The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-09-29

LONDON, Sept 2a.--tvar bsrsssn
italy and Tur<ey, aftsr davs 81 usue
terinR 70 Q oertaIn<y.
Italian troops ars being Iandsd d
IrspoII with orders o asuuns oontroI
OF that country. THE italian navy o.
protesting the iandIno party. while
other italian warshlps, wleh thelr uuns
ready for lnstant eotlon, 80 pafro1llno
! the entire MedIterranenn-
/, Within IS hours an entire Italian
army division win DO IN Tr1polf where.
for the next few days at least win b
the theater Of action In the dispute.
The Turkish garrison OF the small
Tripolitan cities. even though a1ded By
the Arab population which Is unusual
~ well armed and equipped. - hone
lessly outclassed by the picked Italian
forces sent ON this latest war Of con
quest, but II IL believed here that. in,
stead Of surrendering, It win withdraw
Into the interior where It win be- com
paratively safe.
Up to the present no word of actual
hghtng has been received. Turkey
cannot resist on the sea and having
neither transports nor warships can
not reinforce the troops now In Trf-
poll To what extent Italy will main
tain q blockade OF Turkish ports n
hard to say. II In certain that the
Italians In Turkish territory, who ara
estimated at at least 10000, are in
grave danGer and II massacres take
place, Italy will proceed against Tur-
key proper
4 The situation was complicated this
afternoon by despatch from Vienna
received BY the Central News. which
says the Turkish army reserves, hur-
riedly called to the colors. are being
dispatched against the Greek frontier.
The correspondent adds that Turkey.
| realizing that she cannot defend Tri-
| poll because she has no navy and
consequently cannot send troops
there, has determined !. TO attack
Greece. The pretext 10 the integrity
or Crete, II being stated that Turkey
demanded that Greece Immediately
withdraw and disavow all OF her
claims on the islands. This demand,
1t Is said. will take the form Of an ul-
timatum.
England and Germany are admitted
ly alarmed and are trying to get con-
certed action on the part OF the pow
ers whereby hostilities shall be local
lied.
The declaration OF hostiiities fol-
lowed the extended consideration by
the Italian cabinet OF the latest Turk
fish reply. Turkey absolutely denied
the contention OF Italy that Italian In
terests in Tripon had been threatened
and expressed the hope that Italy
would desist from its threats Of force.
Assurances was given that Turkey de-
sired a peaceful settlement Of the
points in dispute and II was declared
that Italian subjects In Ottoman ter
ritory were In no danger II was fur
Their explained that Turkeys plans Tor
increasing the garrison at Tripoli had
been deferred. The reply, however,
failed to recognize Itaiy's right to an
sumo control of the territory In dis-
pute.
ROME, Sept. 29.--Italy has declared
war on Turkey. II was ofllcially stab
ed at the foreign ONCE this afternoon
that the Turkish ambassador has been
handed his passports and that the
italian charge d'affaires at Constar-
tinople has been directed TO demand
his passports and withdraw from Tur-
key.
The oficial declaration Of war was
announced at 1880 this afternoon.
In its statement TO the powers Italy
promised that the rights Of al for
eigners would be safeguardsd In
Tripoli.