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Lean, bemonocled Graziani had the only united army left in Ethiopia facing him, the troops of Ras Nassibu. The Italian General started bravely off for Harar, ran smack into trouble...
...Discovery of a Phoenician City and of its Literature at Ras Shamra" will be the subject for Wednesday, March 18, when Robert H. Pfeiffer, Curator of the Semitic Museum, will lecture. Dows Dunham '14, of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, will deliver the last lecture on Friday, March 20 on "The Unplundered Tomb of an Egyptian Queen (Hetepheres...
Agreed the United Press: "Using his entire northern army of 300,000, Badoglio shattered the armies of Ras Kassa and Ras Seyoum. . . . The Victory saw Fascist legions occupy strategic Golden Mountain, giving Badoglio control of northern Ethiopia...
Correspondent Matthews went on: "Perhaps the Italians are not too sorry Ras Kassa has slipped through their lines. They are not afraid of him any more, and his influence in Ethiopia may become enormous. He is regarded as the greatest figure within Ethiopia, although to the outer world it was the Negus, Haile Selassie, who stood for his country. This correspondent has talked to many natives, as well as to many excellently informed Italian and British officers and officials, and all agree that Ras Kassa is the most powerful man in Ethiopia. Hereditary priest, ruler and maker of Kings, power...
...Ras Kassa may now return to Addis Ababa, the Italians hope and believe, not as the Negus' supporter but as his superior and perhaps even his enemy. The Italians look for profound developments within the unoccupied parts of Ethiopia within the near future. . . . The enormously important Galla tribes are friendly to the Italians and bitterly hate the Shoas and the ruling Amharas. When news of the defeat of Ras Kassa and Ras Mulugheta spreads, as it must, through Ethiopia, it is expected there will be profound repercussions. For this and other reasons the world may expect startling developments within...