THE REBEL POET

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 308, 24 September 1919, Page 7

THE REBEL POET

, ♦ : ' EXTRAORDINARY MESSAGE TO THE VENETIANS

"I AM MASTER OF FIUME"

By Tclegraph-Preis Asßoclatlon-Oojyrluhl ■ Rome, September 21. : . The Venetian newspapers publish d'Annunzio's extraordinary message to tho Venetians, summoning them to "cast off the shameful yoke." IVAllnu.ll- - slates: • "J. am nlisolule master of Fiume! Wo shall built there a-.new country." - Home newspapers dcplora such an invitation lo destroy (he unity of Italy — Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. TAKES TO RAIDInTjUGO-SLAYIA / London, September 22. D'Annunzio is raiding Jugo-Slav territory— A.us.-N.Z: Cablo Assn. A STRATEGIC MOVE. - Milan, September 22. D'Annunzio will not allow the Italian troops to leave Finnic. He is convinced that their presence will prevent the Allies from regarding Fiumo as a rebel town, and bombarding it. His adventure is attributed to a'belief that the Jugoslav irregulars intended to occupy Fiuine as soon as the Italians were gone.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. OMINOUS TENSIoiI JUGOSLAVIA London, September 22. - An • ominous attitude on the part of the Jugo-Slavs is developing at Fiume, where strong Jugo-Slav concentrations, including 8000 volunteer troops, aro threatening d'Aiinunzio. Tlie "Dictator has ordered Croats, Magyars, .and Germans to leave the city. Paris correspondents report that there are serious fears in Conference circles that fighting .-inny develop between'the Italians and the Slavs. Italian soldiers arc compelling Slav women "to kiss tlie tricolour cockade, It is slated that several hundred Slavs have been murdered daily—Ans.-N.Z.-Cable Assn.' ATTEMPTED LANDING- PEPULSED. .'' London, September. 22., Ail altempt by'the Jugo-Slavs to' land forces in Dalmatia is reported to have been . repulsed.—Ans.rN.Z. Cablo Assn. PRESIDENT WILSON RETICENT. - ■ San Francisco, September 22. President Wilson has refused a statement regarding the Fiume crisis.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. NAVE'S LOYALTY IN QUESTION. Glee. September 23, 11.15 p.m.) Rome, September' 22. ' A foodship has- reached Fiume. Tho crew of the destroyer which took the Government, delegate to Fiume refused lo re-. turn. The destroyer has now joined D'Anminzio's fleet. Admiral Cagni has refused tho Adriatic command becanss he could not trust tlie fleet to act against D'Annunzio.—'"riie Times."