Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-10

cause of their poverty. The soldiers
paid without any dispute for every
thing they purchased from the Arabs.
Some officers even bought clothing foI
the naked children. l think that since
such wars begun never have been ma
tives been treated with such kind
ness.
but suddenly in the midst of the
hard lighting, from the small white
Arab houses back of our soldiers
there rushed ont Infatuated men. In
human and horrible things happened.
An Italian surgeon was killed by the
father Of a girl whom he had cured
and saved. A wounded soldier who
had been left alone for moment by
his comrades had his throat cut by
woman who crept stealthllY upon
him through the dead and wounded.
There were cruelties unspeakable. Red
Cross attendants carrying stretchers
to aid the wounded Turks We're
treacnerously slain by these wounded
men Isolated soldiers, surprised in the
interior, were dis mbowelled.
Strange incidents of horror there
were. An Arab was seen fleeing With
bits of human flesh stuffed into an
Italian soldiers lnapsack. The sol
der was later found crucilied in Il
native hut.
1T was dreadful to be obliged 10
fight in a network of narrow paths
thanked by high walls of land, having
certainty that before you, behlilu ana
surrounding you there could be hlddeh
u terrible enemy. men Whe fought
without regard to the regulations oil
war.
1.-THE punishment was preportlohate
to the crime. Tooth by tooth our sol
diers fought. The oppression passed
like a seythe over the battlefield.
Blood met blood
The Turkish ambassador, Youssou
Zfa Parha, left Washington. today.
for New York At the embassy il was
was unknown
\ dispatch from Tripoli dated Nov,
s. forwarded. today. to the Italian
embassy here by the italian minister
of war says:
"Detachments of the 93rd Inf. Ge-.
8, from Handle To Sciarasciat. pro-
vnked lively engagement which ter
minated in the retreat Of the enemy.
who left so dead. Our losses We're -
wounded. The fight took place in the
open country outside entertainments
The commander at HONS has sent to
the government a report of brilliant
opera tons of Italian troops Oct. 70
and IS, which resulted in the defeat
of the enemy. AT Derna and Tobuk
there were small skirmishes without
Italian losses Yesterday, General
Caneva proclaimed the annexation Of
Tripolitania and Gyrenaiea in the
presence of local authorities
Rome, Nov "a dispatch to the
Giornale D'Italia from Tripoh reporting
the visit of the United States scout
cruiser Chester there says that the dis
patch of the cruiser was caused by falst
reports circulated from Malta that Tri-
poll had been retaken by the Turks
When the Chester arrived the comman-
der sent an officer to the American con-
sulate.
1--WE have come from Malta al flu.
speed" said the officer to the American
consul John @. Wood ITO protect yon.
The consul exclaimed in astonishment
Protect US against whom
Inc tApidlItu liidl Has
rumor at Malta that 5000 Italians ha6
been killed and 1000 wounded and tina
Tripoli had surrendered to the Turks
Consul Wood laughed and answered
Instead of that. it is plain to be seer
bat the town is in normal condition.
ind myself so well here that / am will
Ing to reneunce my yearly months va.
cation"
Tripoli. Nov. s.-General GaneTa, com
mandng the Italian forces, today, ISSUED
an official note iii which lie thanked the
American consul, Mr.. Wood for hi
loyal conduct" towards Italy in decid
ng not to leave Tripou aboard the Amer
can cruiser Chester and for having ca.
b1ed to Washington that all was quie
at Tripoli and the foreign colonies wer,
~ no danger.
The Italians understand that the Ches
CT was ordered here in consequence O.
alse reports eInanating from Constant.
nople that Tripoli was about to be re
taken by the Turks.
Washington. Nov. 9.-Interest is being
manifested here in the movements of tht
scout cruiser Chester during the past few
days and her expected arrival at Mar
settles, THURSDAY which is expected t.
be followed by report to the govern.
nent on the real situation in Tripoli. L