New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-28


ton from TripoH is TO the effect that
something in the nature Of panic has
! seized the city since it became known
that a force Of sixty thousand Turks
and Arabs. well armed and provisioned,
| is threatening Tripoli
/ It is apparent that the CAMPAIGN al
/ ready has cost Italy more lives than she
anticipated. while the financial outlay
also will greatly exceed the estimates.
| The Turks. with their Arab allies, 1t
was believed. could not carry on more
/ than a desultorv campaign which would
/ m Ike a kind Of holiday for the invaders
/ The result Of a series of concerted Turk
| ish attacks however. seems to be that
/ the Italians have come off second best.
| The Turkish Embassy issued state
ment to-day claiming victory in Mon
/ days fighting the Italians losing three
| hundred men killed and seven hundred
wounded This is confirmed, in part, by
an independent report that the Italians
| brought seven hundred wounded men
| into Tripoli. and further by an an
nounccment from Rome that the gov
errment had decided to send forward
! 5000 endorsements.
one dispatch obviously roughly
handled by the censor. says that aC-
cording 10 Italian rinemen and artil-
lcfvmen about one hundred Italians were
wounded in an attack on Thursday and
that hundreds OF natives were killed.
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attack was looked for to-day Friday
being the Moslems' Sabbath.
\ belated account Of Mondays fight.
which came by way of Malta, says the
Italians have no knowledge Of what
brought about their defeat. The Mos
lens. thoroughly understanding each
other. prepared for a supreme effort to
staggor or destroy the invaders, and only
bv accident did the Italians escape am
buscades deep and deadly.
A later dispatch from the same source
SAYS that there was an engagement on
Wednesday. and while the capture or
twelve thousand Arabs and Turks is
mentioned in il. the assertion also is
made that the Italian losses we're heavy.
some companies Of the Bersaglieri being
wiped ont.
Trouble similar 10 that ~ Monday
the dispatch continues. occurred in the
town of 1ripoH the Europeans betaking
themselves I'm terror 10 the consulates
and the soashore This attack was pre-
coded by an ultimatum from the Turkish
commander 10 General Caneva TO evac-
uate Tripoli in twenty-four hours.
cou,emptuous refusal was followed by an
attack by the Arab cavalry upon
trenches held by two bsttalions The
assault was repulsed only when ? regi-
meut Of infantry reinforced the de-
tenders and caught the Arabs on the
flank
General Csneva had scores Of Arabs
shot yesterday. their possession Of arms
being made a crime punishable with
death The town is now more secure
The "Outlook" says It has special news
from Egypt that may change tho whole
course Of the war in TripOli. Enver
Rev. whose unquestioned ORTHODOXY and
honor make him almost sacred I'm the
tents Of the desert, according 10 the
outlook" has passed by camel relay
through Egypt has met the Grand
Sheikh Of the SeuussL and has united
the whole Hinterland in holy war
against the Italian invaders.
1T j. quite out Of the power Of the
Cairo government says the outlook"
"to prevent constant communication
across the Egvpto-T ripoItan frontier
Fnver Boy is Of the stuff OF Added
Kader. and French military history can
teach Italy what that may mean
Rome oct 2T.--AnOther army cXpedi-
ton 20 TripoH sailed secretly from
Naples during last night. As was the
case with the other expeditions. the
troops We're brought 10 the port and .
placed on the transports with the knowl- /
edge Of comparatively few persons. The .
expedition sailed escorted by naval /
division which will be- strengthened with |.
other ships after the convoy has passed |
through the strait of Messina
The transports and warships carried (
no lights. and nothing leaked out as 10 T.
whether the troops would be landed at
Tripod. Benghazi. Dcrna or Tobruk.
General Caneva. commander of the I,
army Of occupation, has requisitioned a .
large number Of coral. sponge and fish /.
ing boats 10 facilitate the landing Of the /
soldiers. task which is difficult. owing (
TO the rough seas ana unfavorabe coast /
The Italian losses and other obstacles /.
IN the way of an early conquest of /
Tripoli are strengthening the position Of
that section Of the public which holds /
that Turkey should receive no compen- |
81 ION for the loss Of her province and |
that Italy should not even recognize the !
Sultan as the head Of the religion of the !
natives. although granting respect and /
liberty to an cults. including the Ma
hometan laws regarding polygamy
Paris oct "a dispatch 10 news /
agency from Tripoli under to-davs date |
SAYS that the hundreds Of unbured human /
bodies there are rapidly decomposing I'm |
the streets and giving forth an offensive /
odor owing 70 the contamination OF wells !
IL has been necessary TO draw back the |
italian front FOR some distance but this /
disposition or the troops has an advan- /
tagc. uasmuch az large numbers of the /
men ON the defence line can be withdrawn /
and added 10 the reserves.
TripoH. oct. IA report from an Ital- /
ian source rccounting the battle Of yester- !
dsv places the Turkish and Arabian losses !
Al more than 100 killed and large num- |
her wounded and the Italian loss at lcl /
dead and wounded.