The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-30
FIUME IS FILLED
WITH TROOPS SURE
Of FINAL VICTORY
Associated Press COrreSpOn-
dent Reaches City by Hiding
Beneath Coal in Locomotive
Tender to Escape Guards.

| FIUME, Sept 80, via Vienna. (By
lhe Associated Press. )-Fiume Is
ap!Sze with flags. her streets are Oiled
win marching soldiers and the air is
vibrant with the confidence felt by the
| men men. VINO under the command of Capt
Gabrlele d'Annunzio. marched into the
| CITY and still firmly hold il.
| Is, Italy rag, with that OF the city of
| rune .predominate the only foreign
banner being the French tricolor float
i ing over the French naval headquarters
I'm, ei,s y bearing the words, Viva
LANA and Capt. d'Annunzios slogan,
f1ume or death" mngle with the
| red white and green Of Italy and the
| violet blue OF Fiume.
The correspondent reached Fiume
saturday night from Trieste. being
purIed IN the coal in the tender of a
locomotive for TIE last part of the jour
hey, 70 avoid guards along the way
| Hoidlers are everywhere in the city,
| motor trucks lurch through the streets.
carrying men from one point to another.
and hundreds of troops may be seen at
any hour marching with the greatest
| precision and with the strictest discip-
line, the whole scene being similar to
That to be encountered at a great Ital-
ian military post. Men from all regi-
ments. arms and branches of the sefv-
Ice seem to be here.
Among them are thousands OF vete-
rams or the great war, majority of the
men wearing three or four service med
ais, one lieutenant on the staff of
capt, dAnnunzio wears six wound
stripes, while men who wear four or
I'VE stripes are frequently met.
There is an air OF confidence among
the volunteers, who, wearing their gray
uniforms, look as much at home as they
would in Rome or Florence. The uni
forms OF the men are deeked with the
regulation Italian army insignia and
pituitary regulations are enforced.
Strtctest attention Is paid to the mill
tary salute while most rigorous rules
govern those engaged in guard duty
Two companies of Alpinists passed down
a street today on their way to mount
guard about the city, and as they
marched the men sang patriotic songs,
! Capt. d'Annunzio's headquarters are
established in the governors palace,
which has been converted into verita-
BILE general staff building filled with
different departments, The private Of
flee of the poet aviator overlooks the
Fiume, havine beautiful sculptures,
elaborate staircases and magnificent
furniture.
Displayed In the streets are the arms
Of the most important cities OF Italy
while IN the Piazza Dante, the real cen
ter Of Fiume, is a painting Of Capt.
d'Annunzio. who Is shown wearing his
five rows Of d. %, atoms. Portraits of
King Victor Ern,.aars Gen. Diaz, com :
mander- in chief OF the Italian armies
and Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Italian
patriot, are shown everywhere On the
tuncs Of all the soldiers are worn the
Fiume colors, which are displayed above
the wearer's service ribbons, while the
Fiuman flag flies from all automobiles
and Is displayed in the houses OF private
citizens
There is no evidence OF traffic IN the
" - lga.. H. ,..WIAN Il..Wa "a
Aligher is anchored within 50 yards
Of the water front. while three destroy
ers occupy positions in docks.
Although no news Is reaching the city
from the outside world, the Italians
here are confident Of winning their
5 fight There seems to be plenty OF
food Bread. which is no. served in
other parts of Italy, Is on restaurant
tables and is displayed in large quaint
ties although prices are high
The exchange situation is one which
! seems most perplexing, an. Italian lire
being worth five crowns of the money
b Of the former Austro- Hungarian EN-.
e pire. The city has an air Of business
: and despite the presence OF thousands
r OF soldiers the citizens ere performing
0 their daily work as II that city were
e not attracting the attention of the whole
g world
q Riding slowed away in the coal, the
G correspondent succeeded in evading 9
a strong Gordon Of carabineers which
$ travelled on the train to prevent any
d one from making his way into the city
g The correspondent kept himself buried
S in the coal from the time the train lef
d Giordano until it reached Fiume al
S though nearly suffocated with coal ant
oil Although he succeeded in wealth
erinE the difficulties the comfort O.
the trip was not Increased by the rock
ing OF the train as II sped over wornou
: tracks.
: All passenger coaches were detached
from the train at Abbazia, only the en-
|, CINE, tender and baggage car complet
: ing the trip into Fiume. The cores
s pondent learned that this was the pro
q cedure to be followed before he lief
3 Trieste. The baggage car was Loaded
# with milk and provisions for the popu
laton OF Fiume