Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-29
D'ANNUNz|O YIELDS
CONTROL Of F|UME;;
ITALIANS TAKE CITY
Poet Dictator Surrenders All
Powers to Local CON-
munaI Council.
400 DICTIONARIES SLAIN.
1000 WOUNDED IN SIEGE
Gen. Caviglia Leads Troops Into
Town: Conference Takes Up
Conditions of Peace.

Conditions of Peace.
By the Associated Press
FIUME. December 29.-Gabriele Dan
nunzio early today surrendered all his
powers to the Fiume communal council
Gen. Caviglia. commander OF the reg
uiar Italian forces. will arrange the cor
ditions of peace with a delegation of ;h.
council today.
Italian Troops Enter City
BUENOS AIRES. Argentina, Decem-
ber 2s.-La Nacion's London oprre
spondent says the Central News pub
fishes a dispatch from Paris today stat
ing that Gen. Cavigiia, commander OF
the regular Italian forces, had entered
Ffune. -Four hundred of DAnnunzio's
men were killed and 1,000 wounded. the
dispatch says.
Truce Conference Begins.
MILAN, December 29-A conference
for the purpose of arranging the final
cessation of hostilities between the
regular Italian forces of Gen. Caviglia and
DAnnunzio's legionaries was set for this
morning. Meanwhile all military opera
tions have been suspended.
The truce was arranged during til"
night and will continue until the con
clusion of the conference. Mayor Ric
kardo Gigantic OF Ffume and Capt. Host
wenturi, in whose hands D'Annunzio
placed the defense of the city, win b.
the spollesmen for Fiume, D'AnnunZi"
apparently being ignored.
Diseuss CapitulatiOn Terms.
LONDON. December 2s-Discussion
of terms for the capitulation Of Fiume
began at Abbazia at . O'clock yes
terday afternoon, says a Milan dis
patch to the London Times. The
conference was still in session al
5 o'clock last evening. the message
states
A dispatch to the London Times
requested an interview Tuesday with
Gen. Cavigiia and an immediate armi
stice on the following conditions:
First. Withdrawal of the govern
ment troops to their former posi-
tions.
Second. The regency to evacuate
Veglia and Arbe and hand back the
government vessels unaITned or with
the promise that they will not be
used against Fiume.
Third. Control or the legionnaires
from Fiume. Independently of the
Fourth The admission of . Fiume
deleeate to-tbe commission which is
to settle the fate OF Port Baross.
These conditions are virtually
those proposed by the government re-
Gently and scornfully rejected by
d'Annunzio. The statement by Pre-
mier Giolitti in the senate concern
ing the situation in Fiume is await
ed n Rome with the greatest ann
iety. the. correspondent says.
Food supply Low.
The Duke Of Aosta has arrived at
Trieste and is proceeding to Abbazia
to take part in the meeting between
Gen. Ferrario. the Italian commander.
! and the Fiume delegates. says a
Milan dispatch to the London Times
The Fiume situation is very grave.
and civilians cannot obtain food. II
is believed that the mayors request
for the suspension of hostilities was
made with a view TO facilitating the
evacuation of civilians.
ROME. December IS. - Pre-
mier Giolitti accepted an inter
pellation in the senate today re
specting Fiume, but declined to have
it debated at the present time. Mean
while he has promised that the gov
ernment will publish without delay
any Information in it's possession re
garding the happenings at F'iume.
Firing on Fiume by the Italian
blockading force will be suspended
it was decided at conference in
Abbazia today, according to advices
received here.
IL AIluunZldU ieSlOndFieS at rune sci
fire to a powder magazine in the Recena
valley. southeast of the city. last night.
acc0rding to report from Abbazia.
The explosion, which occurred toward
midnight, set fire to the woods sur
rounding Fiume to the east, and great
clouds Of black smoke rolled down over
the city. In some qua rterS the belief
was expressed, the dispatch states, that
a petroleum refinery near the powder
magazine had also been set on fire.
Fierce Fighting Takes Place.
Italian regular troops surrounding
Fiume continued to advance west and
north of the city yesterday. while on
the eastern side the situation was un-
changed, as the regular troops remain
on one side Of the Eneo river and the
legionarieS on the other, and il is i'm
possible to cross this stream because
the bridges have been destroyed. The
fiercest fighting occurred west of F'iume.
where Alpini. advancing from CastIS.
reached the public gardens. When they
had forced their way that far they
found all the houses surrounding the
gardens had been transformed into ma
chine gun nests. from which a terrific
fire was poured upon them.
An armored car advanced against
the regulars. and inflicted heavy
losses, the Alpini throwing them
selves on the ground and continuing
the struggle for some time. MAJ
Dambara, in command of the Alpini.
rode through the gardens on horse
back and rushed toward the car, but
was wounded twice and his horse was
shot dead. When the fire ceased. MAI.
Dambara was able to struggle to-
ward the car. and upon entering II
found three dead legionarieS and two
seriously wounded commissioned OH
GERS.
wounded regulars have been taken
in motor lorries to Trieste and Cor
iZia. where special hospitals were or
eanized The number of men being
taken to these hospitals is increas
ing hourly. and all agree in declar-
inc. that the regulars find themselves
in their fight against the
legionaires. They are armed only
with rifles. while the DAnnunsian
troops use hand grenades and ma
chine guns, and. besides. have LAID
mines everywhere SO that at every
step the government soldiers are in
danger of being blown up or killed
by debris and splinters. Two houses
in Fiume have already been destroyed
by mines.
Innfct Heaviest LOsses.
The majority of the wounded were
struck by machine gun bullets or
splinters of hand grenades. They
saw the regular troops were ordered
mt to fire unless absolutely obliged
to do so. while the legionaries have
taken every advantage to inflict the
heaviest possible losses upon their
While at the beginning
of the struggle the government forces
held numerical superiority, their
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