Addis Ababa, Apr. 19.
INDAUNTED by the demorali ing defeats suffered by Ethiopian arms in the past several weeks, Ethiopian women to-day exhorted their men to resist the Italian occupation to the last Hundreds of women joined the wildly cheering mob of 5,00, armed with sticks, stones, spe swords and a few guns, meeting in a meadow in the capital's suburbs, to discuss the defence of Addis Ababa.
The meeting was convened after the Government had issued a proclamation declaring, "All able-bodied men must make a {ast stand for liberty.
It is better to die than to be enslaved by the Italians.
The spirit of Adowa still lives."
—United Press.
Rome, Apr. 20.
Reports received here from Dessie to-day said that the Ethiopian Crown Prince, "Asta Wosan, was en route to that city from Addis Ababa, presumably for the purpose of negotiating, peace with Marshal Badoglic, the Empress Menen, it is reported, well as the chead of the Coptic Church, 1s sporting the Crown Prince in his eh we. Tt was also said that the chiefs of the Azubu-Galla tribes will be (ie intermediaries in the negotiations between the Italians and Ethiopians.
Following five days of force aight ing, In which the talions suffered heavy casualties, the Somaliland under Gen. Rédolfo Gr- ani smashed the right M of the Ethiopian army. commanded by the Ras Nassibu and gained possession of several vital water-holes, The Mahan forces thereby achieved a position favourable to either frontal or an encircling attack on the " southern
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