The Wilmington morning star., 1946-09-09
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and fire in the direction Of the
crowd during the confusion follow
ing the explosion of the hand gre
made.
Rifle fire also came from the
crowd, but it was believed no one
was struck by those bullets.
Six American Military policemen,
one British soldier, one British Of
ficer, an American Associated
Press photographer and II civilians
were wounded by the hand grenade.
The photographer, Daniel Jacino,
was in the jeep, which was driven
bv Gary Stindt, of Irviagton, N. j..
a news-eel photographer for Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer. Jacino, who was
struck in the foot by a steel spllnt-
er, was the only one In the ]eep
who was injured.
Twenty-one of the % men wound
ed by the grenade were taken to a
hospital, where attaches said that
all wounds were from grenade frag-
ments and none from bullets.
Three of the American soldiers
were returned to duty in the at
ternooa. Three others-Pfc Edward
J%aftrenski, Grand Rapids, Mich;
Cpl. Conrad B. Mcmahon, Hickory,
N. c.. and Pvt. Frank Mortimer,
Brookfield. Pa.,-we-e confined to
Their quarters after medical treat
meat. None of them were reported
seriously injured.
Civilians Injured
Military authorities said that a
number of demonstrators in the
crowd we're wounded by the fire
of the police and the Americans,
but that the number could not be
determined because they we-e
taken to their homes instead Of
to hospitals.
Police jumped into the crowd as
soon as the grenade was thrown
and hauled out two men. A British
officer announced later that one
had been definitely identified as
the man who threw the grenade.
He was said to be a pro-Yugos.av
resident of Trieste. His name was
During the demonstration the
crowd jeered and spat al the sol
not disclosed.
die--s. shouting 'Nazi'' and "Fas-
cist."
go back where you came 'front.'"
they cried.
Earlier in the day some italian
residents of Trieste had erected
signs saying that if Allied authori-
ties permitted Yugoslav demoastra-
tons to be held during the day the
Italians will hold the Allies re-
sponsible for all trouble there
after" Crowds of Yugoslav youths
defaced these and other Italian
signs.
Italian crowds still. were milling
in the streets at 7:30 p. M. hooting
at Allied patrols who toured the
city to prevent more demonstra-
lions and at groups of Slovenes
and communists on the streets.
Area On Alert
The demonstrations and violence
had been expected by Allied COM
manders in view of the steady de-
terioration of relations with the
Yugoslavs, and the entire Trieste
area had been placed on the alert.
Trieste was declared off limits
to all Allied soldiers except those
on police duty and all liberty
passes were cancelled for the
American sailors on three United
States warships in Trieste harbor
this morning.
Officials estimated that some
1000 Yugoslavs and pro-Slovenes,
many of them living outside Trieste
%infiltrated the city for the planned
demonstrations il honor of the
partisan anniversary.
The crowd dispersed after the
shooting and grenade explosion on
and a procession of pro-Slovenes
with wreaths marched to the GENE
terry in the San Giacomo1 district
to honor partisans who fell three
years ago.
The charge of hostile acts against
the Yugoslavs in Zone B was issued
by the British 18th corps, com
manded by 1t. Gen. Sir John A.
Harding. The corps includes the
American 88th division and the
British First and Sixth Armored
divisions.
1t accused the Yugoslavs of in
terfering with Allied military We
hicles, ~confiscating Allied property
and weapons, and %interrupting Al
lied communications in violation of
the agreement for the occupation
of Venezia Giulia.
Lee In U. S.
Although issued by Harding's
corps, the charges undoubtedly
had the backing of the top Allied
military commanders in the Medi-
terranean theater. Allied Comman-
de- 1t. Gen. John c. H. Lee was
here a few days ago before he went
to the United States to confer with
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and