Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-12-23
ITALY STARTS WAR
ON D'AXNuz|0.
Destroyer Shells Dietator's
Forces Occupying Is
land of Yeglia
FIuEME SURROUNDED
FIuME SURROUNDED
Gen. Caviglia Gives Inhabitants 4s
Hours to Leave Gty-Dictator to !
Strike Blow

Rome, Dec. 23.-The Italian tor
neio -ooay destroyer zeffiro has she'll
ID tie forces Of Gabrielle d'Anrurzio
2ccusy:ng Veglia, says the stefani
Agency.
Tnc legionaires who landed AZ
Castal Venier marched to Zara, but
IN the way left Their. commanding
officer ard six men~ard two machine
guns in the hands of regular troops.
An encounter Between italian reg
',iars o7d D.Annunzio leg:onaires
s reported to have occurred ct ,Sel-
oni, 10 miles from F:ums, says a.
Trieste dispatch. One regular SOL
!i.r vas killed ant two gourded.
The Government csrabiners puS' the
-ebel Alrlito to flight by counter
.,ttack.
F'iume, .he stronghold Of d Annun-
10, is i,eing besieged by regular
tlliar forces.
.Gensral Caviwiia. commander OF
he regular troops, has given Dan
,r2io. ler:onaires and the residents 7
;: Fir7ne Is hours in which to get
~ 81 TIE tswn.
Tiums WIZ be completely shut off
. o'clock Thursday evening. by an
.',J ring of carabineers and alp'ni.
The newspapers yesterday unan!-
~. ii, condemn the attitude Of
n'Anndr2io, who has declared ne
Ill resist the Enforcement OF the
-eSty If Rapailo. The newspapers
rn.nvs tho Governments demanf
',at he treaty be respected.
T!,n foreign affairs committee OF
he Chamber Of Deputies met yester-
lay and discussed the ultimatuni is
ned br General Caviglla regarding
T;nms. The question was raised
~hethar the ultimatum was constitu,,.
:cral, il being contended that the
Tirme problem cannot ho considered
II Italian internal question. without.
..ic!atiag the letter and spirit Of the !.
-vsats nf Rapallo.
+; ~.a$ further pointed out that.
r;yo,e * foreign state and that an
,it;ms tum cannot be sent without
he ,i1rrnval Of the Cha amber, az an
,ltim"-nm is the first step towards
rsr, wh:ci,. 50 far as the Italian na+'
10, l. concerned. cannot he daclare1
wi1hrat ne consent OF Parliament. :"
Tho committee decided to call upon
he rp7~;gn Minister and the Minis:
-er or Var for an explanation.
Paris. Dec. 23.--Prirate informa:-:
ION from French agents III italy. re-
ceiyed here yesterday state tha.
VArrunz;o expects 70 make a sensa-
ions. move Immediately to win back :
ne ,npnert of Italian public opinion.
which has gradually turned ega'nEt
him. as the press resents S;s hostile
attitude almost unanimously.
Confidential French >>agents have
earned that the poct-av;ator IS. pro-
earring onerat:onS for The seizure Of.
merits and Islands along the Dalma-
thin coast which the treaty of Rapa';..
- awarded 20 .Trgo-slavia, and. IN
he .event ot failure, 30 blnw up the
entire city Of Fiunc. which is al
ready mined.
serret reports state that p',-Annun
zio's volunteers include 3.5bo men,
900 officers. arc organized into tour
Sattaiions 2nd he has 10 secttons oF
hca7y .ns-h;ne guns and 40 sections
# fifAt machine eans. Also he mas
lh. batteries Of mountain artillery
transported by mules ard horses, ~
,rJrcrei Gag. and IS eeroplanes..
Private adv'res from FIume assert
.hat tho steamship R!stal ana Revars
ire being rreoarc,! for an expedition
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