Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-12-28
ITALIAN FLEET
TURN Guns ON F|UME
8ombardment Directed SO as
to Damage City as Little \
as Possible
O'ANNUNZIO WOUNDED
Fierce Fighting in Envir0nS of Poets
Stronghold is RepOrted-Poet Flies
Over Lines.

Trieste. Dec. 2S.-Thc regulars.
under General Caviglia. are lombard
ing Fiume in combination with the
navy, a systematic siege being under
way. The guns are being directed
against the 1arracks. the palace and
similar buildings, the intention being
10 damage the city az little as pos
s..5ie.
The casualties sustained by the
regulars in the fighting with Dan
nunzio's leg;onaires up to the pres
art are reported t. be 30 killed and
lbout 100 wounded. The wounded in
Glade several carabincer officers. The
..tbel forces have b.cwn up four
bridges over the Recina, dispatches
.cm Rome say.
Dispatches from Fiume say the le-
gicnaires in the city, using electric
.li....s. are boring holes under the
principal buildings in the leading
.horouehfares through which the in
,at:Er troops must pass and are
mining them. They say it is their in
-.en.ion to blow UP the town rather
.han surrender il. the report adds.
4 steamer has arrived at Zarl with
he Rismondo and Carnaro batallions
Cn board. All the men were disalmed
and are being closely watched by cara
oineers. The royal guards barracks
IRE BENG prepared for the ptasposa
IF holding the men prisoners there.
Venice. Dee. 2S.-The reports of the
.iea.h of Gabrielle d'Annunzio spread
quickly throughout Venice today. The
Italian colors on The flagstaff in St.
Martin Square were Immediately half
masted and soon afterward the flags
on private houses throughout the city
we're lowered
According 10 some reports received
here D'AnnunZ!o was only wounded
and was taken to hospital.
Ore report says that. n!otwithstana
rg the absence e D'Annunzio. fight
inc continues. tn. Leg;ona!res trying
20 prevent the passage of the regular
.racps. which are composed chiefly OF
.araD;necrs. Ii is asserted that the
oaNlesh'p Andrea Doria participated
N the operations against Fiume by
firing grcnades. which killed several
persons. One Of the grenadcs struck
he torpedvboat destroyer Espero'
:s,ss:ng the vessel on fire.
Lon&on, Dec. 2S.-Gabrie.c dan
nunzio is said to have been slightly
wounded. ACCORDING ,o-thc Milan cor
'e.,ocndert of the London Times. The
.cport thai. D'Annunzio has been kill
I'd. the correspondent adds, is Off
c:al!y denied.
Fierce fighting is proceeding in tn"
.nvircnS of Fiume, say London Times
dispatches from Milan. and the lcsse|
% the regulars are very heavy, among
he casualties ncing two colonies NOR
tally wounded.
D'Anrunzio flew over the lines Sur
day dropping leaflets from his air,
pane calling cn the regulars to de
sa.t. The poets troops have trans
F! formed the houses in the public gar
rens into machine gus nests, which
have been effective in Stepping tht
Government; forces. Al! the malr
streets are defended by bar5a! wiz;
barricades.
An instance is related in which th>
legionaires made. a desperate stand i
an a,morei car. which the regular:
succeeded in seizing after Killing tnre:
! and wcundng two of the occupants
/! The resistance encountered by Cav
! :glias troops apparently is uneNpect
odly s;rorg and the capture of Fium'
has been considerably delayed ~ th'
poets defense.
Par:s Dec. 2S.-Fumian legion
aires and Dalmatian volunteers a
zara, port. south OF Firme on TN
DaNmat;an coast. have surrendered I
Italian regulars. after ,fai ing in 81
!attemtir to capture the Italian war
sh;p Marsala. The volunteers hcarde'
the vessel, bat the crew resisted ca-'
tu.e and seized 81 cf the le@!onai"es
| lariin them at .Anccra, an Italia
port on the western side Of the Al
ratic. says a :Havas dispatch. -.