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...march. Last week they struck. Every man and boy who could hold a rifle fought in the Senussi ranks but they were no match for planes and armored cars. After three hours the Senussi broke, fled east toward the Egyptian frontier, pursued by Italian cavalry and planes. Marshal Pietro Badoglio arrived on the scene just as the Italian flag was being raised over Kufra, as Fascist correspondents were burning the cables with rousing stories of the victory. Official casualties: two Italian officers, two native soldiers killed, 16 wounded. Hundreds of Senussi died, scores were captured...
...General Emilio De Bono, Governor of Tripolitania, perfected the details of the plot. (They with Signer Mussolini led the famed march on Rome [1922] which brought Fascismo into power.) 2) A letter from General De Bono to Secretary Balbo concerning the plot fell into the hands of General Pietro Badoglio, the Army Chief of Staff, and a staunch, loyal monarchist. 3) General Badoglio promptly called a cavalry regiment and two artillery regiments to Rome, ordered them to guard King Vittorio Emanuele and the royal family. 4) The plot, timed for Dec. 23, fizzled. 5) Chief of Staff Badoglio...
...Premier Mussolini has nipped a new conspiracy-this time a plot by Fascists to depose the King, murder General Pietro Badoglio, Chief of Staff and proclaim Mussolini Emperor. This fact, which comes exclusively to the correspondent of the World, is being kept a secret and, even to those who know of it {sic} its details are a deep mystery...
...Badoglio was marked for death because his friendship for the royal family would have caused the plotters special difficulty...