Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-28
GBy United News.l

ROME. Dec. 2I.-Dcspite the de.
scrtion of his legionnaires In large
numbers. Gabrielle d'Annunzio. sur
rounded in F!ume by the troops OF
the italian crown. Is darting about
trenziediv among his still loyal fol.
lowers. urging resistance to the end
He Is making frantic efforts to ar.
rest those whom he suspects OF plot.
Ting against him. and allows himself
no respite from his labors to keeI
both soidiery and population at
high pitch OF zeal.
Reports from Abbazia indicate tina,
"!umc Is completely surrounded, and
iAat the suburbs have been occupied
The official communlque OF General
caviGi!a. commanding the crows
forces in ;he siege. says that hit
troops rested on Christmas Day In
;hc positions which they had reached
ihc evening before, in the hope thai
he regency Of Fiumc would surren.
der in the realization of the govern.
'nents determination to quash It.
But instead OF surrenGering. Dan
nunzio's legionnaircs maintained
lively rifle fire all day long, KILN,
enc caratnieri. woundinE one sol.
der and throwing proclamations al
The invading troops. Then the ai,
vance toward the city was resumed
From cara come the details of tn,
ARRAY on Christmas night, who,
twenty-scven lcEionnaires. with al,
OF their citicers. forced the crew al
.he tGsboat Liliibeo to take then
aboard .hr scout cruiser Marsha
whose officers they ovcrpowered
with th" exception of three sailor,
the whole crew fought valiantly
simultaneously. the destroyers Mis-
soro and Falco rushed to the Ma9
aia's assistance. giving the legion
naires one-halt hour In which to .un
render. They complied and wer
taken to the military prison in An
coma. /.
Ofcrtnkc Schooner,
OH Trieste, the destroyer Lafarfns
overlook and seized n schooner con
veying a number OF legionnaires d
Fiume.
The Rome "Messagero's" correspon
dent ut Abbazia says that the wouna
ed In the fight there total thirty q,
whom four were officers. The be-
havior of the crown troops Is re
ported to be magnificent. The of,
GERS OF the Alpine troops ordereI
their men to advance without frin.
and the soldiers fred only when m,
leSionnaires became dangerously an
grcssivc
All the suburbs of the occupies
city are reported surrounded. a,
every side. Tie regulars have can
tured two machine guns. and one an,
mored car, In addition, the legion (
naires dynamited tho Bra,d,.n
Bridge, as we'll as the railroad bride,
a. Agram.
During the day many Iegionnafra y
left Fiume. bearing with them stor,s
10 the erect that many people hak
been arrested on suspicion OF plot
ting against D'Annunzio. The popu
iatson Is described as disheartened
ana DAnnunzio makes frequent In !
spection trips. addressing his sol
diers on the necessity for resisting.
Owing TO D'Annunzio's threats
attack. General Caviglia ordered tn
occupation of the advanced post *
about Fiume on Friday. On Saturda, 81
ID Annunzio attacked them. killim
hre men and wounding thirty.
Reports from Bologna to the cfreo "a
that D'Annunz!o was dead are offielal s
iy denied From lara comes an oe
hcial communique saying that Tn
lcglonnaires there. though barrfcsde, "
in their barracks. surrendered atta s.
the authorities had handed them a. Va
"A
The Foreign ohice announces tha s.
many ies!onnaires werc captured 4 III
the encounter on the Recina R!yHs ss.
During the later events Of tho briS s
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