The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-11
Land Forces Getting Placed
in Preparation of Ap-
preaching Battle for Pos
session of City.
ROME HEARS OF DE-
FEAT OF TURK ARMY
Constantinople Reports Sink
ing of Italian Gunboat Off
Tripoli- Arabs Assisting
Both Armies.
(National News Association)

(National News Association)
TRIPOLI. (via Rome). Oct. 11-War
between Italy and Turkey on land has
action.
The Italian OutpOsts around the city
were heavily reinforced in anticipa-
ton of night attack from Turkish cav
airy and native tribesmen and the fore
sight of Governor D'Olmo was reward
ed.
There was a battle of small rams
half mile south of the city at inter-
walls throughout the night and early
this morning. Creeping through the
sand dunes in the cover of darkness
the hostile force opened fire upon Ma
jor Cagni's troops and were repulsed
after repeated volleys had been pour
ed into them. Although the Turks
are reported to have suffered heavily,
side. .s
A force OF sappers was at work to-
day throwing up additional intrench-
ments about the city and building tenn.
porary works of sand bags to protect
the aqueduct by which the city's wa
ter supply is brough in.
An Italian force marched southwark
into the desert reconnoitering. They
found several Turkish intrenchments
among the sand hills in which there
were a quantity of arms, all of which
were destroyed. The Turkish-Arab
army has apparently split up into sev-
eral detachments because of the great
er facility which this gives in getting
over ground There are approximate
ely 5000 soldiers Iii ttx dsfachmesnt
nearest this city and they have a
number of rapid fire and field guns.
Arabs serving as scouts under the
Italian flag brought word today that
the main body of Turkish forces had
concentrated at Kjaran, a mountain
Gus community between two and three
miles from Tripoli
ARMY At SEA.
NAPLES, Oct. 1.-THE main body
of Italy's Tripolitan army of occupa-
tion is now at sea. The rear guard
sailed from Naples today, although it
was reported that the transports
would not sail direct for Africa but
would hover over the cost until the
conveying squadron of war ships had
reports from the the patrolling torpe-
do boats that the seas were clear of
prowling Turkish war craft
More than 60 transports. the bulk of
them transatlantic liners, transform
ed into troop ships, are on the high
seas. 1t is estimated before the sun
goes down on Thursday practically the
entire Italian army of $4,000 men will
have been landed on African soil.
The main fleet of transports had a
front of five miles, and, in addition to
the convoy of war ships, was flanked
with tenders, dispatch boats and swift
torpedo boats.
Naval attaches of all the European
countries, the United States, Japan
and China, accompanied the general
staff.
In addition to the soldier, the troop
ships carried vast quantities of am
munition. Hundreds of red cross
cross nurses were also on board. Two
of the vessels were loaded with heavy
artillery and rapid fire guns. Provis-
ions for six months campaign were
taken.
TURKS ARE REPULSED.
ROME, Oct. 11.-Official announce
ment was made today by General Spin
gardli, minister Of war that the Ital-
ian troops in Tripoli had won sweep
ing victory over 5000 Turkish SOL
diers at Boumiliana near Trfpoii early
yesterday.
The Turkish soldiers advanced from
the desert after darkness, attacking
the outposts of the city. They were
supported by the artillery but were
driven back under CALLING fire from
the Italians.
The Turks left a number of dead
and wounded on the field. The Ital-
ians suffered no loss.
WARsHiPs DISABLED.
CONSTANTINOPLE Oct. 11.-War
minister Mohoud Chevket Pasha in a
today declared that the Tri-
politan forts had sunk the Italian tor