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...ancient kingdom was rapidly approaching. When no news from the front had reached Addis Ababa for days, Correspondent Steer of the New York Times hopped on a truck with a British Army major to deliver 1,850 home made gas masks to Crown Prince Asfa Wassan's troops at Dessye...
Dessye, Ethiopia's main headquarters for its northern defense forces, is 150 miles from Makale and half way to Addis Ababa. There until last week stayed thin-faced big-eyed Crown Prince Asfa Wassan at the head of 10,000 well equipped warriors. Suddenly he stepped from an airplane at Addis Ababa, to be warmly greeted by his father the Emperor and hustled off to the palace. There he would rule, courtiers said, on behalf of Haile Selassie when and if the Emperor goes to the front...
Wherever the hideout is, it is a rude spot. At the last minute it was decided not to take 4-year-old Prince Sahle Selassie there, but to keep him in the royal palace with the Emperor. Crown Prince Asfa Wassan, 19, is already with the troops (TIME...
Ebalgume! Cut them down! Cut them down!" The breeze shifted, carrying the echo louder to the reviewing stand, and bringing with it a great stench of sweat, steaming horseflesh, and rancid butter with which Ethiopian warriors pomade their locks. Thus Crown Prince Asfa Wassan last week reviewed the troops whose commander he had just been made, troops almost certain to be the first to oppose the Italian advance next month, and to try to repeat the great victory of Adowa 39 years ago when the cry of "Ebalgume! Ebalgume!" chilled the heart of Italy...
...thanks and praise to Tutor Work and to educable Prince Asfa Wassan.-ED. Flagg Flayed...