The Washington times., 1920-12-27
KINGS TROOPS
ENTER F|UME
Occupation Of BeIeaguered City
Begun by italians, Trieste
Reports Say.
REBELS EvACUATE zARA
Rumor Persists That Belligerent
Leader Was Seriously In
jured by Own Hand.

hO~NDONs DNSs NV
aires and volunteers Of Gabrielle
dAnnunzio occupying lara have
surrendered the city to Italian
regulars, according TO Central
News dispatch from Rome, quotins
an official announcement issued in
Rome.
Zara is an important port on the
Dalmatian coast.
PARIS, Dec. 27.-Royal Italian
troops have penetrated Fiume. but
part of the city is still held by le-
gionnaires under Gabrielle D'Ah-
nunzio, said an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch received here this
afternoon.
Prisoners captured by the ai;en
regulars at Fiume have been
landed at Ancona.
Both sides have suffered casual
ties in the fighting in Fiume. The
part of the city still held by Dan
nunzio is said to have very little
food.
MILAN, Dec. 27.-Gabrielc dan
nunzio, leader of the forces holding
Fiume, has either been wounded OF
has committed suicide, according to
a report received from Fiume today.
The report is not officially con-
firmed.
FIGHTING Is RESUMED.
Hostilities between regular italian
troops and d'Annunzio's legionnaires
at Fiume, which were suspended d
over Christmas, have been resumed
and dispatches received here TODAY
from Trieste said that the regulars
had begun to occupy the city.
DESTROYER IS SUNK
The destroyer Espero, which re
Gently Joined d'Annunzio's Navy" at
Fiume, was sunk in the harbor at
Fiume today by the warship Andrea
Dorea, the flagship of the feet block
aiding Fiume on the seaside.
Italian regulars who are on the
offensive at Fiume advanced into the
city during the night and today were
] 900 yards from the governors pal
ace--the headquarters of d'Annunzio
D'Annunzio's legionnaires are re-
ported to be putting up strong resis-
tance but the casualties in the fight =
ing are unknown.
Efforts to confirm the rumor that
d'AnunZio has either been wounded or
committed suicide have been unsuc-
cessful
The general offensive OF the Cara =
birieri against the legionnaires de
Tending Fiume began Friday after
noon at 3 o'clock. The regulars
quickly occupied Mont Luban. Mont
Guarcia, and Mont Grande on the
outskirts of the city.
FIGHTING Is SPIRITED.
The fighting at these places VA.
fairly spirited and the casualties
were put at eight killed AMI thirty
wounded.
General Gaviglia commanding the
carabnieri, or regulars, learned that
the city had been mined and decided
to proceed with great caution. The
bridges over the Oneo river and the
roads leading into Fiume had been
blown up at many points.
In the meantime the garrison In
Fiume was preparing for a vivorous
defense of the city.
From the governors palace
d'Annunzio himself directed the de-
fensive measures. He refused TO
listen to peace overtures. A non-com-
missioned officer and a private who
had been sent into Fiume as peace
messengers were seized by the
legionnaires and put to death.
FLEET BLOCKS FTUME.
At midnight Friday the nrss phase
OF the battle OF Fiume ended and
General Caviglia announced that
there would be truce until sunday
Sunday morning the advance was re
newed with the carabinieri under or
ders to take the city.
A fleet cruised back and forth be
fore the entrance to the Fiums har
Dor awaiting orders to enter.
In addition to meeting attacks from
the regulars the legionnaires of
d'Annunzio had their troubles in
Fiume, many citizens united In =
denomination in favor OF surrender
and the leaders we're arrested.
Fiume was occupied by iAtnun1tu
in September. 1919.