The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-28
REGULAR TROOPS
HOLDING FIUME.
italian Premier Announces Be-
lief That Beleaguered City
Has Been Occupied.
D'ANNUNzI0 WOUNDED
While Directing Defense RE
port Of His Death Denied.
Women Militant.

London, Dec. as.--There 10 reason
to believe Flume 10 occupied by req
uiar troops, Premier olollttl OF Italy
declared at press conference 10
Rome last night. says Central
News dispatch from that city.
PART OF CITY WRECKED,
Paris. Dec. 2s.--A portion OF tina
section OF Fiume lying near the wate
front has been wrecked by shells from
the Italian regulars artillery. accord
ing to reports received here today from
Udine.
Gabrielle D'Annunsio was woundes
while on the fring line. with his mel
directing the defense OF the city.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch ,ron
Rome said II was officially denied ther,
that D'Annunaio HAD been killed, al,
though reports persist IN some north.
ern Italian cities that tha wafrlor-poei
had met nils death Monday 'nornlng.
Mayor Reauests Truce,
London, Dec 2S---Thirty OF the Itai.
Ian regulars attacking Fiume have beer
killed and 200 wounded, said a dlspatct
nom Tricatc today.
A telegram received al S.i0 thIl
morning stated that the capitulatior
OF the city by the legionnalres was be.
,leyed Imminent. The mayor OF Fiums
fused. The mayor then arranged "a
meet Gen. rcrrarIo for fresh negotia.
tions later In the day.
Women AID Leplennalres.
Acneona. Italy. Dec. sl.-Italian
troops attsmpting 70 dislodse legion
work by women Of that city, according
to statements made by soldiers who
have arrived here. AZ the troops adj
vanoed toward the barracks where the
legionnarea were stationed, many women
formed ~ line n front of them, scream.
ing. "ISill us frat. and then you car
extosrinate the volunteers
A few hours later the leglonnaires
surrendered and were later brought
here as prisoners.
Shell struck Poet. soldier.
Paris Paris Pee: ss;-Newssspaper reports
suffered BY Capt. Gabrielle D'Annunzlc
ut Fiume was caused by fragment oi
shell which fell on, the place where
D'Annunsio has his headquarters.
Rome dlaratch states that Premier Clio.
llttl declared 70 the delegation from
hasten her action against p'AnnunEic
20 avert nn attack upon Fiune BY Jugo'
Slavla.
Triest, Dec. ae.--tA, p.)--News con-
firming reports that Gabrielle D'Annun-
Elo, the Italian inaufRent leader al
riume, had been wounded IN the recent
lighting between his leglunnhrea and
Gen. CavikliaB regular troops WAS res
cgiyed here today, No details were
w Take Fiums IL All Costs
y, !; Y MAselnAIen, ~ g,l|, RssN ss, l..n,. y.
mandor, viii take Fiume At All costs
but has orders 10 avoid hlo0dshed q
possible, according 20 official adylcel
10 the state department today. The
advance of Gen CavglIla IN necessarily
slow. tho report said. and yesterday
he encountered some opposition with
slight casualties.
Tonight or Wednesday,
Premier Ciei!tti has announced that
griums will be occupied either tonight OF
Wednesday morning, according To an
llxchango Telegraph dispatch from
Rome.
A Central NewA dispatch from Rome
quoted tho Tribunas M saying that
b'Annunsio had released all prisoners
and thatoy had been taken on hoard two
Italian munitions ships IN order TO pre-
vent an action at sea. The ieRionalres
captured NJ Marsala by the regulars
have arrived NJ Ancona, but many OF
them escaped during n big dem0nHtra-
tion Of the cItlgenH.
Fiume IN eompletely surrounded by
government troops. There ID etiil no
confirmation Of the report that DAN
nunzio ins dead