Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-30
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DUKE D'ABRUzU
Turkish Government House at
Prevesa and Torpedo Boat
Reported Destroyed.
TRIP0LI CITY UNDER FIRE.
OR WILL BE VERY SOON
One Report Says Notice Period Ex-
pires at 6 O'Clock.
PORTE MAKES NEW APPEAL
Tells Powers It Is Not Yet Too Late
for Them to Avert Useless She'd
ding of Blood-Italy
Justifies Course

Justifies Course.
The first blow in the Turko-
Italian war has been struck by
Italy within twenty-four hours OF
the declaration of hostilities.
Italian warships, under the
command of the Duke of the
Abruzzi, have bombarded the
Turkish seaport of Prevesa, de-
stroying the government houses
there and disabling Turkish tor
pedo boat.
A Rome report via Berlin saws
the bombardment of Tripoli be-
gan this morning. A Roman
paper says the bombardment will
begin at o'clock this evening,
following twenty-four hours no.
tice.
Turkey Again Appeals
The porte has addressed a Sec
ond note to the powers asking
that they use their good Offices
to avert needless bloodshed.
A circular note from Rome to
the powers attempts to justify
Italy's course.
A large Italian cruiser is re-
ported to have gone ashore in
Tripoli harbor.
Turkey has asked the United
States to take charge of Turkeys
subjects in Italy, but in the mean
time Germany appears to have as
sumed this obligation.
Strengthening Frontiers
The Turkish government is
Strengthening its military forces
on the Greek and Montenegrir
frontiers. The Turkish parlia-
ment has been summoned to meet
Immediately.
In Italy the declaration of war
against Turkey has been received
with enthusiasm in all parts of
the country.
The impression prevails in
diplomatic quarters in Berlin that
the conflict will be of short dura-
tion..
At Mercy of Italy.
BERLIN. September 3o.-A
news agency dispatch from Rome
says that the bombardment of
Tripoli began this morning.
There is no confirmation of the
statement from other sources.
ROME, September 3o.-The
Messagero announces that the
government, acting under the pro-
visions of international law, is al
lowing twenty-four hours to
elapse between the summons to
surrender and the bombardment
of Tripoli.
The twenty-four-hour period
expires at o'clock this evening,
and the bombardment will begin
upon that moment.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Septem-
Der 3o.-A special decree issued
this afternoon formally appoints
Said Pasha as grand vizier. The
cabinet has not been formed.
SALONIKI, Turkey. September 3o-An
Italian naval division today bombarded
the seaport of Prevesa, destroying the
government house and sinking a Turkish
torpedo boat in the harbor
CONSTANTINOPLE. September 30
The official version of the engagement
off Prevesa says that an Italian cruiser.
by torpedo boats, attacked
two Turkish torpedo boat destroyers as
the latter were leaving Prevesa. One OF
the Turkish vessels found refuge i'm
Prevesa harbor. while the other was
struck by several shells and ran ashore.
The crew were saved.
Duke d'Abruzzi Commands.
ROME, September 3o-The Duke of the
Abruzzi commanded the Italian squadron
which engaged two Turkish torpedo boats
off Prevesa yesterday.
Vice Admiral the Duke of the Abruzzi
has sent to the ministry of marine the
telegram:
I'VE arrived this morning before Pre-
vesa and established a cruising station
At 3 O'Clock the commandants were ad-
vised by wireless that two Turkish tor
pedo boats had successfully left the har-
bor We gave chase, and after an ex-
change of gunfire of the boats ran
ashore disabled and burning. The other