Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-03

eminent to the foreign Office today. com
planning that contrary to all international
rules of warfare, the declaration OF war
against Turkey his been preceded by
hostilities upon the part of the italian
warships.
For this reason both lawfully and by
reason of the existing situation. Turkey
had the right to employ against Italy not
only measures arising out OF state of
war. but also any measures which the
present situation might permit her to
decree Notwithstanding this right, Turkey
had postponed such measures while MAX
ing a fresh appeal to the powers in the
conviction that it was still possible to end
the war.
Paris Gets Same News.
PARIS. October "A dispatch to the
Temps from Rome this evening says that
according to information derived from an
official source the bombardment or Trip
oil began at 10 o'clock this forenoon
GLASGOW. Scotland. october "A pri-
vate message received today from Jeroa,
an island off Tunis. says:
"A heliograph message from Iripoh
says that the Commandment mas begun
The ships are bombarding several places.
The inhabitants are leaving
City Practically Deserted.
RouE October 3.-Wireless messages
were received here today from the ltal-
ian fleet off Tripoli- They state that the
city is now practically deserted OUTSIDE
the Turkish garrison. The only ltallans
remaining are the apostolic delegate and
a few Franciscan monks who refused to
depart. g.
The natives have retired TO the interior,
Transporting with caravans OF Gamers
5000 old Mauser rifles received from lie
Turkish military authorities and I2'VtO
Mausers which were landed by the TURK
ish transport DeTna. The plan adopted
evidently is to arm the Arab tribes OF the
interior for a guerrilla warfare against
the Italians.
The commander of an Italian cruiser
which is cruising in the Aegean sea with
instructions to watch for the turkish
feet confirms the suspicion entertained
here that the announcement from Con-
stantinople that the Turkish warships
had entered the Dardanelles was untrue
and was made with the intention of de-
ceiving the Italians.
According to the message received
here from the Italian commander. the
vessels of the Turkish fleet separated
off Samos. and the several ships pro-
ceeded in as many directions. the better
to escape the watchfulness of the
Italians.
Watch for Turkish Ships.
Rear Admiral Aubry. in command OF
the Italian fleet at Tripoli. has rein
forced his ships watching for Turkish
vessels between Greece and the Afri-
can coast Additional warships have
been stationed between the mainland
of Greece and Cerigo. the southernmost
of the principal of the Ionian Islands.
between Cerigo and Crete and between
Crete and Tripoh
According to official reports total OF
fftv-seven Turkish steamers. yachts
and craft of various sizes has been
seized in italian ports or captured by
the Italian fleet at sea. while the ital-
ian vessels taken by the Turks number
only three.
The italian government has declined
the offers of Albanians. Cretans. SER
vians Montenegrins. Bulgarians and
Greeks to go as volunteers to 1rlpoil
to fight the Turks
BRINDISI. Italy. October 1.-TWO olrl-
gible balloons, accompanied by omcers
and soldiers who are experts IN aero
states were brought here today and
placed on board a vessel which sailed
for Triooli The vessel was escorted by
a fotilla of torpedo boats under the COM
mand of Vice Admiral the Duke of the
Abruzzi.
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