Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-25
British Torpedo Boat De-
stroyer Lies Alongside
Yankee Warship, While
French Vessels Are Nearby.
REINF0RCEMENTS COME
TO AID OF D'ANNUNZl0
Allied Soldiers Are Disarmed
by italian Insurgent; Block
ade of Port Termed Farci-
cal Enterprise.

Triest, Sept. 24-(By The Asso-
ciated Press)-So strict are the
regulations at Fiume that it is inn
possible for even the allied com
manders to enter or leave the town.
American headquarters has been
established on board the cruiser
Pittsburgh, under command of Rear
Admiral Andrew, which is anchored
at Abbasia on the bay of Fiume, FIVE
miles northwest of the town OF
Fiume. The American consul and
all the American residents in Fiume
have been taken aboard the flagship.
A British torpedo boat destroyer
lies at anchor alongside the Pitts
burgh. The French warships up to
the present have remained inside of
Fiume harbor. The French troops
still remain on the Fiume wharves,
sleeping in the sheds. The staff is
with the men.
Enough Food on Hand.
1t is estimated that the population
of Fiume and the Fiuman army and
navy have enough food on which to
subsist for four weeks. An occa-
sional Italian boat arrives in the
harbor bearing foodstuffs, which-are-'
unloaded in spite of the blockade.
A British tramp steamer under
Lieutenant Coles arrived in Tricst
this afternoon from Fiuine.
Additional reinforcements to
D'Annunzio forces have raised the
military strength of his contingent
to more than 1900 men. according
to the estimates of allied officers re
turning from Fiume.
Overcome Jugo-Slavs.
Paris, Sept. 24.-An Italian de-
tachment. with several armored mo-
tor cars, has crossed the line of de-
marcation, near Toguire, Dalmatia,
and penetrated the town, after hav-
ing overcome the resistance OF
dozen Jugo-Slav soldiers. according
to a dispatch from Belgrade, re-
ceived here.
The dispatch adds that two
American vessels have left Spalato
for Toguire.
Blames President Wilson.
Gen. Giuseppe (Peppino) Carl
baldi. son of the Italian patriot, and
staunch supporter of Gabrielle
D'Annunzio in his seizure of Fiume,
arrived in Paris today. In ap inter-
view he declared that the taking OF
Fiume by D'Annunzio was a result
of President Wilson'S "open hostil
ity" towards Italian aspirations, and
said that serious results might fol-
low if the Italians were not placed in
a position to settle the Fiume ques-
ton according to the will of the
people.
General Garibaldi said Fiume was
not beleaguered as had been re-
ported. and that the Italian govern
ment was sending food into the city
as usual. He came to Paris, he
asserted, ito get the outside view of
the Fiume question" but that his
visit was rot an official one, although
-i,e had conferred in Rome with Pre-
mier Nitti and others.
"The whole situation at Fiume,'
said Mr.. Garibaldi. "is the result OF
six months of waiting by the. Ital-
ians for just treatment, and the re-
sentiment which arose aud turned
into a practical revolt is due to the
open hostility of President Wilson Il
personally towards Italian aspira-
tions. 6;
Intend to Have Fiume.
"The Italian people, with their
army and navy, intend that Fiume.
including the city and the port and
the Connecting land of the Istrian
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