The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-12-31
D'AMNUMz|O WILL
!. Be STARVED OUT
GORDON or ITALIAN WARshiPs
DRAWN TIGHTLY ABOUT
PORT or FiuME
POET REBEL SILL DEFIANT
Insurgents Charged With Drawing
First e,ocd.--italian Troops Sur.
round City on Land.--Foreign-
ers Given Two Days to Go


Trieste. dec. 2a.--t:nhriel d'Annun.
yio called a meeting Of his cabinet Of
"rectors" In council 81 war yester-
day afternoon and II was decided to
remain firm and oppose Italy's en-
forcement Of the Rapallo treaty at the
expiration OF the time set by General
caviglla.
The Italian comms nder-in.chi~f or
dered that the blockade should be ef
fective al q D.. IN. December 81. by
land and sea. TO the territory Of the
rMie Of Fiume and 70 territories out
side Fiume occupied by the F'umian
troops. and 10 the islands nj vegilia
and Arbe. The troops were ordered
10 proceed according 10 international
law and treaties In force. by whatever
means. against anyone who should at-
tempt 10 violate the blockade order.
After deiimiting geographically the
zone of the blockade. the order Of Gen
ersi Caviglia gnvc ships belonging to
the state Of Fiuine ~ hours after the
time OF the blockade to withdraw from
the zone Of the blockade and an equal
time limit was sci for the departure
Of foreign subjects. citizens or legion
naires. The order added that after
the expiration of this time limit. ships
ar persons endeav0ring 10 force the
line OF blockade BY land or SEA would
he compelled 70 face the consequences
prescribed by International law and
the treaties In force.
General Caviglin Yesterday issued
an appeal to the citizens Of Fiume In
which he said
.'Citixens: Your understandable suffer
ings must end--there must be an end.
The Italian government awaits only
your return to a state OF full liberty
TO carry you all the aid and support
Won n~ed 10 establish your prosperity,
Back mp the government with your po-
tent voice In the aims II seeks by this
indispensable measure of blockade.
You are able to BE- heard by the COM
mandant COZ Funnel. Induce him 10
spare to Italy the despicable event Of
fraternai conflict. Get him In his
great heart 10 find the force OF will
10 obey the command Of the father
land
In some quarters II is asserted that
the blockade cannot but result in an
amelIoration Of the situation 10
short tune owing 10 the shortage Of
food In Fium-. :
Rome. Dee. 24.--The Tribuna says
today that although Gabrielle d'Annun-
MO repeatedly had statcd that frater-
nal blood should not he shed. his L.
rionnmir~s were the first 10 fire on
the Italian torpedo boat destroyer Zef-
fire aud that they also threw n bomb
against a patrol Of earnhineers. killing
one man and wounding two others.
These episodes have emhittered the
situation and demonstrate the posi-.
hiiity ~ even grayer occurrences. the
newspaper deelnres
Rome. Dec. -. Serbian Officers
have assumed command ~ the troops
Of General wranrel. former eomman.
der of the anti Boishevik forces In
south Russia. who recently landed at
Bucrari. ak miles southeast of Finme,
Ia operate against Fiume In case OF
conflict With the Quarnero regency,
SAYS the Idea Naxionale's Trieste cor
respondent. According 10 the Giornale
i'i'nlla. the regency has issued a de
cree which extends 10 Arbe and Veg
lila the fiume constitution. The PAPER
adds that this means virtual annesa.
ton and destroys the last hope OF
those persons who had expected that
dAnnnnzio would evaenate the islands.