New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-04
1R|POtI SHELLED
AGAIN, IS REPORT
"details Still Meagre, but Landing
Of italians and Hosting CT
Latter'S Flag Are Told Of.
ACTIVITY IN THE RED SEA
Porte Orders Raid on Italian Col
onv of Eritrea, Near Somah-
land - Turkish Torpedo
Cruiser Chased.

OTulS6I OudSSu.
Try cable 90 The Tribune.l
london. oct. 4.-Once more the bonn
,.,5,nent Of Tripoi is announced. Re
,or.s on the point are conflicting, but the
most circumstantal account states that
,ner the forts had been shelled a landing
was Effected and the Italian flag hoisted.
A news agency dispatch from Rome
stated that the bombardment had be-
rvn.r This message was timed 1880
& m. but the hour at which the bonn
bardmeat began is left in doubt
II is reported from Vienna that the
Porte has ordered the Yemen expedi-
,iora~r force 20 occupy the coast Of the
italian colony of Eriuea. supported by
Turgish aot.lla in the Red Sea Eritrea
&c African territory, bordering the Req
SEA from the British Soudan at Cape
Kasa 20 French Soma'lland at the Strait
Of Bab-el-MenIeh
Paris. oct. ga dispatch to the
.Temps" from Rome this evening says
that according TO Information derived
from an official source the bombardment
Of TripoH began az 10 o'clock this fore
noon.
Rome. oct S.-A dispatch from Vice
Admiral FaraveIH fled at Tripoli this
morning and arriving here tonight by
wav of Vittcr.a. Sicily. says:
"Ir ansu. 90 summons for The sur
rondsr OF .fe ..tr made yesterday the
Turkish commander asked for a delay
and was granted until noon to-day
Wireless messages We're received here
to-day from the Italian fleet off Tripoi.
They state that, apart from the Turkish
garrison the city is now practically de-
serted The only Italians remaining are
the Apostolic Delegate and a few Fran
oiscan monks. who refused to escape.
The natives have retired TO the in
terror Transporting with caravans Of
came.s GUUO Old Mauscr rifles received
from the Turkish military authorities
and 1900 Mausers which were landed
b. tle Turkish transport Derna.
The plan adopted evidently is 20 arm
the Arab tribes of the interior for
guerilla warfare against the Italians.
The commander OF an Italian gunboat
which is cruising I'm the Egean Sea with
instructions 10 watch for the enemy's
feet confirms the suspicion entertained
here that the announcement from Con
Ftantinople that the Turkish warships
Id entered the Dardanelles was un-
true. and made with the intention of de-
ce.ting their pursucrs. I'm the hope that
The Italian vigilance would be relaxed.
Ae-ording % the message received here
from the Italian commander, the vessels
Of the Turkish fleet separated off Samos,
Greek island off the west coast of Asia
Minor forty-two miles to the southwark
from SMYRNA. The several ships pro-
ceeded in as many directions, the better
10 escape the watchfulness q the Ital-
fans
Rear Admiral Aubrey. in command II
.he Italian fleet at Tripoi has rein
forced the ships watching for Turkish
vessels between Greece and the African
coast. Additional varships have been
stationed between Cerigo ca compara-
lively largo island divided from the
southern mainland of Greece by the
Strait of servi. less than six miles wide)
end Crete n distance OF some seventy
miles. and between Crete and TripoI,
Two hundred miles.
According 90 official reports a total Of
B. Turkish steamers, yachts and crafo
o. various sizes have been seized in
Italian ports or captured by the Italian
feet at sea. while the Italian vessels
taken ay the Turks number only three.
GLASGOW. Scotland. oct "A private
message received to-day from Jerba. an
island of Tunis. says:
"a heIograph message from Tripoli
fsys that the Commandment has begun
The ships are bombardins several places.
The inhabitants are leaving
Sax. Tunis. Oct 3.-Au Fethi Bey
Turkish military attache at Paris. and
larfr OF Turkish officers and doctors
landed at Gabos on Sunday They made
an ajtemp, To get 10 TripoH by automo-
bile bat We're not allowed to cross the
frontier