Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-01
ITALIAN SOLDIERS
LAND At PREVESA
Under the Protection of Cruis-
erS and Torpedo Boats,
Troops Go Ashore.
RUM0R ALL BUT ONE OF
TURKISH FLEET is SUNK
Further News of Bombardment of
Tripoli Is Received at Malta.
UPRISING OF ARABS Is FEARED
Intervention of Powers. Under the
Lead of France, Expected.
Greece Said to Be Mob
ilizing Army.

ilizing Army.
Direct news from Tripoli is
lacking. That the Italian forces
have landed there is unquestioned,
but there is doubt as TO whether
Turkey offered any armed opposi-
ton. A Constantinople dispatch
says that the Turkish guns sank
two boats. with contingents of
soldiers aboard, at Tripoli.
According TO advices received
by the porte. Italy has effected :
landing near Prevesa, in Euro
pean Turkey AS result. the
reserves OF the vilayet of Janina
are being mobilized.
An official announcement also
comes from Constantinople that
Greece is mobilizing her army.
The Italian government de-
clares its determination to main
tain the territorial status quo in
the Balkans, explaining that its
naval operations along the coast
of European Turkey are merely
measure of safety for Italv's
own coast towns and for the Sc
curity of ltaly's military expedi.s
/ tlon
The position OF the Turkish
squadron, which is supposed to be
on ITS way from Beirut to Con-
stantlnople, is unknown. though
report say that it should reach
the Dardanelles Sunday. An
Athens dispatch saw that an
Italian quadron shelled several
Turkish warships off Gominitza.
Rumor Fleet Is Wiped Out.
PARIS, September 80. - The Mathis
Constantinople correspondent wires thar
rumor is in circulation at the porte thar
the entire Ottoman fleet, EXCEPT one
cruiser, has been DESTROYED. Officials n.
the Office of the minister of the marin,
are unable to confirm or deny the nevs
CONSTANTINOPLE, September IN
An official telegram reports the sinkin.
of two more Turkish torpedo boats. ths
Alpagut and the Hamid Abad, off Pre-
Vesa, by the Italian squadron
Italians Effect Landing.
CONSTANTINOPLE. September 40
The porte has received a dispatch that
Italian forces, under the protection OF
three cruisers and four torpedo boat de-.
stroyers, began landing at :; o'clocl;
this afternoon near Preyesa out of ranea
Of the guns of the fortress
The reserves of the vilavet of. Japiua
in which Prevesa is located, are being
mobilzed
MALTA, September 3o-It is rauorted
here that the Italian warships began the
bombardment of Tripoii at > O'clock rhis
afternoon. The single cable connecting
Malta with Tripoli is blocked with Of
ficial messages. A reliable private mes
sage from Tripoli. however, saws that the
Italian blockade began yesterday al sun
set and a bombardment was decided upon
for today. There is apprehension of a
rising among the Arabs. All Europeans
are safe
The British fleet Is expected here to-
morrow. and win coal Immediately. Tie
fieet WI await orders, and no shore
leave viii be given. The protected cruiser
Barham. after her departure from here
was recalled by wireless.
ROME. September 30-It is of5ci.ry
denied that the Pisa is ashore Ii is also
declared that nothing is known of tha
reported sinking of two Italian cruisers.
Turkish Warships Shelled
ATHENS, September 3o.-An Italian
squadron today shelled the Turkish war
ships Hamidieh, Haired Din Barheross
and Alpagut anchored at Gominitza IN
the north of Prevesa. Great excitement
was caused throughout Janina and at
Prevesa by the news OF the enga cement.
The Young Turks at a meeting i'm the
city of Janina quarreled bitterly. One
faction advocates restoring the old re
gime- An officer was killed during the
discussion
CONSTANTINOPLE. September 30
1t is officially announced that Greece is
mobllzing troops.
ROME. September 30.-The minister of
marine received the following dispatch
tonight from Cape Santo:
The destroyers Artigliers and Coraz-
ziere Utaliar) this morning sunk a Turk
ish destroyer and torpedoes near Pre-
to Taranto. escorting "A captured yacht.
The destroyer Alpino captured a steam
er manned by Greek crew coming from
the north and at the moment entering
the harbor OF Prevesa. She had five
Turkish officers and lG2 soldiers aboard
besides quantity of ammunition. No
damage on Italian side.
Intervention Is Urged.
PARIS. September 3o.-Intervention of
the powers i'm the Turko-Italisn situation
is believed in diplomatic circles here to
be most likely. The French cabinet late
today called upon President Fallieres and
requested him to have France inaugurate
movement looking 10 the quick cessa-
ton of hostlities.
LONDON, September 30.-Intervention
of the powers in the Turko-Italian imbro-
Clio is regarded as likely within a short
time. Dispatches received here from
Paris and Berlin indicate that the first
steps are about to be inaugurated, but
the form they will take has not been dis