Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-10-03
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and Joined the great army Of Arabs IN
the hinterland The departure of the
1 Turks was followed immediately by
the entrance of the enemy, and the nag
| of Italy was hoisted on the decaying
towers that for centuries have sup
ported the crescent Of Turkey.
Last night the Italians were IN com
| pete possession of the city and the
neighDori~g Notifications. The Turks
4 are several miles inland. Their num-
Der is computed at 10000 and they are
all we'll armed and have plenty OF
] provisions and ammunition Bedouins
| in countless hordes are hurry1ng TO
the rallying point, glad OF the chance
| to fight for their country and as they
believe, their religion.
Tribes Rally Around Flag.
| The anger of the Arabs toward the
| Turks, whom they at first accused OF
trying to sell Tripoli to save European
| Turkey, has disappeared, now that the
Turks have shown disposition to
make fight of it. Tribe after tribe
| in the great desert which reaches near
| to the city of Tripoli Is sending in it's
| fighting men, The word has gone out
| to the farthest confines of the Sahara
and the fanatical army is being aug.
mented daily.
It is believed the Turkish captains,
who are marshaling the desert legions
and endeavoring to get the men into
battle array, will have not fewer than
| 100000 men under arms by the end OF
the week.
The Arabian cavalry is showing des
perate valor. The warriors, on their
fleet steeds, are harassing the Italian
outposts continually. The Italians dare
not penetrate into the interior until
they are in great force. The invaders
have no guides upon whom they can
rely. They cannot attack the Turks
in their present condition, and there
is every indication that the combined
forces Of the Moslems will return and
endeavor to drive the invaders out OF
the capital.
Great Battle Imminent.
The Italian commanders believe q
great battle is imminent. The Turks
evidently are awaiting an attack Of the
northerners, but the forces constantly
arriving from the interior of the coun-
try may succeed in persuading the
cautious Turks to make an attempt.
The Arab chieftains are wild for &C
ton. They are inveterate in their
hatred of Italy. Rather than see their
| country fall into the hands Of the
hated foe they have determined to
petition England to take over the
state.
Should the wild ardor Of the Bed
ouins prevail, there is every chance
that big battle will be fought within
the next few days. There are con-
slant clashes between the outposts.
The Italians are handicapped because
OF the lack Of cavalry in force enough
to cope with the natives, who are well
mounted and armed.
A few shells from the battleships
were enough to prove to the Turks
their position in Tripoli was unten-
able. The tremendous projectiles tore
through wall after wall and filled the
air with debris when they exploded.
The ships were close In shore and not
la shell was wasted.
The retreat of the Turks was order
ly but hurried. Few OF them were
killed as they had made arrangements
for quick getaway, the commanders
knowing all along that once the en-
emy's twelve-inch guns opened fire the
| obsolete fortifications Of the city
would crumble like so much mud.
| Indians Want England to Act.
Calcutta, Oct. "A cablegram was
forwarded from here today In the
name of the Mohammedans Of India,
urging Great Britain to take hand
in the Italo-Turkish situation. 1t was
dispatched at the behest Of a mass
| meeting Of Mohammedans here under
the presidency Of Mr.. Ariff, a promi'
| nent native, and asked England as
| "the greatest Mohammendan power IN
the world" to check Italy's career OF
| aggression. -
Another message from the same
| source went forward to the grand
yizier at Constantinople, urging that
Turkey defend the honor Of Islam.
| That the Mohammedans OF India are
thoroughly aroused is indicated by the
mass meetings action in forming a
strong committee called the Indian
Red Crescent society which proposes
to take such steps as seem advisable
to prevent war.