New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-05

greater would be the expense of repair
later
A message from Admiral Thaon oil
Revel says that at times the action APP
pcared more like a shooting competition
than q bombardment. The officers ana
sailors placed wsgers on the results OF
specified gun work. In one instance an
order was given to dsmantle perticu-
lar battery. one of the gunners was
heard to say;
IL bet | can knock down the left tur-
ret at the first shot" When the smoke
had cleared away il was seen that the
turret had disappeared. The same voice
behind the gun spoke again. NOW the
right turret." In a fash the second
mark was in ruins
The care which the fleet is exercising
not TO cause unnecessary damage IS que
in part to the historic monuments at
Tripoli. one of these, the splendid trl-
umphal arch erected in honor of Marcus
Aurelius. stands in the centre OF the
civ and is considered one of the hnest
monuments OF ancient Rome still exist
ing i'm Northern Africa.
Milan. oct. 4.-The "SecolO' publishes
an account of the manouVres OF the
Italian squadron before Tripoli when the
bombardment of that port began. Inc
dispatch is sent by Deputy di Fence
who was aboard the torpedo cruiser
Coatit.
All the consulates in Tripoli hoisted
their flags for protection. The ships
formed I'm line before the forts-the nag
ship Benedetto Brin. followed by the
rattIeships Roma. Napoli. Stella and
Giuseppe Garibaldi. the armored cruisers
Frencesco Ferruccio, Pisa and Amalfi,
the battleship Sardegna and the torpedo
cruiser Coatit.
Torpedo destroyers. moving rapidly,
circulated between the feet and the
coast: others, outside the fleet, protected
it from possible attacks from the rear
as il was not yet certain but that some
torpedo boats, having escaped the chase
Of the Italians, might audaciously at
tempt to sink some Of the Italian ships.
\ line OF the warships OF Italy stretches
between Tripoli and the Tunisian from
tier on the one side and from Benghazi
to the Bombah Gulf up TO the Egyptian
frontier on the other. From there ana
Derna. another line Of ships extends
northward. ready to face any attack
from Turkish ships. which. from Beirut,
may plan an attack. A torpedo ilotllla,
commanded by the Duke Of the AOruzzi.
patrols the sea from Crete around Greece
TO the Ionian and Adriatic seas. Thus
the squadron operating before Tripoll Is
protected from all sides.
Vienna. oct. 4.-The Turkish Ambas-
sador has informed Count Won Aehren-
thai. the AustTo-Hungarian Foreign
Minister that the Turkish government
has positive information that Italy Is
preparing to land a large body OF troops
in Albania, and requests that Austria
insist that Italy adhere to her declared
intention of respecting the status quo I'm
the Balkans. 1t IS understood that Count
Won Aehrenthal replied that he would
await developments.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir
apparent TO the throne, who is in COM
mand of the Austrian reserve squadron.
had a series OF conferences to-day with
Count Won Aehrenthal There is a per
sistent rumor that the Austrian govern
ment is annoyed at the presence of Ital-
Ia warships off Prevesa, and that an
Austrian naval demonstration is, there
fore. not improbable. Many Of the
newspapers here are urging such a
demonstration.