The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-10-06
WAR DECLARED ON
TURKEY BY ITALY
Dispute Over Tripoli Results
in Conflict of Arms.
Troops Aboard in Escaping Cap
ture Are Wrecked-Hun-
dreds Drowned.

War has been declared against Tur.
key by Italy, the outcome Of the dis
pute over the proposed Italian pro-
tectorate in TripOli
Following her declaration of war
against Turkey, Italy moved her mill
tary and naval forces with the utmost
speed. She decided, however, not to
attempt the forcible capture of Tripoli
until Tuesday, when she will have 40
900 soldiers in the harbor, these to
land when the naval guns lombard
the Notifications.
Turkish government addressed an
other appeal to the powers, expressing
panied surprise at Italy's action in de-
claring war and saying that there is
still time to prevent the disastrous and
evil effect of war which nothing in
the attitude of the Turkish empire
justifies.
The porte appeals to the peaceful,
humanitarian and friendly sentiments
of the powers to assist in convincing
Italy of the conciliatory intentions OF
Turkey and so prevent the useless
shedding of blood and grief of thous'
ands of families.
The United States has been asked to
take charge of the interests of the
Turkish subjects in Italy during the
continuance of the war.
News is received from the city OF
TripOli to the effect that large TIA.
liam cruiser has gone ashore there.
Italian gunboats encountered two
Turkish transports with 1000 troops
aboard off Prevesa. The transports,
determined not to be captured, steam
ed bravely on the rocks and hundreds
were drowned. The attacking Italian
The Turkish war ministry has re-
ceived dispatch from the late Tur-
kish military attache at Paris. who has
assumed command of the forces at Tri-
poll, stating that the Italians began to
disembark, but the Turks succeeded in
sinking the first two barges.
The Turkish cabinet has resigned,
Said Pasha assuming the Office of
grand vizier and Kiamil Pasha foreign
minister. Mahmoud Shefket Pasha
will continue as war minister
Four transports loaded with ammu-
milton have started for Tripoli.
Italian residents in Constantinople
have received orders to close their
schools and shops and not congregate
anywhere in numbers. Many Of them
are leaving the city. The Banco di
Roman and the Italian postoff1ce are
strongly guarded.
A massacre of Italians in Adana,
Asia Minor, is feared. Italy has con-
siderable interests and a large colony
here.
simultaneously with the declara-
ton of war by Italy because of Tur-
keys refusal to evacuate Tripoli comes
the report that Russia has declared
her intentions of occupying Trebizond
until Turkey shall have completed the
payment of the indemnity for the last
war.
1t is announced from Janina that
two Italian warships bombared the
port of Reschadie and the torpedo
boats lying in that harbor. One Of the
torpedo boats was damaged and landed
its crew.
The Italian ships entered the port
and shelled the town, several houses
being struck. After taking soundings
they left, and later entered Portusto
taking the captain of the port and
three boatsmen prisoners.
The Giornale d'Italia announced that
the Italian fleet encountered three
Turkish ships on the way from Beirut
to the Dardanelles and sunk them in
a fight. The ministry of marine re-
ceived a telegram saying the destroyera
Artigliere and COrapziere sank a de-
stroyer and torpedo boat near Pre-
Vesa.
The destroyer Alpine captured a
steamer which had on board five Tur-
kish officers and 1872 soldiers, besides
a large quantity of war munitions
and grain.