Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-31
OUTLOOK IN ITALY
CAUSES ALARM.
Anti-Militnrist and Anti-Imperial
Uprising mminent-.-African
News Meagre--Danger OF
Clash with Austria.
ITALY CAETURES ISLANDS.
seems Certain That The Turks Have Re-
taken TrIpoli-5,O0 Italians Said to
Have Been Killed and 1000 TAKEN
Prisoners.

Trieste, Oct. 3l.--Italy has seized
argr occupied the Turkish islands or
of Rhodes and Lesbos, according to
dispatches received here from Milan.
This is presumed TO be a part oil the
naval demonstration threatened
against Turkey in retaliation for lis
recent successes in Tripoli. 1t IS
highly offensive to Austria.
Constantinople, Oct. 3l.-Ihe
Turks have captured two more forts
at Tripoli, according to government
information here. forcing the Italians
to entrench within the city ITSELF
abandoning quantities of arms and
ammunition.
Vienna, Oct. 31.-The outlook in
Italy is alarming today. King VIC
tors forces in Tripoli are threatened
with worse than the disaster which
has already overtaken them. There
is danger of a clash with Austria. An
Lanti-militarist and anti-monarchist
uprising is'imminent.
African news is still meagre, owing
to the Italian control OF the cables
but il seems certain that the Turks
have reoccupied the outskirts OF the
city of Tripoli and are likely to drive
the Italians out entirely. Reports
that the latter lost 5000 killed and
had 1000 taken prisoners are accept
cd here as true. Should the Turks
recapture Tripoli they can hardly be
blamed if slaughter OF Italians fol-
lows, after the brutality Of the Italian
massacre of Arabs-men, women anu
children-inside the city just before
the Turkish attack began. How
many we're slain is uncertain, but 1t
is reliably reported that the native
population was practically wiped out
under pretense that they might at
tack the Italians from the rear while
the latter were engaged with the
Turks.
Whether it is true that the Rome
government is mobilizing 100000
additional troops, as the Giornale
D'Italia OF Milan asserts, Information
received by the War Office here leaves
no doubt that troops are being gath
cred quietly for fresh expedition
to Africa. The anti-militarsts are
so strong that confession OF the
necessity for reinforcing the earlier
expedition, it is feared, wiuld prob
ably precipitate dangerous uprising.
The shooting of Col. Stroppa by
Private Gaetano Misetti as the 25th
infantry was leaving Bologna for Tri-
poll Yesterday was not an isolated act
nf mutiny. Nearly all the troops on
their way to the scene of hostilitieS
are rebellious and the utmost dlfil-
Guilty is experienced by their officers
in handling them. Official despatches
say his comrades wanted to lynch
Masetti. The truth is that wide
spread sympathy is felt for him.
What especially concerns Austria
is the Italian cabinets decision to car
rv out big naval demonstration IN
waters in defiance OF Aus
tria's warning that Italian activities
must be confined to Africa. Tho
Foreign Office is understood to have
asked Rome for an explanation. On-
less a satisfactory answer is received
ma ultimatum will first be sent to
King Victor and then Austria Will re-
sort to force to compel compliance
with its demands.
The impression in official circles
here is that the Italian government
has lost its head and that the gravest
consequences may result from the
present outbreak of irrationality. The
ridiculous ease of the Italian victories
at the beginning Of the Tripolitan
war are attributed to the fact that
the Turks were taken wholly by sur