The Washington times., 1911-11-07
ITALIAN SOLDIERS, !.
REINFORCED, MOVE
ON TURKISH FORTS
Ottoman Forces and Arabs
\. Driven From Outposts
H. Near Tripoli.
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righted by the Press Publishing Com
pany. Mr.. MacCullagh, whose detailed
account of the horrible state OF affairs
in the North African territory Is sub
stantiated by Otto Won Gottberg, cor
respondent of the Lokal Anzefger. Of
Berlin, declares that many Of the
italian officers. after an attack on the
Arabs, became crazed at the first sight
Of blood, and acted like maniacs.
A combined Turkish and Arabian at
tack on the Italian lines. which has
been constructed In dsfance nStoSsr Of az mill ths
correspondent states. These were
trenches dug in a semi-circle across the
landward end Of the peninsula on which
ary troops were packed SO closely In
these that the soldiers stood shoulder to
shoulder
of troops" MacCullagh continues. III
the line is anywhere bicken by mad
rush Of the desert fanatics there would
be an immediate save himself who can
scramble into the town. and into a
town where no stand could or would be
made.
''In such an event. every one would
rush to the harbor. and every avail
able boat would be swamped in the
"This is but one example Of the great
risks which General Caneva placed his
men,"
Shooting justified.
The correspondent says that the
Italian general was justified in shoot
ing the natives found in the city Of
Trpon bearing arms, and who had fred
on the town. Under military law, every
native engaged in such work should
have been shot, he said.
but Caneva, instead Of that, exc
cuted 1000, very many of whom were
women and children" he continued.
whole suburbs were surrounded and
the soldiers hunted out and shot at
sight every Arab they could find"
MacCullagh gives a graphic, although
horrible. account Of the complete ex-
termination of q village containing fifty
or sixty inhabitants, because an Italian
soldier was found shot In the vicinity
Among the burning embers I found
a sick boy" he continues, "and two
men lying Ill on the ground. All three
Of Tss sS es Ssa
lures died Of the heat, literally roasted
to death. The boy, who seemed about
thirteen. was left lying half naked, ex-
drink to the intolersbIs heat Of the
SUM-"
He told of how he reported this con-
dition to two faultlessly dressed Italian
Officers, who promised to have the lad
sent to hospital for treatment
They paid no heed to their promise, /"
MacCullagh says, "for when returned
an hour later the boy was still lying
where I had to leave him in the killing
Sought Hospital. -le
MacCullagh kejis OF an almost hore.
less hunt for hospital or resting place
where the Arabian lad could be car
ried and his injuries treated. The man
hunt Of the Italians was being contin-
ued, he says, and on every hand he st.w
evidences Of barbaric treatment In
one of tho streets Of a visited city ne
saw the body of a large Arab the top
OF whose head had been blown OF. An
italian soldier was finding recreation in
Kicking the still warm BODY.
Dozens OF soldiers were wandering
about with revolvers, the correspondent
continues, and every Arab who came
into sight was used as a target. Mac
Cu]lagh says many Italian soldiers, mis-
taken for Arabc. were peppered with
'They were literally drunk with the
blocd they spilled" the dispatch con-
tinues. "All the symptoms OF intoxica-
tfon characterized their appearance and
coi.dict. They had the flushed faces
that come from alcoholic spirits. the
blocdshot eyes the unsteady hand, and
tuC COUlplcte lOSS OF SelE-COItrOl.
He found a sixteen-year-old Arabian
girl with both legs broken, lying near a
hospital gate, piteously crying for wa
ter. An older woman writhed on the
ground near her, unable to offer assist
ance and herself begging for admission.
The passing Italian soldiers turned a
deaf ear to their appeals. the writer
''The soldiers acted like maniacs," the
dispatch continues. Every native was
q fair target. met troop Of soldiers
having as captives twelve natives. The
troop was commanded by captain.
whose flushed face and general manner
showed that he was intoxicated, but not
with wines or spurious liquors. His men
were in the same condition.
Shot In Cold Blood.
'The prisoners were led to the side OF
q house, and in pairs were stationed in
q certain position. After being merci.
lessly taunted and gibed at, each pail
was shot. An Italian officer, whose
presence has been noted several times
during the present war. stood at one
side, where he calmly made photo
graphs of the victims as they were
shot. or as their bodies fell to the
ground, a huddled mass, to join those
Of their comrades. Otter the firing was
delayed for minutes In order to give
an opportunity to get pictures"
The dispatch tells of how, In the
frenzy. the Italian troops often firec
upon each other. A bloody battle
which lasted an hour between forces
hidden in a small forest, and those oc
cupying a broad expanse of farm land
in which scores were killed and wound
found that both divisions were Italiar
troopers.
He tells of how the Arabs wer,
huddled together in one house, AMI re-
gardiess Of age or sex, were slaughter
ed by the maniacal invaders. After
the unconscious forms had covered tn,
floor Of the building. MacCullagh say
the officers used the writhing bodies a!
targets. Wherever a body showed sign
of life, the correspondent says it wal
peppered with led from a score of re
volvers held by Italian officers.
Embassies at Odds