Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-28
D'ANNUNz|0STRUCK
/. ON HEAD BY SHELL;
F|UME MAY YIELD
Wounded During Bombard-
ment as He Converses
in Palace.
MAYOR OF CITY SEEKS
TERMS FOR CAPITULATION
Appeals to Gen. Caviglia to Stop
flghting-Italians Occupying
City, Says Premier.
By the Associs ted Press,

Asys Joy 4 ISLllCl.
By the Assncisted Press
TRIESTE, December 2S-News con-
nrming reports that Gabrielle Dan
hunzio, the Italian insurgent leader
at rune, had been wounded in the
recent fighting between his legion
aries and Gen. Cavislia.s recular
troops was received here today.
Later advices said that D'Annunzin
was struck in the head by a piece of
shell while conversihg in the palace.
put tnat the wound was slight.
Ine regulars. under Gen. Cavielia,
are bombarding Fiume in Combine
.ioh win the navy, a systematic
slege being under way. The guns
are oelng directed against the bar
achs' the palace and similar build
lngs. the intention being to damax a.
the citE as little as possible.
Fiume Mayor Asks Halt.
ROME, December 2s.-The mavo,
OF Fiume has asked Gen. CavisI.,
commander of the regular Italian
iorceS, Tor suspension Of hostilities
says a Fiume dispatch today. Gen.
CaVigha stipulated two conditions
one OF which already has been acceprS
eo. II Is expected that in an inter,
View arranged for today between the
mayor and Gen. Ferraro, commander
OF the blockading force, the terms of
cpItuiation will be agreed upon.
The casualties suffered by the reg
uiars In the lighting with d'Annuuxio
IegIoharles up to the present are re-
ported TO be thirty killed and abou,
one hundred wounded. The wounded
lnclude several carabineer officers.
The rebel forces have blown up four
bridges over the REGINA
A committee of members of the
m ~ af
Yesterday afternoon by Premier Gio-
Htti who Informed them that the re
ports concerning the situation in
Fiume were greatly exaggerated.
A council of ministers, presided over
by Premier Giolittf. yesterday con-
sidered the situation at Fiume. IL
was decided to leave Gen. Cavfelia
free to act as he thinks best in order
to enter F1ume as soon as possible
and occupy the city and have the
cerning the government of their state.
which IN to be independent undeP the
provisions Of the treaty Of .Rapallo.
! Accori4g to fsPsrts reah AZ the
council OF ministers "A section OF the.
4 frAtficidsa tounice, bat 1s0 81 them
were arrested. Several sttempts to
foment a rising We're ruthlessiy PM
down.
Foreed TO Hasten Aeffea.
PARIS, December 2S.-Newspsper
reports received here declare that the
wound suffered by Capt Gabrielle
d'Annunzio at Fiume was caused by a
fragment of Shelf which fell on the
place where d'Annunzio has his head
quarters. A Rome dispatch states that
Premier Giolitti declared to a deIega-
ton from parliament that Italy was
forced to hasten her action against
dAnnunZio to avert an attack upon
Fiume by JugoSlavia.
City Occupied. London Hears.
LONDON, December 2S.-There is
reason to believe Fiume is occupied
by regular troops, Premier Giolitti
of Italy declared at press confer
ence in Rome last night says a Cen
trail News dispatch from that city.
lara, Dalmatian port south OF
Fiume. has capitulated to italian gov
ernment forces operating against
dAnnunzio, according to . Central
render occurred after a siege lasting
several days, the dispatch states.
The official communications show
that on Christmas day the regular
had orders to remain in the Positions
they had reached, in the hope that this
evidence of the governments deter
mination to retrieve the Situation
would create a revulsion Of feeling
against d'Annunzio on the part of the
legionarieS-
The legionaries, however, on their
own initiative, fired Oh the regulars.
and the advance was resumed on the
morning OF December &c.
A communication from lara dated
December &c says the Fiume legion
aries and the Dalmatian volunteers at
Zara surrendered to the regulars.
Dispatches from Fiume say the
legionaires in the city. using electric
drills are boring holes under the
principal buildings in the leading
thoroughfares through which the in
vading troops must pass and are min
ing them. They say il is their In
tention to blow up the town rather
than surrender il.
FOnr Airpianes Captured.
TRIEST. December 2S.-The forces
investing Fiume have been reorgau-
lied and reinforced. Another Fiuman
airplane was captured yesterday, MAX
ing the fourth that has fallen into the
hands of the government troops.
Steamer Brings Troops.
ANCONA. Italy, December 2S.-A
steamer has arrived at lara with the
Rismen-do and Carnaro battaions OH
board All the men were disarmed
and are being closely watched by
carabineers. The royal guards bar
racks are being prepared for the pur-
pose of holding the men prisoners