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O II Ii Jf t Jt I N I N OF f fA A A VI I l Far Poet Warrior Thus H Has s C Confined H Himself t to Th Thunderbolts of I W Words o ds Against Enemy Dein T RIEST IEST Dec 3 By A Associated o 1 Press A Press A state of war va ar between be be- yeen t tween hveen the l kingdom O of r Italy and the regency of at Fiume began hegan at midnight hut but up tip t few minutes s before that time there thera was was no no Visible evidence th that t actual actual actual ac ac- ac h hostilities impended The black black black- ade ae Fiume was was continuing ah tb the bit indications of af trouble were the fr fierce ic pronouncement CApt briele bride against General Oa Ca- an and the re r Italian trob troops troas Surrounding ii rp l in th the J city Flume and the th islands of Arde and was cut af off by an n Italian p patrol in the Golf Golt of BLOCKADE TIGHTENED Emissaries of af DAnnunzio are going tp to and fro explaining his his' point paint of af view but shortly b before fare midnight there were no extraordinary igns that the threat of war would take a more mare form farro orni r General General- been able to the J. CaViS-J. n under which forces farce S and nd all all' ships under tinder the the t the soldier poet rem remain in the harbor harbar nat not venturing beyond the breakwater of af the port part Flume Fiume seemed tranquil yesterday with the exception of ot unimportant raids by submarine chasers The le legionaries legionaries le- le were engrossed in lit the work of but the citizens remain in in- in different 1 A member ar of Tf Annunzio's staff told the Associated Press that wished recognition from parliament o ohis ot of his services in hl occupying Flume Fiume and aM that he would become became conciliatory in that event The cordon cardan of carabineers surrounding surround surround- I ing jog Fiume Flume was increased yesterday r oJ PRELUDE TO WAR t ROME Dec 3 All AIl All st statements made made by Captain Gabriele a att Flume Fiume seem to be a prelude to civil war in spite of af the the- f fact ct th that t the tite poet poet- soldier has declared to the people of that city that the blood of af brothers J shall not nat be shed He is urging na nationalist nar- nar combatants to build barrIcades barricades barri- barri cades des and attacks by Italian regulars but is thus far tar not finding many followers says the Tempo POET SENDS D DEFIANCE FIANCE r DAnnunzio today sent a note nate of af de defiance defiance de- de fiance to Gen Gener General l' l Caviglia camma ld- ld ing mg the Italian n f forces farces surrounding Flume Caviglia had demanded th tha 1 evacuate Arbe and In with with the treaty I do not nat recognize your authority the poets poet's reply d declared I haJt continue to hold the islands I am w waiting or lar or y yi ii i to tp send men Imen to to dit- dit l lodge my brave arles Your Tour min men w will l be be war received The note nate was sent while white the Italian forces farces and the nav drawing their cordon more mare closely about Flume Fiume The he port part was said said to be blockaded d th roughly Ih 1 d to the belief that I despite his hi's wl be be- compelled yield before there 13 s I violence A report repart from Pola v today taday said arm armed d dm m men mn seized a steamer carrying su sup p plies piles l s to to and diverted 1 it t f Flume Fiume i A A. report repart largely discredited w V ws s s' s I that the poet commandant hoped o a head healt a a a combined tonte alliance In opposition to Jugo slavia and I Italy alY 1 t i FOODSTUFFS NOT BARBED BARRED ANCONA Italy Dec 3 A A steamer Steam having hating a full cargo of at foodstuffs foodstuff sailed salted from this port part for Flume Flume- today Th ThIs Th is considered as evidence the blockade of Flume Fiume Is essentially a military me measure mea s sure re and that the Italian government f d does es nat e that the town shall f be fe e reduced by starvation The steamer st to lea e leave I Flume lumc before th the proclamation of the blockade has arrived l here bavins on board baard Deputy Barrese and several severa officers All AU of them reported that dAnnunzio had declared that t if It Italy Ita did not nat deliver to the Independent state slate of or Flume Flum the islands of an anC Continued on an page 2 NO MO SIGN OF I Continued from page 1 1 Arbe he would deliver heaps of ruins and corpses I Fiume has sufficient food food for three months and trusts in help from Admiral Admiral Ad Ad- miral Millo 1 and Dalmatian volunteers recruited long ago But Millo it is said 1 does not seem disposed to support cause having placed under arrest several severa citizens of Zara charged with capturing a steamer with witha a cargo of food which was forwarded to Fiume Flume TURNS ON DANNUNZIO Passengers of the said General who left Fiume I was commander in in chief I and r recently deserted from zio's forces Ceccherini telephoned at midnight to the commander of the at on Italian territory to say that he was sure suro ho would woud be beable beable e able to induce all aU detachments of soldiers sol coi- coi diers at Fiume Flume to abandon dAnnunzio follow Ceccherini and accept tho the treaty o of ot Rapallo The conversation was overheard by dAnnunzio who de denounced denounced tie tie- him as a traitor and ordered his departure the same night within two hours Ceccherini was prevented from having any contact with the sol aol diers or officers Only five officers left Flume Fiume I all an the others remaining with dAnnunzio swearing they would never abandon I him of or the people of Flume Fiume I |