The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-11
Troops Sent to Tripoli

Rome, ,OctODer l0.--1ne greater part oi l the Italian army expedition is now on the way to Tripoli. A big contingent sailed | from Naples last night and another fleet of transports left Taranto at sunrise to- l day
 | The landing of whole army corps in l Tripoli is locked upon as one of the most difficult operations of the war despite
 the fact that little fear of an attack by
 the enemy is entertained Accordingly
 every precaution looking to the safety | of the troops has been taken. The bat l tleship convoy covers a moving area one | mile wide and five miles long. Within this square the transports ap- pear secure from any danger except the ever present one of the elements. Once safely arrived off the Tripolitan
 coast 1t is expected that with a favorable sea the troops can be landed in two days. It is known that the fleet carrying troops to Trlpoli is made up of 60 trans rorts. The larger part of the men were embarked at Taranto and Agosta. All lights on the transports were or
 dered etxinguished at night and the yes
 sels proceeded in two lines 8 half mile
 apart, being preceded flanked and fol-
 lowed by warships which in turn are
 placed on all sides by smaller but faster
 craft
 Extraordinary police measures were talk
 en during the visit of the King to Ma
 ples for his farewell to the troops be-
 cause of a possible attempt upon his life which had been threatened in re- venge for the recent suppression of an- archistc anti-military demonstrations. From adVices received here from Con- | stantinople it appears Turkey wanted christian in the post of foreign minister
 and urged several Armenians successive ly to accept the offer.
 The naval attaches of all European ,t,-tA fhn Tnff fAd tat To and China who will accompany the ex- peditior proposed, were most cordially received by the Italian military and naval officers. The American attache is Com mander Andrew T. Long
 Transports which left Naples were hn- der the escort of a squadron sent pur- posely by Real Admiral Aubrey, which was reinforced by other warships wait ing outside the Strait of Messina. The great secrecy maintained concerning the sailing of the expedition is explained by the fact that the government realized the danger from surprise attack on the forces at Tripoli because of the withdrawal of the blockade along that coast of ships to convoy the transports.
 The sailors and troops landed at Trip oil were not considered sufficient to re- sist by themselves a serious offensive movement The transports and conveying warships were ordered to proceed at q speed of ten miles an hour but to slow up at night even stopping. if it was deemed advisable, as 1t was considered dangerous to steam so close together. at
 night without lights. The expedition is expected to reach Tripoi Thursday. Reports from Tripoli say the town is resumlng its usual aspect. There Is much
 activity to repair the damage caused by the bombardment and to resume all serv- ices. The market places are again scenes of animation.
 Gradually the town has been cleared of the elements opposed to the occupa- ton. Officers of the battleships sent to Naples to escort the transports in de- scribing the bomba rdment of the port of Tobruk and the landing there, say the
 Turkish garrison made little resistance. When the order was given for the land ing every sailor wanted to join the sol
 diers. 4- As the boats with the landing party neared the shore they were received by a hail of bullets Without waiting for tho boats to land soldiers and sailors alike leaped into the sea and otherwise answered the fire of the enemy, afterward charging with bayonets driving the Turks before them.
 Seven Europeans and x,ore than loo natives were killed