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DESERTERS FLOCKAmerican Landing Show Have Happened at I tali Suggestion.;FIUME, Tuesday. Sept. 30.— (By !the Associated Press.)—Disciplineamong Italian regular soldiers is verylow along the armistice line and their officers have little control over them in enforcing the blockade of Fiume. As a result Captain Gabriele D’Annunzio’s army is being constantly reinforced by deserters, whole companies and battalions marching into Fiume to join his forces.D’Annunzio’s staff is in the palace here engaged in working out military problems. They have laid plans for a surprise attack on Dalmatia, but it is said that it is not intended to carry them into execution—that they were simply ’’for fancy.”Rear Admiral Andrews, head of the American naval forces, will retain his headquarters at Abbazia. The cruiser Fittzburg is still at Spalato. The i Jtlgo-Plav frontier has been com- |pletely closed by D’Annunzio’s forces.Scoffs at D’Annunzio.PARIS, Oct. 2.—Dr. Milenko B. Yesnitch, one of the Jugo-Slav delegates to the peace conference, told the Associated Press this morning he wasnot surprised at Cupt. Gabriele D'Annunzio's declaration that he considered himself in a state of war with J ugo-SIavia.“It is only a continuation of his cinematographic procedure,” said Dr. Yesnitch.“As far as the kingdom of the Serbs,Croatians and Slovenes is concerned.” he said, “It does not know Captain D’Annunzio, and, consequently, has no reason to take notice of his declar- i ation.”Trail Incident.WASHINGTON. Oct. 2.—Intervention by the American naval forces atTrau. Dalmatia, prevented bloodshed“which would perhaps have resulted in * «tate of actual war between Italy srlt;? ,Tugo-SIavia,” according to a report from Admiral Knapp, commanding American naval forces in European waters, transmitted to the senate today by Secretary Daniels.American sailors were not landed. Admiral Knapp said, until after American and Italian officers, who had been sent to Trau, had induced the Italian raiders to withdraw after they had surprised and captured the small Serbian garrison. One Italian officer and three men were left be- I hind and the American bluejacketswere sent ashore to protect them andpolice the town until Serbian troops could arrive, the admiral said.The Americans acted. Admiral Knapp continued, at the request of the Italian admiral in command on the Dalmatian coast and the force was I withdrawn immediately after the Serbians arrived.*Meantime the commander of tlm Italian raiders was ordered to trial bycourt martial by the Italian admiral The Italian admiral thanked the American commander for sending forces to Trau, Admiral Knapp said.The report, transmitted to ttu .-entile in response to a resolution by Senatnr Knox, Pennsylvania, r« publican, follows:'I'eit of Report.“The armistice line extends front Capo i’lanka inland. N’ortlt and west of this line, Italiantroops in occupation; south and east of the line, garrisoned by Serbian troops. This latter section Dalmatian coast headquarters American naval forces, in which, by agreement after artui stice, American naval forces took '•harge af all one-time Austria-Ifungariuti \essels found thereand which has since been generally called American zone.“American have no troops on shore, but have extended a strong moral influence for the preservation of order and avoidance of clash between Italians and Jugo-Sla\ s. There lias been considerable friction along armistice line bet ween Serbians and Italians, but by the tactful firmness of American admiral there it has been kept from causing seriousresults.“On Sept. 23 three truck loadsof Italian soldiers, in command of an Italian army captain, crossed armistice line from Italian zone and surprised and captured the small Serbian garrison at Trau The Italian authorities informedthe senior American officer present, Captain Boyd, that the move was unwarranted and asked thatthe raiders be turned back. Boydsent a destroyer and two chasers to Trau at once, then saw the Serbia!*. commander and got him to agree not to order an advance until he had an opportunity to get Italians to withdraw. He sentLieut. Commander I*. «. fieldsand Commander Marony of the Italian ship Puglia by automobile to Trau and himself in lT S. S. * Olympia went to Trau. On arrival, he found the Italians had been induced to return, leaving, however, Italian army captainand three soldiers, owing to breakdown of a truck. He landed a small guard from U. S. S. Cowell and U. S. S. Olympia to see no harm done Italians and preserve °Wer pending arrival of Serbian troops. He put the Italian army captain and three soldiers on an Italian motor boat and turned them over in charge of an Italian naval officer. Cpon arrival of the Serbian troops he withdrew' bluejackets, after first receiving assurance that no violence wouldbe offered to civilians.“Italian Admiral Milo, in command of ships and troops in Italian zone of occupation, sent senior Italian officer present at Spalato to U, S. S. Olympia w'ith thanks for sending Trau raiders back. He has brought the officer commander of the raiding force | to trial by court martial.” jiIA*_______
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Anaconda Standard
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Fri, Oct 03, 1919
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