Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-29
|F|UME OCCUPIED BY
,|TALIAN REGULARS,
| REPORTS INDICATE.
Soldiers of General Cavig-
liza Drive Defenders
Into City.
POETS ARMISTlCE TERMS
REFUSED BY KINGS ARMY
Report Says Mayor Negotiating
With Attackers for
Surrender.
100 UNDED IN TRIESTE
Traitorious Cruiser Espcro Sunk
by Admiral Simonctti After
1l-Minute Warming.
POETS ARMISTICE TERMS
REFUSED BY KINGS ARMY
$50 WOUNDED IN TRIESTE
Traitorious Cruiser Espcro Sunk
by Admiral Simonctti After
1f-Minute Warming.

ROME. Dec. 2s.-Gcneral cavigl!a's
regular Italian troops have occupied
riume. according to tdviccs received
here Tuesday night.
One hundred and n.,y wounded
soldiers. chiefly Alpini and carahin-
ieri. most Of them officers. have been
evacuated to Trieste from the fight
ing around Fiunc.
Two regular army coloncls. Ger
hlno. OF an Alpine regiment. and
Mayer. of line infantry regiment
were wounded in the nghting abou,
Abhnzia. Later reports say Colonel
Mayer probably VIII die.
Cruiser Given Fourteen Minutes.
Admiral Simonct;! gave the traitor
Gus cruiser Espero just fourteen min
utcs to rcjoin the fleet when he finally
decided that the time had come for a
on the decks OF the cruiser shouted
back through mcsaphones that the!
would stand faithful 10 D'Annunzio,
whoreupon the admiral opened fire.
The first shells caused explosions
aboard the Espero and she was quick
ly abandoned.
An airplanc dropped several is
Sues OF the vcdetta d'Italia in Trieste.
one OF witch stated that D'AnnunziO
mad been slightly wounded Ia the
head on Sunday while talking TO a
group of officers. a grenade exploded
near the window of the room and
only Il small fragment struck the
poet Shortly aftcrward. however. II
was stated in the paper two shells
went off at uc same spot. killing
several civii!ans, wounding others
and blowing up the building.
Fiuminns Ask .Arn,isticr.
Delegate Gigantic. representing
D'Annunz!o in the negotiations w!;h
the government officials, sen. out by
wireless the Flumian conditions for
an armistice. which are reported to
have been rejected by General Ca
v!glia.
These conditions were that hos
t!iit!es on land and sea cease Al
once; that the besicgins troops with
draw, whercupon the so-cAlled re-
gency would cvacuatc the islands OF
Arbo and Ncglia and allow the ma
val units to leave Fiumc. d!sarmed.
en- condition. however. that the lat
ter be not employed agai,S't the
regency.
Further conditions laid down BY
p'AnnunZio were that the I'iume
legion he made a part OF the regular
army; that the government refrain
from interfering with the internal
na ,,f hn nd
that delegate of the regency be
srecognized In the settlement; OF the
Delta and Port Barros questions.
The Jugo-Slav authorities at Buc-
carl have protested TO the Italian
commander at Susak against the
presence of LcGionaires on the Island
Of St. Marks. who have been firing
at the mainland OF Jugo-Slavia. They
offered troops TO help the Italians
push the Legionaircs off, but the of
fer was firmly declined.
Curfew In Trieste.
There is now 8 O'Clock curfew in
Trieste. and private citizens are pro-
hibited from carrying arms as pre-
cautions against demonstrations by
semi military bodies OF Natio !&ilists
sympathizing with D'AnnunZio. Stric
police action prevented one attemp
from getting under way and tn
headquarters of the Nationalists were
closed. forty being arrested.
a Fiume airplanc was captured
and the pilot and observer made
prisoners after a forced landing near
Ancosmo.
In Milan and Turin. as well as In
Rome, students have been demon
strating against the military move
against Fiume.
The Italian Red Cross is sending
a number Of distinguished surgeons
and field hospital OF 100 beds. with
complete medical supplies. to Gen.
eral Caviglia.
Gabrielle d'Annunzio today issued the
following pronouncement:
"To Italians and the world: The
crime Is consummated The soil Of
Fiumc is decorated with your broth
er's blood. The best royal troops In
overwhelming numbers attacked the
Legions defending Fiumc."