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Show HUNGER BEGINS ' IB BREAK 001 I FlliiF IVtOR Al Lack of Food Contributes to Depression of D'Annunzio's Citizens WARRIOR POET BOTH NERVOUS AND ACTIVE He's Highly Indignant Over Ultimatum That His Troops Must Disband TRiKST. Dec 2Z. 3y the Associated Associ-ated Press). Plume, Arbe, Veglla and Sdn Marios, under blockade the Italian fleet, are already beginning to feel the scarcity of food. The greater part of Gabriels d'Au nunsio's troops are remaining In their barracks ut Plhme and their officers offi-cers are In direct communication with I,, poet who 1 00 1 - aft er I lie mlllt tl as well as th political affairs of the beleaguered city. immediately after official notice of thi blockade was given to the "regency "reg-ency of Quarherb" the Italian general FVrrarlo, who olreads had a group of soldiers posted around the Klume frontier, fron-tier, closed In upon the city, barring ill exit on thre .sides. For about 100 yards out of the city, the railroad tracks were removed, stopping traffic Into tho city. HO ! OS rORN 1 P The PAAfla Immed hi tide outsiiie were I torn up and those crossing the frontier." fron-tier." were birred with tree trunks and wire entanglements Here and I there trenches have. been, dug from 1 which patrols are kepim; a lookout. I Regular Hoops surround tiic obvk-' obvk-' adc find at shcrl Intervals. Royal! i-r iiVc iinl car. 1 blfcei s hold tin.' sxvJ !"ieT 'vTule .Tplne tronp"-- doinpi 1 ' ' the 1 t from the northeastern height". X. 1., I i , insldered the ir.oM darig'l - ous siot. however. Is tho mouth of thd j I river. Relc.a. POi T 1 R' BUSY. D'Annunsio, according to Information Informa-tion leaking out of Flume, Is vlttu-l I ally taking no rest and Is dlsplaytngl p great nervous activltv in the work of defense. He Is imparling orders, glv-, lng advice willing proclamations and ' reciting aloud. I Tho poet-comniaidcr is highly indignant in-dignant about Bonie of the conditions in General Cavlglla's pltlmatum, ea-I ea-I pecially that p rt. lining to the hs-1 hs-1 brindment of his troops, which he con-, con-, slders an outrageous offense to tho Independence of the regency, which ho I declares had a right to form an arm I for Its own defense, even with for-1 Ign subjects, as France and Holland I have done In the case of their f or-1 , eign legions. PRH I v RISE R iPIDLY. Meanwhile the blockade has caused a great Increase in the price of all 1 necessaries! acme of which have reach-I reach-I ed fantastic sums as owing to the I danger of starvation, many of the pco-' I plo have purchase Jarxe stocks of ! food. I Tins of condensed milk for Instance, I have entirely disappeared from thi market, while fresh milk is no', com-1 com-1 in;; in from the neighboring country, ( which is oe, up.ed l, I'allap fori es I'- t is a food if extraordinary , luxury. Measures, however, have been adopted to punish Shopkeepers and food lifi.i rile; PARI A I s I l RJ .1) ) ( lv. Since the bJOckade was Instituted, nobody has been a'de to cnt : Pium . j Many have been obliged to turn back, some of I hern being parents desirous of entering the City BO that they might persuade thHr abiu o return to the j regular army and Viae assisting in 1 plans contrary to law. The number of persons requiring to , be fed in Plume Is fifty-two thousand approximately, while the regenoj Is believed to have accumulated rations only sufficient for ilC.000 for two weeks. This has contributed greallj 1 to the depression of the citizens who an reluctailt to endure privations and ; suffering even to Insure Independence MORI TIMI ski D VENICE, Ucc 25 An extension of time has been asked by d'Annunzio at Flume for the purpose of evacuating 1 persons residing there but not belong-I belong-I Ing to that city. An airplane of T Annunzio's forces has been captured while making a forced landing near Busak. 00 |