The War in Abyssinia.
FATE OF 7000 MEN UNKNOWN, (Per Press Association) Rome, March 10. General Baldissera, the new Com-mander-in-Chief of the Italian army in Abyssinia, states that the fate of 7000 of those who took part in the recent disastrous engagement with Shonns is unknown. March 11. The Shoans had 4000 killed and 6000 wounded in the recent battle. The feeling is growing throughout, Italy that a withdrawal from Abyssinia is impossible. News has been received that a foroe of 10,000 Dervishes is in the vicinity of Kassala. Berlin, March 11. The North German Gazette, in an in spired article, declares that the Italian reversals in Abyssinia would not effect Italy's position in the Triple Alliance.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 213, 12 March 1896, Page 2
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117The War in Abyssinia. Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 213, 12 March 1896, Page 2
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