The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-22
ITALY'S TROOPS
MAY FOLLOW THE
NEW ADVANCE
An Even More Alarming
Report Tells of the Ris-
ing Of a Movement for
the Overthrow of the
Monarchy, But That Is
Given Little Credence.


the Adriatic as sresult of Gabrielle
D'Annunzio's campaign has reached a
grave crisis. Private advices leave no
doubt that he is determined to annex
Dalmatia and attack Montenegro.
The Jugo-Sl are stated to have
concentrated troops and to be prepared
to resist aggression.
still more alarming report says a
republican undercurrent directed against
the Italian monarchy exists among
D'Annunzio's forces. 1t is not known,
however. whether the insurgent poet
leader shares the reported ambition Of
this military element to attack the
government.
1t is stated in the advices that fur
ther aggression by D'Annunzio will GER
tainly precipitate hostilities with the
go-Slavs, who, however, it is de-
elared will direct their attack against
D'Annunzio and not against the Italian
government
A later report from Rome says the
military party which is favoring the
annexation of Dalmatia has brought
such strong pressure to bear upon the
government that the situation is deli
cate.
D'Annunzio, it appears, has been
stirred to further efforts by the fact
that the Italian elections were unfavor
able to his cause Many adyenturers
are hoeking to his standard, the reports
state, and among certain element
there seems to be desire to make
DAnnunzio president of Italy.
Some well-informed quarters believe
DAnnunzio merely desires to annex
Dalmatia for Italy and has no republi.
can ambitions. Whatever his attitude
may be on this question, however, there
appears to be no doubt that he has not
abandoned his plans of aggressions in
the Adriatic.
To-days London dispatches supple.
ment direct advices from Rome re-
ceiyed on Friday night which reported
the American embassy in the Italian
capital actively engaged in watching
the situation in Italy, which was re-
ported as holding the possibility of Sc
rious development from hour to hour,
as regards both Italy proper and the
Dalmatian coast.
The city of Venice, to which Naval
Attache Reeves has gone to report on
conditions, is only about 7l miles from
Fiume by the water route and nearer
vet by the land lines. The possibility
Of move into Istria by Gabrielle Dan
nunzio was mentioned in recent adviees,
in which case, the prediction was made
that whole divisions of Italian regulars
would be likely to follow him An
Istrian move would take the insurgent
Italian poet to the borders Of Venetia,
in which Venice lies.
As to Italy's internal conditions, they
admittedly have been rendered more
uncertain by the results of the recent
elections which gave the socialists
largely increased representation and
were accompanied by disorders in va
rious parts of the kingdom.
The issue is sharply drawn between
the nationalist elements, which applaud
the Fiume adventure of D'Annunzio
and the paciiist socialists, who are bit.
terly against any move that will be
likely again to involve Italy in war
There have been hints recently that
Jugo -Slavia was not likely to remain
passive under further penetration by
D'Annunzio along the Dalmatan coast
it being admitted that the demobiiza.
tion of her army had been suspended