALF MILLION MEN
AWAIT ATTACK
SOUTHERN ADVANCES
CHECKED ·
1894.
(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH") ·
(By Telegraph. Coppright, Telegraphic Mensagea Ordinance,
Recrired Oct, 20, 8.
Rome, Oct. 19.
Almost 200,000 Italian troops are poised on a 100 mile front in northern Ethiopia for a drive which is intended to subdue one-fourth Emperor Haile Selassie's dominion, and at one swift and powerful stroke.
Official despatches from Asmara say that "zero hour" is at hand.
They also state that the Ethiopian déserter, Ras|| Gugsa, whom the Italians claim is a son-in-law of Emperor Selassie, has led three battalions of Ethiopian riflemen to the front lines.
It is believed that if the drive succeeds the fuzzy- haired, pop-eyed Ras Gugsa, will be the ruler of the immense Tigre province, under Italian domination.. Experts believe that General de Bono, the Italian commander in East Africa, and Field Marshal. Budoglo, the Supreme Command. who has just arrived from Rome. hope to progress south from Aksum. Adowa_and_Adlgrat and almost to Dessive before they halt the advance,,
engineers Meanwhile, advance are building roads and inspreting water supplies and secret agents attempting to mollify the tatives in the country through which. war must be waged.---- P'uited Press.
are
LYING IN WAIT
Djibouti. Oct. 19. Credible reports state that the Italian advance is expected on the -northern Ethioplan front at any
moment.
:
WILLING TO RECALL WARSHIPS
BRITAIN'S WORD TO ITALY
COMMUNIQUE EXPECTED
(Special to "Tolegraph")
Picture shows 'British Tommica, with their sweethearts, on the way to embark by troopship at Southampton for service in Caïrp, in connection with the Italo-Ethiopian dispute,
MEXICAN
REBELS HUNTED
FEDERAL TROOPS TAKE FIELD
SHOW-DOWN EXPECTED
(Special to "Telegraph")
Nogales, Oct. 19.
A show-down between Govern- : ment and fisurrectionist forces in Mexico is believed to be near.
The rebels Insist that their guerilla warfare is intended to force Governor Ramos of North Mexico to resign and that their re- volt is not directed against the federal administration.
.A federal regiment from Gundalojara is reinforcing the garrisons of the key villages in the north, and whether the insurrec- But it is learned in the best m-
fly Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphia arse- tionists will openly rebel against formed circles that the powerful ages Ordinance, 1994. Received, October the Government or avoid enfliet! chieftain and wily military stom}
with the federal troops remains to London, Oct. 19. strategist, Ras Seyoum, is holding
Great Britain has signified her to fight the federal regiments they be seen. Unless they are prepared 500,000 savage fighting men in ambush and awaiting the fallna willingness to withdraw certain of will be hunted. thrust with
and bigh her cruisons from the Mediter courage
It is reported that a large cavalry hope.--United Press,
rungan Soa provided that Italy's newspapers cense
force from Chihusha, assisted by immediately HELD UP IN SOUTH
their anti-British attacks and that twelve fighting planes, has been Italian troops in Libyn Ilarrar, Oct. 19.
re-ordered to attempt the capture of
Ybarra, the communique duced to
reputed same numerical General Louis Ethiopian states that Illness is preventing strength na the British military leader of the rebel army.--United the Italian troops from continuing forces in Egypt.
This is the position between their advances from Somaliland
nut-shell. and Eritren, Many are stricken Italy and Britain in h dysentury and and although tension with fever and
has been' cased the diplomatà are still ther ailments-United Preas.
floundering with the formula for removing the friction between the two nations.
An
Home Varsity Squads Win
FEW SURPRISES IN
U.S. FOOTBALL:
New York, Oct. 19. There were few upsels in to-1 day's American college football, the home teams being generally victorious.
Carnegie Tech, lost at home to Temple, 18-0, but Cincinnati beat Indluna 7-0.
are
Great Britain has simultaneously made it quite clear that her stand at Geneva is unaltered. She rolturates the firmness of her policy there with respect to sanctions. But she will insist upon League action against Rome, and no in- dividual move by any, one power,- United Press,
Press.
Paralysing Shipping
STRIKES CAUSING REAL CRISIS
San Francisco, Oct. 19. Mr. Stanley Dollar, President of the great Dollar Steamship or ganisation, commenting upon, torday's delay of sailings owing to further waterfront Inbour tic ups, declared:
ROME INFORMED
Rome, Oct. 19. Authoritative quarters state that the Italian Government has been informed that a joint Anglo-Italian communique will probably be issued worse." Sunday morning.
"Things are going from bad to
He predicted that San Francisco
company,
WARRIORS
THREATEN MASSACRE
IMPERIAL GUARDS CALLED OUT
...........
ADDIS ABABA TENSION
(Special to "Telegraph")
London, Oct. 19. The Exchange Telegraph reports from Addis Ababa' that Emperor Selassie was forced to call out his Im- perial Guards to prevent a massacre of foreigners in the Ethiopian capital.
The fierce Gofn tribesmen, on their way to the front, haul planned, and threatened to storm the city und slaughter every foreigner in it.
The natives have frequently threatened to anassiere the foreign residents, but this is the first time that the Em- peror has had to enll out his Guards-United Press.
Freighter Abandoned
·LINER HURRIES TO
CREW
PICK UP
ETHIOPIA PREPARES PROTEST
ALLEGED ITALIAN,
ATROCITIES
ARABS GOING TO BATTLE
(Special to "Telegraph")
City Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphic Mraz sofa Onlinumer. I. Received, detober 29. mot!
Addis Ababa, Oct. 19. It IN reliably reparted that Ethiopia is preparing to protest to- the League of Nations that the Italian troops are using dum-dum bullets in violation of the Hague Convention,
They declare there have been in- stances where these ballets.have torn, holes 25 inches squire in the bodies of Ethiopian fighting men.
A communique says that the Italian High Command is indecisive and confused due to the Ethiopian tactics and the incessant harassing of the Italian lines, without any | attempt being made to give battle
in the apen.
Emperor Selassie-to-day reviewed 10,000 Dedajjiga: Arab cavalrymen
here,
of them armed with
BOYCOTT STARTS OCTOBER 31
LEAGUE CAMPAIGN AGAINST ITALY
ATTACKING ON THREE- ECONOMIC FRONTS
(SPECIAL TO “TELEGRAPH")
(B1 Telegraph. Copyright, Telegraphic Messages Ordinance, 1894. Received Ort, 20, & a.m.)
Geneva, Oct. 19.' The Committee of Eighteen has decided upon a complete boycott of Italian goods, effective from Octa-
ber 31.
The Committee of Fifty-two, which is the League of Nations Co-Ordinating Committee, is scheduled to ratify the decision during the afternoon.
However, Switzerland is drawing attention to her traditional neutrality and has entered a reservation.
The League, however, is moving on three fronts against Italy. An arms embargo by sixteen nations has already been imposed and others are preparing to com- plete the barrier; secondly, the nations have completely suspended credit, which Russia, Latvia and Finland formally, and others, informally, have thus far im- posed; thirdly there are the trade sanctions, now nearly completed.
LEAGUE ASKS FOR
STRONGER HAND
London, Oct. 19. Diplomatists to-day declared that the British, French and im- Italian peace talks had measurably strengthened the Lea-
WORLD AID ue of Nation's hand and paved
WANTS UNIVERSAL
We a
EMBARGO
AIMING AT ITALY
(Special to "Telegraph")
Urdinauer,
the
way for more complete at Franco-British co-operation Geneva.
It is rumoured that Signor Mussolini has, revealed his minimum poace termk/United; Presa...
Diangreement, over tho, question of compensation to -countries sacrificing their Italian trade is at present the one big difficulty, M. Dimitrios Muximos of (Grecce has proposed the resolution for monet-
My Telegraph, Coperight, Telegraphie Mary compensations
19. Krerived, October Mr. J.J. Wills, the British
Board of Trade 10 m)
expert, declares Geneva, Oct, 19.
that Great Britain definitely and The full League Co-Ordinating strongly opposes organised financial
modern rifles, bat dressed in ragged Committee of fifty-two mem- compensation, apparently, fearing clothing. The calvalry earry with her to-day voted for an iron-clad Britain would be asked to furnish, them three big on mascots.--Guited Press.
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against the bulk of the funds due to her as commercial embargo
· Italy and simultaneously en- leadership in the sanctions cam- couraged non-members of the paign. League to support the boycott.
ATROCITIES ALLEGED
Addis Ababa, Oct. 19.
ALSO OPPOSES TARIFF PLAN
It instructed the chairman to
Mr. Wills likewise opposes the A communique has been issued communicate with non-members accusing the. Italians of atrocities, informing them of the decision, gestion for a tariff preference plan amongst the co-operating of using dum-dum bullets, bombing and welcoming "any communica-nations whereby increased mutual (Special to "Telegraph") .
civilian towns and killing mothers tion or notifiention of any action a quolas would tend to compensate Glasgow, Oct. 19 and children. The communique non-member was taking in the cir- for the losses of Italian markets. The Donaldson Line ofllers here denies that Ethiopian troops have cumstances."
that the
used dum-dum has crew abandoned the freighter, S.S. Vur-Press, dulia, 700 miles off the coast of Scotland.
abbounce
bullets.United
LEAVING ROME
Rome, Oct. 19,
The programme adopted is: 1. A complete boycott of all. Italia exports;
2. An embargo against the sale to Italy of all metals, animals and
It is believed the cargo shifted, The Ethiopian Minister on the rubber; imperilling, the ship. The vessel instruction of his Government, is had been experiencing extremely living Rome on October 28, It was heavy weather.
The liner Manchester is hurry-announced to-day--United Press, ing to the scene to pick up crew of the apparently doomed | ship-United Press.
EXPRESS DERAILED
the
San Francisco, Oct. 10.'
Was
erailed and four passengers were
It is intimated that it will reaf- would lose considerable commercej A Southern Pacific express, Penn bent Columbia, 34-0, Penn firm Britain's Intention to insist unless the strikes were quickly dis-pulled by two locomotives, State trounced Lehigh, 25-0, Army that no independent action be taken continued.-United Press, bent Harvard, 13-0, and Yale sank by any nation, including Britain, It was indicated that the Dollar injured,, when the train collided the Navy, 7-6, after a gruelling against Italy.
Ds well as other big with a truck. The truck driver atruggle.
It is believed, too, that it will American shipping interests, were jumped clear and was unhurt. Notre Dame won against Pitt, announce that Italy is reducing her suffering, soverely from the labour Untied_Press. 9-6, Vanderbilt lost to Fordham Libyan army and that Great Bri- troubles in Amoricu, when all ad- Tet, Princeton flattened Rutgers,tain is reducing her Mediterranean vertising throughout the Far East 29-6, and Ohio State whipped fleet strength. Northwestern, 28-7. Minnesota
p
SLAVERY ABOLISHED
BOROTRA WINS
EASILY DEFEATS
BRITISHER
A compromlue is being attempted behind the scenes.
CLOSING THE DOOR
The Committee' of "Eighteen „de- cided to meet again this afternoon and to vote to deprive Italy of 3. Mutual assistance in mini-supplies of manganese, chromium, mising, League members' losses tin, fron, ferrol-manganese, tung- through sacrifice of Italian markets. aton, molybdenum, radium, rubber, Austria and Hungary have noti-vanadium, pack animals, aluminium fed the League that they are un-jand nickel, which League member able to co-operate. Other reserva- nations principally control through- tions of a minor nature have been out the world. received,
It is reported from Sydney, The Committee of Fifty-two then Australia, that the firm of Brutons, adjourned until October 21, leaving Ltd, has rejected an order for the Committee of Eighteen to act 4,600 tons of flour, for the Italian meanwhile.-United. Press,
army in Eritrea-United Press.
U.S. MOTOR TRADE
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LIFE IMPRISONMENT
London, Oct. 19. At .Queen's Club, Jean Borotra (France) won the London covered
New York. Oct. 197
Chicago; Oct. 19.) court lawn tennis championship for The Automobile Manufacturers'
A jury convicted Zengo, the the eighth time, defeating Nigel Association reports that during the was discontinued recently {'
Sharpe (Britain) by- 6/0, 0/2, 6/0 past ten months workmen's earn emasculator-murderer, today, and ings have inererine 28 per cent...he was sentenced to fa. Imprison« The Pacific Coast has been.
Rome, Oct, 19. In the final,
Baggy while the wholeanlo malen of cura mont which he accepted without broke-Tulane, 20-0 and Colgate ran
hardest hit by the strikes and inter- -It-is-oficially announced that
In the women's final, Miss
boat fra.and trucks buvo, advanced; 20 pur amollan. The jury. ad literated up the remarkable score of 52 Populo d'Italia still rants against constal vessels have, in some places, General de Bono has declared the Scriven (Britain),
Prosa. ngainst Lafayette's zero.-United Italy's adversaries. It complains ceased to run for an aidetermine abolition of slavery in the opeupled farvey (Britain) by 6/2, 0/2 cent, compared with the same period four and a half hours,—United
able period.United Prena,
uren in Ethiopia, United Preka,
Preen.
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