New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-04

| Turkish troops we're reported stu
closely pressing Tripol.
London. Nov. 3.-The agitation against
alleged atrocities by Italians In Trpoli
which has sprung up in the British press
and been taken up by few members OF
the House of Commons since uncensored
reports arrived here from English news
paper correspondents concerning recent
occurrences in Tripoli received fresh i'm
potus tonight through a telegram re-
ceived by a news agency from Herbert
Montagu, second lieutenant Of the
Fifth Fusiliers. Lieutenant Montagu
telegraphed from Soukelyohma by way
Of Dehibat. on the frontier of Tunis. as
follows:
Il feel it my duty to send to you the
following telegram. and | beg YOU in
the name of Christianity to publish 1t
throughout England. | am an English
officer now voluntarily serving in the
Turkish army here.
"As you know already about the fcro-
cious resistance which the Turks and
Arabs arc offering tho Italians. ! VIII
only express my admiration for their
bravery and fortitude. which would
warm the heart OF any Englishman or
of any true soldier i'm the world.
Imagine my feelings when on enter
irq and driving the Italians out of Arab
houses which they had fortified and were
holding. we discovered the bodies ot
some 12O women and children, with their
hands and feet bound. mutilated, pierced
and torn. Later on at dhe name Of the
town was lost i'm transmission We found
a mosque filled with bodies Of women
and children, mutilated almost beyond
recognition. could not count them, but
there must have been 300 or 400.
"In this European war are such crimes
tn lac committed? Cannot England do
something to stop such horrors? In our
civilization and times you can hardly be
love II. but il is true. nevertheless. L
myself have seen IL, so I know.
Even now we are getting news of
further massacres Of women and chill
dreu who were discovered I'm different
farms lately occupied by Italians. The
idea of the Italians when they slaugh-
tered the innocents obviously was one
Of revenge for their heavy losses In bat
tie.
I'VE are at this moment under a
heavy shrapnel fire. so you must excuse
mo if these sentences are somewhat dis-
icinted. There is also an aeroplans
circling over our position and directing
the enemy's gunfire on u.s.
Lieutenant Montagu's message Is dated
November >.
Berlin. Nov. 4.-The Tripoli corre-
spondent Of the "LokaI Anzeiger" says;
THE Italians have executed four thou
sand Arabs. including four hundred
women and children. Cholera Is rapidly
increasing among the Arabs and Jews.
No room exists in the city for the ex-
pccted reinforcements and their arrival
must further increase the ravages or the
cholera
The correspondent adds that ltalys
Losses in Tripoli since October 23 amount
to 800 men, of which $50 were killed.
Eiehty-seven soldiers are suffering from
cholera
Reuorts Of Italian atrocities In Tripoh
reached italy last week, and caused 50 hlgh
= degree of indignation that Premier Gio-
mi issued a long statement IN elnphauc
denial. one of his phrases was: lie VINO
asserts that the italian soldier would Of
fend woman or child shows ignorance of
our country and our race
Frankfort nov 3-The report that AL
tb, outer forts "a Tripoli are lu the hahiS
~ the Turks is confirmed. The iialidna
hold the forts within the city roncr
4 Constantinoplc dispatch pdblished 10y
the .Franlfurtcr Gazette says. Ni''.
tho Italians refused to surrender Irip"h
Neschad Bey sent an adjutani Win nag
Of truce.
."rhe foreign consuls are asking permis-
sim to remove from the city with thef
nationals. as an attack by the Turks can
not bc postponed Negotiations between
the consnls and General Caneva' OF ihe
Italian forces. ON the matter of the re-
,l ~ I'M. former We're without result
The date of tne occurrences described IL
not given
Corstantinople. Nov 3.-The govern
ment has lodged a protest with the powers
vhich signed the Hague agreement oil
too7 against the execution of Arabs In
Tripoli.
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