The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-29
All HOstiIities at Fiume Are
Halted During Farley.
Italian Regulars in Control OF
Half of City.
CASUALTY LIST NOT LARGE
Fifty Killed on Each Side and
200 Wounded, Is Estimated.
All Government Demands Are
Already Granted by Mayor.

Rome, Dec. 28.-Complete recogni-
tion of the treaty of Rapallo has been
given by d'Annunzio's representatives
at the Abbazzia conference with Gen
eral Ferrario, it is indicated in a re-
port received here today from General
Caviglia, commander of the Italian
regular forces at Fiume.
Rome. Dec. 2s.-Peace in F'iume
was in prospect today with the ar
rangement of a truce between regular
Italian soldiers and legionnaires. The
truce was on government terms and
foreshadowed Fumes Willingness to
recognize the Jugo-Slav Italian treaty.
In the arrangements, Gabrielle dan
nunzio, commander of the city, was
notably missing. He left the call for
a truce in the hands of Mayor Gigantic.
D'Annunzio Resigns.
A report to the Corriere Della Sara
here said d d'Annunzio had resigned his
authority and turned his powers over
to the Fiume council. The only indi-
cation that he still claimed command
was that Mayor Gigantic, before con-
cluding truce agreements asked for
time to report to Fiume.
The truce was to end at noon to
day. In view of the eagerness of city
officials to parley, it was thought
Fiume would yield
With the italian regular army in
control of over half the city, Fiume
authorities, presumably with the full
knowledge of Gabrielle d'Annunzio,
considered yielding to the govern
ments demand for recognition of the
Adriatic treaty as a basis for per-
manent peace.
Casualties Not Heavy.
Cessation of hostilities was greeted
with great joy all thru Italy, where
nationaiists had begun to arrange
demonstrations to protest against the
shooting of the Fiume legionnaires,
men of their own blood.
Casualties in the two days of fight
ing. as reported here, were not high
considering the big advance made by
the regulars. total of fifty dead on
both sides with possibly 200 wounded
comprised the casualty list. Reports
that 400 had been killed were not
credited here where official state
ments held the list down.
All Demands Granted.
Today's truce resulted from a con-
ference between Mayor Gigantic and
Colonel Ferrari, chief of staff of Cen
eral Cavislia. Gigantic first made the
demand that regular forces be with
drawn to their original positions. He
then agreed practically to the govern
ments original demands that the Dali
be returned to the government to-
gether with shipping seized by the
Ftume legionnaires.
Ferrari's demand that the treaty be
recognized before permanent peace
was considered. was reported to Fiume
authorities with the expectation that
a decision would be reached today
The procedure today indicated dan
nunzio himself was weakening in the
face of the stubborn advance and per-
feet discipline of the regular forces.
Defense Was Stubborn.
The legionnaires, Withdrawing
rapidly before that advance, fought al
most exclusively with hand grenades
and machine guns. Stationed on the
flat tops of stone and brick buildings,
the lesionnaires hurled their bombs at
the regulars or sprayed the advancing
parties with machine gun fire.
General Caviglia promised his men
attractive rewards for the capture of
d'Annunzio alive. There was no hint
that punishment was intended for the
poet commander but Caviglia ap-
peared interested in taking and hold
ing uninjured.
Regular troops were in strong posi-
tions today for another advance
should it be ordered. The troops were
flung in n wide semi-circle about the
city Artillery had been brought up
and a strong naval support awaited
call to action.