New-York tribune., 1911-10-02

4 lion OF rights IMAM tnd' ''luIllt'r" ~
Italy. When visiting Adrianople and
/ Salonica I inspected the fortifications. |
/ wish tho whole empire was so well
guarded but unfortunately TripoH has
I been neglected owing to the Incidence
! and carelessness NJ Hskki and his Cab
/ met"
Two Official Announcements.
Official announcements state that the
| Turkish squadron returned from Beirut
without loss and that Italian forces have
/ landed near Prevesa.
! \ meeting Of the Cabinet was held TO-
night. new note 10 the powers was
/ not elaborated. but a circular was pre-
pared which was telegraphed 70 all the
OTTOMAN embassie The circular says.
We answered the Italian ultimatum In
/ ConCiliatorv tone. implying peacelul
/ solution You know under what condl-
/ tirns Italy declared war and how hostili-
ties began. contrary 10 the rules of in
ternational war BY this fact We are a
I liberty 70 take All measures necessitated
/ by state Of war. quite apart from mill
/ tary operations. strictly speaking But'
while reserving for herself this right
/ Turkey holds the conviction that a state
Of war can be avoided. Thus. she ad-
/ dresses herself n the powers and post
pones recourse to arms
In acting thus the ottoman govern
| ment is going contrary 20 the legitimate
sentiments Of the Turkish people. and
hopes that the powers viii give a favor
able answer to her request
The German Ambassador Marschsll
--or r,,1t--e+oit, "a, an ,rdiauca with IN 70
Sultan TO-DAY handed the sovereign the
German Emperor's reply To his appeal
for mediation. After expressing feel
ings Of real friendship and veneration for
the Sultan. the Emperor SAYS that IN the
interests Of humanitv he had instructed
the ambassador n make efforts looking
10 Intervention. but isolated German ac
ton unsupported by other powers. would
have no effect.
In Difference TO the Sult5n's wishes,
however. he would make another pro-
posal for mediation. and also submit
similar suggestion To the other powers.
The German Ambassador later visited
the Porte and had a long conversation
with the Grand Vizier repeating TO- him
tho communication from the Emperor.
/ but explaining that it was most un-
likely that Germanys efforts would lead
TO any result
The correspondent mere Of The Lon
don Daily Chronicle" sent the following
! dispatch to-day:
News Of both disaster and victory
reached tho capital to-day The fight
/ ing spirit Of the Turks is rising TO
/ fanaticsl height 4 wireless message to
! the Admiralty saws that two Italian
cruisers have been sunk off an unnamed
point in the archipelago II is presumed
/ that the torpedo boats had a hand in
/ this affair.
The news electrified the people, and
rigorous precautions are being taken to
thwart the movements Of the Italian
| feet IN the archipelago. strict orders
have been issued to light no lighthouses
/ beyond the Dardanelles.
AN excited crowd ar Stamnoul to-
dav attacked the Italian postoff1ce. An
/ Italian steamer with valuable cargo
has been captured near the entrance 10
1 the Bosphorus.
| 'It is rumored that Prevesa has been
taken by the Italians and that several
/ Turkish ships without coal have been
! pounced upon and seized. close secrecy
/ is observed as to the movements Of the
/ Turkish warships. and the newspapers
are forbidden. on pain Of heavy pen
]
Much is hoped from Intervention by
the powers but il is reported that the
Sultan's personal appeal to the King Of
England has elected reply to the effect
+ that II is too late for the powers to take
such political action as Turkey desired.
Warships Lying Idle.
/ An eloquent commentary on the in
dolence Of the ex-Cabinet is the sight Of
several Turkish warshps still lying idle
/ in the eiQlden Horn. The opinion is held
in some quarters that Turkey will not
he bile to hold out for long this despite
the intense desire Of the people 70 fight
IN the last. Volunteers are enrolling
themselves in great numbers in many
places.
"Al around the frontiers is unrest and
hasty precaution. Turkeys chronic
trouble. the lack of ready money, has be
come acute. she is facing the war with
ridiculously small sum in the treas
urv. The ottoman Public Debt Institu-
tion has been asked to provide SJoOo.-
| 600. but II has informed the government
/ that there is no more money available.
! Therefore. the nation Is going TO war
with about $5.Oo0O00
! Extra forces are in the capital 10 pre-
vent anti-Italian disorders. The Italian
! Charge d'Affalres, Signor di Martino left
here to-day. A rumor tonight SAYS that
only one cruiser of all Turkeys navy is
| left ahoat. News comes from Trpoh
that the Hinterland is inhabited by
fierce tribesmen. and that the Bedouins
| Of the Tibesti districts and other tribes
men are already on the march toward