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There General Graziani had been able to trap the forces of well-meaning but none too skillful Desta Demtu in open combat, attack them simultaneously with tanks, planes and two divisions of infantry, one white, one black. Honest Ras Desta Demtu would be an ideal Quartermaster General if Ethiopia had a modern army, but he is a poor strategist. He made the mistake of entrenching part of his troops. Under the pounding of Italian guns they fell back slowly at first, finally broke and ran. Unsupported by eye witnesses, Italians exultingly claimed that they had killed 5,000 Ethiopians, advanced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE FRONT: Three Rivers | 1/27/1936 | See Source »

Refusing to agree that there is a "war" in Ethiopia, onetime Editor Mussolini called what Italians are doing an "expedition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Query & Right | 1/20/1936 | See Source »

...were on pins & needles last week, thousands of pin-game manufacturers, distributors and operators from all corners of the world were busy gathering for their annual convention at Chicago's Sherman Hotel. On display were 50 new varieties of bagatelle boards including one to resemble a map of Ethiopia with Haile Selassie's palace az high-score hole. To his confreres, Clinton S. Darling, secretary of the National Association of Coin Operated Machine Manufacturers, expressed his confidence in a pastime which has already lasted twice as long as midget golf: "The industry has supported many thousands of factory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Pindemonium | 1/20/1936 | See Source »

...typical Laval manoevres, and the scape-goat of the highly embarrassed British government. His resignation saved the day, although it has been intimated that Hoare and Eden were not on particularly good terms; Eden being fanatically devoted to the League and seeing in Hoare's attempt to sell Ethiopia out virtual imperilling of the League's future. However, Hoare and Eden will not have an opportunity to cross each other's bows, for Eden will remain in charge of the Foreign Office while "Cleopatra" as Hoare is known to the House of Commons, will be placed in charge...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CLEOPATRA RETURNS | 1/20/1936 | See Source »

Wednesday the question under consideration is "European Affairs" which will-be taken up by Carl J. Friedrich, associated professor of government, and Carleton S. Coon '25 associated in Anthropology on "As I Saw Ethiopia", as well as other speakers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Radcliffe Seat of Foreign Affairs School This Week | 1/20/1936 | See Source »

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