The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-28
F in an cial Outlay in
Tripoli Far Exceeds
Estimates.
DECISIVE VICTORY
GAINED BY ALLIES
Turks and Arabs, by Series of
Concerted Attacks, Upset Cal
culations of Opponents-Ter-
rife Fighting Drives Euro
peans in Terror to Con-
sulates and Seashore.

london. October 27.-Frorn uncen-
sored dispatches from Tripoli reaching
England by way of Malta, which in
part are confirmed by censored dis
patches reaching Rome, II is apparent
that Itais's campaign in rripoli al
ready has cost more lives than she
anticipated, while the financial outlay
will greatly exceed the estimates.
The Turks. with their Arab allies.
who at best. 1t was believed, would
only carry on desultory campaign.
have upse, the calculations of the
tacks in which. according to accounts
sent by correspondents without sub
mission to the censor, the Italians have
come off second best.
The Turkish embassy issued a state
ment to-day. claiming that in Mon
days lighting the allies gained a vic
tory. the Italians losing 800 men
killed and 700 wounded. This is con-
hrmed. in part. by an Independent re-
port that the italians brought 700
wounded men into Tripoli. and. further
BY an announcement from Rome that
the government had decided to send
forward $4,000 reinforcements.
Since then kilograms from various
points. some rather conflicting, II is
true. tell of series Of attacks, the
latest on Thursday. Thus far only
censored accounts have been received
OF this engagement, but apparently 1t
was extensive
iIundreda Killed.
One dispatch. which obviously was
roughly handled by censor. saws that
the Italian rifemen and artilierymen
say about 100 Italians were wounded,
and that II IS claimed hundreds OF ma
ttves were killed in the palms which
a cruiser was Smelling. According to
this dispatch a. undetermined attack was
looked for to-day Friday heing the
Moslenl's Sunday.
a belated account of Mondays fight,
coming by way of Malta, says the tai
ians have no knowledge of what
brought about their defeat
The Moslems prepared for a supreme
ers. and only by accident did the ltai-
lans escape ambuscades. deep ana
deadly
The Turks and Arabs numbered per-
the failure of their tactics. they fought
desperately. The Italian. bersaglieri,
or sharpshooters. lost heaviest, some
200 to 500 of them perishing.
later dispatch from the same
source says there was an engagement
Wednesday. when the Italian losses
were heavy. some companies of the
bersasies being wiped out. Twelve
thousand Turks and Arabs were cap
tured.
Trouble, similar to that of Mon
day" the dispatch continues, occurred
on the town of Tripoli. the Europeans
betakinE themselves in terror to the
consulates and the seashore.
This attack was preceded by an
ultimatum from the Turkish command
er to General Caneva to eyacuate Trip
iii in twenty four hours. a contemp-
aio(z refusal was followed by an
attack by the Arab cavalry upon the
trenches at Ghirgarish, which We're
neld by two battalions, and the assault
was only repulsed when. regiment
OF infantry reinforced the defenders
and caught the Arabs on the flank.
General CaneTa had scores of Ara bs
shot Yesterday, their possession of
with death. The town is now more
secure"
Turks Eluted.
Dispatches received in London from
elated over their successes In Tripoli.
1t is believed that the determined
lighting of the Arabs will lenEthen
the war. as the Turks will not sub
the aid OF these allies. to offer re-
sistance, while the Italians will not
make terms until they have taught the
natives lesson they will not soon
forget.
The outlook says it has special news
from Egypt that may change the
whole course of the war in Tripoli
Enver Bey. whose unquestioned orthn-
doHy and honor make him almost sa-
cred in the tents of the desert, ac-
cording to the outlook, has passed by
camel relay through Egypt and mas
met the Grand shiek of the senuesi
and united the whole hinterland in q
holy war against the Italian invaders.
Town In Threatened.
Malta, October 21.--Uncensored in
formation from Tripoli is to the effect
that something in the nature OF a
panic has seized the city since 1t be-
came known that a Musselmans force
of 10000 Turks and Arabs are threat
enins Tripoi. They are we'll armed
and provisioned.
But for premature attack by a
party of Mussulmans on last Monday,
the Italians would have been ambush
would have survived. SO numerically
superior were the Turks and Arabs.
In the subsequent revolt in the city.
the Italians suffered more than $50
ascendency From forty to fifty
Arabs are shot daily in the town
The Italians were taken completely
by surprise. inasmuch as the ring
leaders in the revolt had been among
the first to hail the occupation OF
Tr!poli by the Italians. Arabs appear
ed on every balcony. terrace or van
itege point. firing on passersby.
1t is now stated that no forward
rrovement will be made until the ar
Italian troops In the town are panic
stricken over the demonstration, and
the extent of the Mussulmans forces.
Maltese and other British ubjects
in Tripolt are aking for warships to
protect them,
Leave for Hot Springs.
Washington. october 2I.--Mrs VIII