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Show GRAPHIC STORY OF ANNHNZIO'S i LATESTEXPLOITS ROME, Saturday, Nov. 22. (By the Associated Press.) Now that details of Gabriele d'Annunzio's receni exploit on the Dalmatian coast are being per mltted publication in the Italian press, ai t or the lapse of nearly a week, some ! graphic accounts of the progress of j the insurgent poet's adventure are; icmning to light. One narrative by an r eye witness who accompanied d'An inunzio on the expedition to Zara describes de-scribes the events picturesquely. D'Annunzlo, says the account, at the head of a band of 1,000 men, set out from Flume at midnight on November 13, the torpedo boat destroyer Nullo leading the vessels of the little fleet. At about 8:30 o'clock Friday morn lng, the narrator relates, as d'AnnunzIo 'and his staff stood on the deck of the Nullo, eagerly scanning the Dalmatian Dalmat-ian coast for a first glimpse of Zara, a destroyer was observed approaching. The craft was Identified as the destroyer destroy-er Indomito. Her commander, speaking through a megaphone, said "His excellency, Admiral Millo, asks where you are going?" "I, Gabriele d'Annunzio, commander of the city of Flume, am going to Zara," was the thundered response. Sailors Shout "Viva Italy." "All right," quickly came tin- reply. At the same time (he sailors on the destroyer Indomito waved their arms and caps, shouting: "Viva Italy ! Viva d' nnunzio!" From the Nullo came answering voices shejuting ' Viva Italian Zara!" Banners were frantically waved from both vessels, and the voice from lhe destroyer continued "Admiral Millo sent us to tell you he will meet d'Annunzio." The news soon spread in Zara that a convoy fhinu the flag of Fiumc was approaching the port. All the church bells started rinsing and the populn tion flocked into the streets. 'Some of the people," continues the narrative, "could not believe their eyes. People Shout for Joy. "Although nobody knov.- That Ad miral Mlllo's course would be nobod seemed to have the least fear of the pofsibilin of a conflict, and the land ing of d'Annunzio and his officers gave rise to a noisy demonstration At the sight of d'Annunzio the crowd seethed with excitement. Women cried incoherent words of welcome old 'people wept unrestrained. Nothine I was heard but cries of joy; nothing was seen but waving hands, hats and tri-colored handkerchiefs. "D'Annunzio appeared absolutely transfigured. His followers were obliged to struggle to protect him from the population, who otherwise would jhave suffocated him. Finally an auto mobile1 succeeded in carrying him to the seat of the government where Admiral Ad-miral Millo awaited him He re-imaincd re-imaincd talking for half an hour with I the admiral after which the latter or-1 or-1 dered his chief of staff, to send a I telegram to the government at Rome 'announcing the arrival of the Fiume volunteers and adding that Admiral I Millo had sworn not to allow a single 1 Italian soldier to leave Dalmatia. 'When d'Annunzio, accompanied by Admiral Millo and Mayor Zilliotfi and other notables appeared on the terrace overlooking the sea, where a body of 800 volunteers had gathered, he received re-ceived a notable ovation, the outburst 1 lasting ten minutes Then in a loud j voice d'Annunzio gave his first greet ing to "holy Zara," concluding by solemnly presenting Admiral Millo as the first governor of Italian Dalmatia |