Evening star., 1946-04-24
BY the Associated Press

HoME, April IA mysterious
telephone caller told the Milan
newspaper Corriere Lombardo today
that the body of Benito Mussolini,
stolen from grave in potters field
yesterday, has been spirited south
across the River Pc.
The anonymous caller said: This
night at o'clock Mussolini's body
has passed the Pc River at Caorso." :"
Caorso is near Piacenza. The
caller said the body Of the assassi-
mated Fascist dictator was taken
across the river in a boat, but re-
fused to say how many were aboard.
The newspaper said the man was
believed to be the same as the one
who called it yesterday and declared
"a body has been stolen from Mag
giore Cemetery in Milan" The
newspaper refused to believe the
story until communique three
hours later told of the stealing of
the remains of Mussolini.
Highways Ordered Blocked.
Meanwhile, Minister of Interior
Giuseppe Romita ordered police to
block all highways from Milan in
an effort to illustrate any attempt
to bring Mussolini's body to Rome.
Romita declared that "one man
alone knew the exact location of
the unmarked grave in Milan pot
ter's field from which the former
Duce's remains were stolen. He re-
fused, however. to identify the man
while the investigation still is under
way
Milan newspapers, meanwhile, re-
ported that police had found near
the open grave note which was
signed by the Democratic Fascist
party and which said:
"Duce, finally you are with us. We
requested of the authori-
ties that YOU be given a worthier
tomb, but this always was denied us
Now you will have a grave worthy
of your person and of all you ac-
complished, covered with roses and
flowers"
NapoIeOn's Burial Cited.
The newspaper II Momento said
that for some time pamphlets had
been circulating in Milan asserting
that regardless of opinion on Mus
solini, he belongs to history and
therefore has a right to burial. Ma
ooleon. too. led France to disaster.
out nobody questions the Invalides
his tomb
Milan police. constructing the
.heft of Mussolini's body. said the
narauders had climbed two small !
.ences to gain entrance to the rear
If the cemetery. After uncover
ng the body they apparently
dumped it into sack and carried it
o an automobile. which was be-
ieved to have headed toward Gal
arate, small town 20 miles dis
ant.
The trail repeatedly was lost there.
Fears that an attempt might be
made to bring Mussolinis body to
Rome were reused by the letter re-
found near the open grave.
Light Of Eternity Spreading"
The time will come" the letter
aid, in which Benito Mussolini in
lis coffin, kissed by our sun. will
parade through the streets of Italy, /
md all the roses of the world and
all the tears of our women will not |
'e enough to give extreme greetings
If the country to this great SON" !,
The letter. signed by "the Central
Directive Committee of the Demo-
cratic Fascist party said the body. .
rom which the light of eternity is
was taken because the
party could bear no longer the can
libal slurs made by human dregs
in the Communist party"
The bullet-riddled, savagely- bat
cred corpse was buried in Maggiore
Cemetery almost year ago, its To-
'ation repeatedly hidden from all .
,ut a few persons to prevent at
empts to dig up the body.
A dispatch to L'Osservatore Ro- /,
nano from Lanuvio yesterday said
grave robbers had looted the ancient
onb of Duke Filippo Cesarino, chief
magistrate of Rome in 1868, who was
buried in Lanuvio churchyard in
.685. The dispatch said the rob-
'ers, presumab bly, motivated by The
egend Of treasure buried with tie
luke, had broken up and carried
If his lead casket.