Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-26
DANNUzl0 ARMY
IS SHORT OF FOOD
Italian Fleet Maintains Block
AIDE Which Hens In Poet
Commander.

By the Associated Press.
TRIESTE. December 24.-Fiume,
Arbe. veglia and San Marcos, under
blockade by the Italian feet. are
already beginning to feel the scarcity
of food.
The greater part of Gabriel dan
nunzio's troops are remining in their
barracks at Fiume and their omcers
are in direct communication with the
poet, who looks after the military as
well as the political affairs of the be-
leagueEed city.
EXIT Barred On Three Sides.
of the blockade was given to the
Regency of Quarnero" the Italian
Gen. Ferario, who already had a
group of soldiers posted around the
Fiume frontier. closed in upon the
city, barring all exit on three SIDES
the railway tracks We're remo1ed,
stopping traffic into the city. me
roads Immediately outside were torn
rps aud those crossing the frontiers
%see barred with tree trunks and
aetsnkiAfnents. Here and there
tr.,fns,, nave been dug. from which
patrols are keeping a lookout
Regular troops surround the DOCK
ade line at short intervals. Royal
guards and carabineers hold the sea
line, while Alpine troops dominate the
city from the northeastern heights.
What is considered the m ost danger
ous spot. however, is the mouth OIL the
river Reoina.
Commander Takes No Rest.
DrAnnunzio, according to informa-
tlou leaking out of Ffume. is virtually
taking no rest and Is displaying great
nervous activity in the work OF De
Tense He rs imparting orders, giving
la 1of a
citing aloud,
The poet-commander is highly in
diguau3 about some Of the conditions
in Gen. Cavfglia's ultimatum, espe-.
'ctally that pertaining to the dis
bandmeHt of his Iegionaires, which
he considers an outrageous onense to
the Independence of the regency,
which he declares, has right to form
IN army for its own defense, even
with foreign subjects, as France and
Hollsnd have done IN the case OIL
tle1g foreign leEionS.
aAHWhflet the blockade has caused
. great increase in the price Of all
necoA1rte% some Of which have
reached faatastic sums. as, owing to
the DANGER OF st.rvatfon. many Of the
of food Tins of preserved milk. for
instance. have entirely disappeared
from the market while fresh milk is
not coming In from the neighboring
country. which ID occupied by Italian
Nest Extraordinary Luxury.
Meat is a food of extraordinary
luxury. Measures however, have
been adopted to punish inscriptions
and also food hoarders-
Since the blockade was instituted
nobody has been able to enter
Ftume- Many have 1een obliged to
turn back. some of them being par
ents desfrious Of entering the city
70 that they might persuade their
$50 to return to the regular army
and cease assisting In plans contrary
to law
me number OF persons recurring
to be fed in Fiume to Sc .oee. appro1i-
mateiy. while the regency IL believed
to have accumulated rattons only SUI
6cient for $1,000 for two weeks. This
hes coSfrteufed Erestly to the de-
luct4nt to endure privations and suf-
ferFg even 70 Insure independence.
HAny OF the leaders Of the national
council during the struggle in OBJ
s ssssss Se iass,.'s y attacks
now divided between the sratitude
they feSleffye9fy d,Apaunxfo for, his
ssrvices' aA4 tR& CONVICTION that the
treaty of RApalIo has gained for
h1 rT ne sH 4es Interests, Il not all
ner ideeas however. even these men
LACY ~ bHuVSUCc a Annunzl0.
who keeps hmAeh entirely aloof. not
coming eveA iAto contact with the
rectors OF the government of the
city Of F'iume.
Great depFeaeion pervades the
whole regto11. tie sound of shots oc-
cas1onally breaks the silence. The
people OF Fiun1e realize at last the
almost Incredible fact that the sons
Of the ltaltan mother country are
stenoin8 opposed to each other with
arms in their hands.
wBtA9r.wf Fron LuIa..
LONDON. DECEMBER PA dispatcb
20 ne Central News from Rome says
GAbriele dAnnunzio has withdraw
his tro~ps from Mount Luban for
tactical reasons. The dispatch adds
fhat~ NoapwtnE the Proclamation of
MARTIAL 1ay GA4nunzio has expelled
several 81 Hi IeSioBaries from Plume
Cor neg$f lick sSf discipline.
LONDON December 24-capt- Ca
brieie fAnnunzio IS ill, according to
q Rome dispatch to the Central News.
The NATURE Of his illness was not dis