The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-28
ALL ITALY IS
PLACED UNDER
MARTIAL LAW
Fascist Concentrating
on Towns. Report
CBy Associated Pressl

10y -ASSOGldlSd
LONDON, Oct. 2S.-Martial law has
been proclaimed in Italy to take ef-
feet throughout the entire country
from noon today, says dispatch from
the Stefani agency, semi-official Ital-
ian news organization.
Special dispatches early this morn
ing told of the beginning of a concert
ed movement by the Fascist against
several towns, Florence, Pisa, Gre
mona, and other chief centers were
declared to have been taken over by
the Fascist forces, who deposed the
state authorities and assumed COM
mand. Apparently according to these
adviceS there was no resistance.
Communications in all parts of the
country are badly disorganized, and
the news of the declaration of martial
law is the first to reach here since the
movement started.
King Victor Emmanuel is known to
have returned to Rome last night with
the intention Of comforting today with
various political leaders in an endeav-
or to form a new cabinet to succeed
the Facta ministry. which was forced
out by the threats of the Fascist.
PARIS, Oct Is The Fascist are
concentrating in several Italian cities
and may march on Rome, an uncon
firmed report reaching here stated to.
day
This report, which came from Rome
stated that the Fascist have over
come the military police at Florence
where resistance was met and oceu-
pied the postoffice.
The barracks at Siena has been
occupied and strong concentrations
are in progress at Pisa, Pistola and
Leghorn, it was said.
From Milan came reports that q
virtual state of siege exists at Milan
where the prefect is said to have
handed over powers to the military.
BY HENRY WOOD
| ROME, Oct. 28.-Benito Mussolini
was practically dictator of Italy today.
! following the fall of the cabinet of
Premier Fascist.
Mussolini, head of the Fascist.
whose coup was responsible for the
resignation of the Facta government
which was placed in the hands of
King Victor Emmanuel last night
came to Rome to confer with parlia-
hmentary leaders.
1 The Fascist head was summoned to
Rome by Facta just before the pre-
mier went to the railroad station and
presented his resignation to the king.
! 1t was anticipated that former Pre-
mier Giolitti, who is due to arrive here
today would be invited by the king TO
for ma cabinet. The grand old man of
Italy who has just celebrated his S0th
birthday, is scheduled to confer with
King Victor Emmanuel and Mussolini.
Fascist Concentrate.
1t was officially announced by the
ministry of the interior that Fascist
have concentrated in several large
towns.
/ Coincidenta1 with this announce
ment, came the official denial of wide
spread reports that the Fascist have
seized several municipalities and had
actually started military action to
seize control of the government.
l So grave was the Italian political
situation that Premier Facta rushed
to the station to meet King Victor
:. Emmanuel when he arrived in Rome
I last night He notified the king of the
ministerial crisis.
i At 8 o'clock, one hour after the king
arrived, the premier proceeded to the
: Royal Villa and handed ip his resigna-
ton
This was "a hours after premature
reports that the Facta ministry had
fallen were published.