The Adair County news., 1922-04-11
Committee of National Defense
ProcIaims Final Overthrow
of ZaneIIa.
WIN after FIERCE FIGHTING
Italy Is Asked to Send Representative
to Administer Government of City
Until Quiet Is Restored-Palace
Wrecked by Shells.


overthrow of the provisional govern
ment under President Zanella and the
constituent assembly. The govern
ment capitulated after fierce fighting.
The committee, upon assuming power,
asked the italian government to send
a representative to administer the gov
ernment of the city until quiet is re-
stored
Rome dispatches declared that Pres
ident Zanella and his followers had
fed to Buccari, near Fiume, after is
using a declaration transferring the
authority to the national committee
of defense. The capitulation followed
an attack on the government palace
by Fascist, who fired 20 cannon shots
into the building.
Rome Reports Battle.
Rome, March 6.-The council OF
ministers discussed at length the crisis
In Fiume. which has complicated the
already difficult situation confronting
the new cabinet.
The attitude of President zanella,
who has been forced to hand over the
government to the national committee
of defense, does not appear quite clear
here. Shortly after he assumed power
in October last, he came to Rome and
obtained a loan of 100000 lire. He
then expressed a great belief in the
italian aspirations in Fiume, but upon
his return to that place almost i'm
mediately incurred the enmity Of the
Italian element.
Since early Friday forces of Fas-
cisti, legionnaires and republicans have
been in possession Of the city. They
captured the posts and telegraphs, and
before their advance the police organ
lied by ZaneIla retired to the govern
ment palace. The government forces
had as their first line Of defense a
wall inclOsing the small park in which
the palace stands. They were soon
Obliged to retire inside the building.
Shells Wreck Palace.
Zanella's forces placed machine guns
on the roof of the palace, which for
some time clicked the progress of
their assailants. Deputy Giunta, lead
er of the Fascist, then captured an
armored mOtOrbOat, belonging to the
Italian navy, in the neighboring Bay
of AbbaZia, and with its guns opened
fire against the palace. Thirty 75-mil-
limeter shells were thrown into the
building, doing considerable damage.
Italian torpedo boats in Fiume har-
Dor captured the mOtOrbOat, but the
latter was again seized by the Fascist,
who resumed their bombardment of
the palace. The defenders then hoist
ed white flag.
The report that Zanella fled from
the city is denied. According to latest
reports he was still inside the place,
in the same room in which Gabrielle
d-Annunzio was slightly wounded by
the fire Of the troops sent against him
by former Premier GiOlitti in 1920.
President Abdicates.
Zanella has signed a statement
agreeing to retire forever from public
life in Fiume, and renOuncing any
aspiration of a political character.
The committee of national defense
has invited the Italian government tC
assume the administration of the city
The Zanella police force escaped t.
the neighbOrhOOd village of GrenOva
where, according to reports, it is en-
rolling Croats for an attempt to recap
ture Fiume.
The fascist and legOnairies are re
manning under arms and have formed
q national guard of honor so as Il
| be ready for an attack.
One account places the losses of the
| ZaneIla forces at three killed and fifty
wounded.
Call for D'Annunzio.
Former legiOnnaires from Fiume
| led by Captain PalazZOlI, have tele
graphed Gabrielle dAnnunZiO to come
to Rome Sunday to participate in &
procession. The procession will marcf
| to the tomb of Italy's unknown sol
| dier, where the annexation of Fiume
to Italy is 10 he proclaimed by thC
| demonstrators. President Zanella anC
his followers have fed to Buccari
near Fiume.
Accounts received here say that the
| ZaneIla police attempted sOrtie from
| the palace, but were repulsed after q
sharp fight TIL palace then was be
sieged. A lieutenant Of carabineers
was killed and many on both sides
i were wounded The revOlutiOniSts
tried to lombard the palace from ar
armored boat, but were prevented
from doing so by an italian torpedo
boat.
The italian destroyer MirabellO Is
expected to arrive shortly at Fiumt
from Pola with landing troops