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Show BLOOD FLOWS II SMETSJ TRIEST NATIONALISTS AND SOCIALISTS OF ITALY ARE ENGAGED IN CIVIL WAR. Workmen Launch a Destroyer Built by the Government, Black and Red Flags Waving Above it, However, How-ever, as it Slid Into Sea. Triest, Italy. The outbreaks here leading to street fighting between nationalists na-tionalists and socialists, have been resumed. re-sumed. Two deaths have occurred and a score of persons have been wounded. Intermittent firing continues, despite de-spite the fact that strong guards have been placed. along the streets. Workmen who have occupied the Orlando Or-lando shipyards here launched a destroyed de-stroyed built there for the Italian government. Black and red flags waved above it, however, as it slid down the ways into the sea and as it gracefully took the water there rose deafening cries of "Viva Socialism." Deputy Capochi, wno is president of the Metal Workers' union, launched the vessel, and Signora Pietro Mascag-ni, Mascag-ni, wife of the famous composer, acted act-ed as godmother for the new ship. Signor Mascagni made a brief address and when he had finished the workmen work-men sang a chorus from his opera, "The Masquers." Efforts continue to bring about a solution of the situation which has arisen throughout Italy as a result of the movement among metal workers to occupy plants in many of the most important industrial centers. The governent, it is said by newspapers, will act only to insure order. Reports indicate that engineers, foremen and clerical staffs at occupied plants still refuse to join the workers. The fact that delegates from workmen's and employers' organizations are in com-municijtion com-municijtion is regarded as favorable to an adjustment. It is declared the majority of the metal workers are controlled by extreme ex-treme socialists who are desirous of giving the movement a political char acter, nut responsinie icauers oi ine party are said to discourage such a policy. |