Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-03


signs Of a possibility Of reaching an un-
Aerstanding with Turkey through the in
tervention OF certain powers, thus avoid
ing a continuation of the war.
Today's advices from Italy state that
Deputy De Felice- Giusfrida who unlike
the other socialists favors an Italian oe-
cupation Of Tripon, has telegraphed the
following from Agosta TO the secola at
Milan:
"a Turkish squadron Transporting
troops signaned that It was ready to
make a desperate resistance In order TO
land men and ammunition on the Tripoli-
tan coast. squadron belonging to the
Italian second division is reported chas-
ing the Turks and hoping to overtake
them Sunday night or Monday ttodayO
II learn from a trustworthy source that
our ships have begun the bombardment OF
Tripon."
BERLIN, Oct Alt was stated at the
foreign office that although no offer OF
mediation had been made, the German
ambassador at Constantinople, Baron
Marschan Won Bieberstein, was already
working actively at the Turkish capital
trying TO effect peaceful settlement be-
| tween Italy and turkey
Peace Proposals Expected.
LONDON, Oct. 2-The outstanding
feature OF the Turko-Ltalian war news
today is the attempted mediation OF Ger
many the success Of which appears more
PROBABLE In the light OF the statement
made at the German foreign office today
that a report that the German ambassa-
dor at Constantnople had presented
Italian proposals for peace was "prema-
tuTe," indicating that such proposals
were expected.
Cable communication with Tripoli re-
mains cut off but the city had not been
bombsrded up TO Saturday midnight ac-
eording to refugees arriving in Malta
this morning
A dispatch from the Island of Corfu,
off the Albanian coast says that two
Turkish torpedo boats were sunk and a
third captured off GumenitEa by the
italian patrolhng neet.
It is reported from Malta that q Brit
ish cruiser received a wireless dispatch
saying that Trlpon had been occupied by
the Italians.
All Reports Censured.
world in the darkness in regard 70 the
progress of events in the Mediterranean.
From Italy itself, Turkey. Tripoli and the
seas where the Italian navy is operating
conflicting reports continue to come in.
One cablegram announced definitely
that Tripoli had been bombarded and
occupied Another said that that no at
tack on the city has been made It 10
certain that the Italians had not at
tackled the town up 10 midnight Satur-
day.
! The reports az to the situation at Pre-
vesa are equally conflicting. Turkish off.
clals here confirm a news dispatch which
says that the forts had been destroyed
and 1900 troops landed, while Italy gives
an emphatic denial of the report, saying
| that the Italian government had no in
tention of resorting to acts against the
territorial status Of Turkey and Europe
Europe is greatly relieved at the re-
ceipt OF news that Turkey has assured
| Greece that II has no intention OF at
taoking II as had been rumored. The sue
/ cess o fthe italian blockade OF the Trip
| oil coast from Tunis 20 Egypt and It's
securing fthe seas is shown in the
arrival OF two captured Turkish trans
ports at Taranto and Bridisi respectively
The impression prevails that the hos
tliities will be Of brief duration. II Is
believed that Turkey, finding tself unable
20 Dispatch troops TO Tripoh will accept
the mediation Of Germany,
Landing of Troops Denied.
ROME, oct "A semi-oftclal note de-
clsres that the statement that the Italian