The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-13
ADMIRAL 5 STORY
Of B0MBAROMENT

Ut BUMBHHUWENI
ROME, oct. 4.-Vice-Admiral Fara.
velli has sent a message to the gov.
eminent stating that the bombardment
of the main batteries at Tripoli com
menced at $3.50 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon and continued until sunset.
The message follows:
"On board the battleship Bennedetto
Brin, Tuesday, 7:45 p. ma lombard
ment was commenced at $3.50 o'clock
| this afternoon on the principal bat.
teries of Tripoli and was continued
until sunset The batteries responded
to the Italian fire, but without effect
The bombardment will be continued
tomorrow until the destruction of the
batteries has been completed
Great care was taken in the bonn
bardment not to damage the city. Only
lighthouse on one of the batteries
was destroyed"
Rear-Admiral Aubrey, in command
of the Italian fleet at Tripoli, reports
that in bombarding that city he spared
all the consulates, hospitals churches,
monasteries and converts, aiming only
at the Notifications. Discrimination
was made with relative ease, as the
range of the Turkish cannon was so
short that the ships were enabled to
approach the city closely and to take
accurate aim.
Moreover, the firing was at long in
tervals, as Admiral Aubrey and Vice
Admiral Faravelli expected at any
moment to see the white flag run up.
None of the Turks shots reached the
ships. Admiral Aubrey ordered that
the ships abstain from using guns of
the largest caliber, as they were un-
necessary. -r,...-. ..-.'-',-,
Scarcely any of the population re-
mains in Tripoli.
ROME (Via Frontier), Oct. 4.--In
cautioning the feet commanders to
limit their action to silencing the bat
teries and compelling the Turkish
garrison to surrender or evacuate, the
Ministry of Marine told the officers to
remember that the provinces were
about to pass under Italian control,
and the more damage done the greater
would be the expense of repair later
A message from Admiral Thaon di
ReVel says the action appeared more
like a shooting competition than a
Commandment. Officers and sailors
placed wagers on the results. In one
instance an order was given to dis
mantle a particular battery. One gun
ner was heard to say:
81 bet l can knock down the left
turret at the first shot"
When the smoke had cleared away
the turret had disappeared. The same
voice spoke again:
"Now the right turret."
In a flash the second mark was
ruined.
Representatives of the foreign gov
ernments here admire the organization
of the censorship, which although
strongly condemned by the press, per-
mitted the government to make all it's
preparations for war in secrecy. 1t
apnaorc Douy tbot tho uOvornp,o,+ ~
ecuted a bit of strategy at the ex-
pense of the correspondents.
They were permitted to go to the
scene of war, some being accommodate
ed on vessels of the fleet This action
was rather surprise in view of the
governments attitude toward the
press. The correspondents, however,
had not been long in Tripoli when
upon the preteXt that the lombard
ment was to begin and the desire of
the Italian officers to secure their
safety, they were taken aboard the
warships, and, as the story goes, dot
tied up" at sea, without being able
to describe subsequent events.
Another Account.
MILAN, Oct. 4.-The Secolo pub
fishes an account of the maneuvers of
the Italian squadron before Tripoli
when the bombardment began. The
dispatch is sent by Deputy di Felice,
who is aboard the torpedo cruiser
Coatit.
All the consulates in Tripoli hoisted
their flags. The ships formed in line
before the forts, the flagship Bene-
detto Brin, followed by the battleships
Roma, Napoli, Stella, the armored
cruisers Giuseppe Garibaldi, francesca
Ferrucio, Pisa, Amalf, the battleships
Sardegna and the torpedo cruiser
COatit.