The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-11-03
SITUATION
DESPERATE
ITALIANS COOPED In CITY BE.
SIEGED BY HORDES OF
TURKS and ARAKS
DEMAND FOR SURRENDER

Tripoli, Nov, "A formal demand
for the surrender of Tripoli has been
made to the Italian forces by the
Turko-Arab desert forces closing in
on the city. 1t is understood the de-
mand was promptly refused.
Berlin, Nov. 2.-Officially confirm
ed dispatches were received here to-
day from Constantinople that the
Turko-Arab army attacking Tripoi
had captured five forts outside the
walls and drove the Italians into the
inner city, where they are now be-
sieged.
The Italians are fighting valiant1y,
but they have been unable to stem
the terrific onslaughts of the Moslem
warriors.
London, Nov. 2.-Again the battle
in which the Italians are desperately
fighting to hold the city of Tripoli
against the overwhelming army of
Turks and Arabs ragged fercely, ac-
cording to advices from Malta.
The Italian war fleet, under Ad-
miral Aubrey, which is anchored off
the city of Tripoli, is supporting the
defense by hurting shells into the
desert where the assaulting forces
are massed south of the city.
The silence of the Italian Govern
ment relative to the reports from
Constantinople and Tripoli that the
Turks are steadily gaining is regard
ed here as highly significant. 1t is
evident from the tone of the dis
patches that the fighting about the
| city is of a desperate character, the
| Turks and natives showing all the
daring courage of their warlike ma
lures.
The Italians are now cooped up in
| the city and are menaced by lack
of drinking water, as the supply
comes from outside the walls.
The 1llly Italizsnst success SO far
recorded is the capture of two light
field guns from the Turkish and Arab
| hordes.
| The searchlights of the Italian
warships are kept playing constantly
over the desert to the west and south
searching for the positions of the
enemy that they may shell them.
Rome, Nov. 2.-The reports which
| have been spread in foreign coun-
| tries that the Italian troops at Tri-
poll have practiced extreme cruelty
in the war against the Turks and
killing women, children, the aged
and infirm and non-combatants, have
caused intense Indignation through
out Italy.
These reports have already been Of
ficiaIly denied, but Premier Giolitti
took occasion again last night to en-
phasize the denial and to make a
statement in behalf of the govern
ment and nation.
If any reproach is admissible, "
he said, cit can only be on account
of excess of humanitarianism. We
!. have perhaps, through exaggerated
scruples, spared the lives and prop
erty OF the enemy and in so doing
have exposed ourselves to grave
risks.
"This, however, we have beer
pleased to do to prove that We are
civilized and human. Perhaps wha
is the bounty of the strong may be
judged as weakness.
"The acts of treachery were due
partly to the efforts of Bedouins
about 5000 of whom migrate at thi:
season of the year from the interior
, to the coast for the date crop. They
f formed kind of conspiracy with th'
r Turks and succeeded in persuadins
! the Arabs who had already declared
! themselves our friends to rebel. Blu
r indeed the Arabs we're ready to take
up arms against those they consider
: ed weak, at any moment. This i
e shown by the fact that many of tnt
. habitations, when set on fire, eS
8 ploded like powder magazines, 81
great were the quantities of arms ant
: ammunition hidden in them
r Peking, Nov 2.-The War OHIO
( has received a report that the I'm
perialist forces have recaptured Han
0 kow and Massacred the population.
[. The panic among the people Q
:. Peking, which ensued after the lssu
d ance of the first imperial edict, ha
d been largely dispelled and the news
!; papers are beginning to sum up tn
l. results of the seventeen days rebe
|. lion. The Daily News considers tina
el the appointment of Yuan 5hi ka
will change the entire political CON
r. plexion, restore peace, inspire Tn
people with confidence, command tn
respect of foreign countries an
St place the empire on a sound basis.
|. Reports received here state tha
: Yunnan-Fu, Anking and severa
: smaller cities in the province OF 4u1
!. nan, Anhwei and Fukien have gon
:. over to the revolutionists. The SO
= diers in Northern China are avoWedI
awaiting the action of Yuan Shl IA
D. The government troops and tn
h Shan-Si rebels are encamped not ia
k apart. Apparently they do not II
Itend to fight for the present ct leas