LONDON, Oct. 7.—The special correspondent of the Australian Press Association with the Italian forces states that despite the Italian victory, Adowa is virtually a no-man's-land. Abyssinian irregulars harassed the Italians all night long with incessant sniping, forcing them to send out mopping up parties equipped with machine guns. Theoretically the snipers were cleaned up with the merciless fire at the ...
Article : 604 wordsAn official communique states:— "Our flag was hoisted on October 5 on the ruined Fort Adigrat, from which it was lowered in 1896. The ...
Article : 89 wordsThe "Daily Mail" correspondent with the Adowa column discloses that one of the Italian divisions carries a monument carved in ...
Article : 53 wordsThe Emperor has despatched a portable throne and firearms to Dessie, where he expects to proceed to command his armies, possibly ...
Article : 456 wordsThe Italians now hold all the highest points of the ridges barring access to the Takkaze Valley, the principal highway into Central ...
Article : 178 wordsAccording to Signor Mussolini's communique, "The army triumphally entered Adowa. The enemy's resistance is smashed." The weight ...
Article : 106 wordsThe capture of Adowa at 10.40 a.m. and its occupation at noon, is officially confirmed, the tidings having been broadcast by wireless ...
Article : 147 wordsItaly frantically celebrated the first success of the campaign. Yelling thousands burst from the cinemas where the victory was announced, ...
Article : 105 wordsDrawing attention to the "persistent rumour from a reasonably reliable source" that Dedjasmatch Ayelu has led his troops across the ...
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Western Argus (Kalgoorlie, WA : 1916 - 1938), Tue 15 Oct 1935, Page 26
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