New Britain herald., 1919-11-22
WAR ON JUGO SLAVS
 MAY BE RESULT OF D'ANNUNzIO'S DRIVE AdriatiC Situation CritiCal-POet ! Warrior Seems Determined to
 Annex Dalmatia and Attack . Montenegro ALARMING RUM0R HINTS
 AT OVERTHROW OF ITALY
D'Annunzio's Men Said to Re Hostile to Italian NIonarchy-Intlicatio Arc That Many of His Followers Would Like to Sec Him I,rcs;,lrnt of Italian Republic.

London, Nov. 22,--The situation on the Adriatic as a result of Gabrielle dAnnunzio's campaign has feached a. grave crisis. Private advices leave no z douot that he is determined to annex iCalmatia and attack Montenegro. Ine Jugo-Slavs are stated to have concentrated troops and to be pre- pared to resist aggression,
 Reported Hostile to Govt.
 still moro alarming report says q republican undercurrent directed against the Italian monarchy exists among d'Annunzo's forces It is not Known, however, whether the inslil,- s gent poot leader shares the reported ambition or this tmil lttary, element to attack the goyernnfent < R'sss.sSsass
 It Is stated in the adv .ces that fur ther aggression by d'Annunzio will certainly precipitate hostilites with the Jugo- Slavs who, however. it is qe- clared, will direct their attack against dAnnunZio and not against the 1tal- -ian government ''
 situation is Critical.
 A late report from Rome says the military party which is favoring the annexation of Dnlmatia has brought such strong pressure to bear upon the government that the situation is tlel- icate.
 D'Annunzio, 1t appears. has been stirred to further efforts by the fact mthat the Italian elections were unfav- orable to his cause. Many adventur- CTS are flocking to his standard, the reports state and among certain element there seems to be Q desire 10 make d'Annunzio president of Italy.
 May Aspire to Presidency
 Some well informed quarters be- neVe dAnnunzio merely desires to annex Dalmatia for Italy and has no republican ambitions. Whatever his attitude may be on this question how eyer, there appears to be no doubt that he has not abandoned his plans of aggression in the Adratic.
 Reports Are Well Pounded.
 Today's London dispatches supple ment direct advices from Rome re- ceived on Friday night which report ed the American embassy in the Ha1- ian capital actively engaged in watch ing the situation in Italy which was reported as holding the possibility of serious development from hour to hour as regards both Ttaly propor and the Dalmatian coast. "
 The city of Venice, to which Naval Attache Reeves has gone to report on conditions, is only about 75 miles from Plume by the water route and nearer yet by the land lines. The pcs sibility of a move into Istria by Ga briele d'Annunzio was mentioned in recent advices, in which case, the pre- diction 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. .-
 Elections Complicate Matters.
 As to Italy's internal conditions they admittedly have been. rend cred more uncertain by the results of the recent elections which gave the socialists larger increas sed representa- ton and were accom- panied by dis orders in various parts of the king dom. &
 The issue is sharply drawn between the nationalist clements which ap- plaud the Plume adventure of d'An- nunzio, and the pacitist socialists who are bitterly against any move that would likely again involve Italy in war. There have been hints recently fthat Jugo- -Slavia was not likely Co re- main passive under further penetra- ton by d'Annunzio along the pal- matian coast, it being admitted that the demobilization of her army had been suspended.
 pared to resist aggresson.
 To Make Report. .
 .l n n .INGAnH M.