The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-30
LANDING PARTY Is SUPPOSED TO
HAVE METWIrA NO RESIST.
ANcE ON COAST.
TURKISH CABINET QUITS
The Undsr Dog in the Fight Continues
Efforts to Secure Intervention by
the Powsrs, But Probably Without
sueesss-Turkish Torpedo Boat Dc.
stroysr 10 Annihilated.


exists between Italy and Turkey, and
hostilities have begun.
No sooner had the time limit fixed
In the ultinatum expired than, ignor-
ing Turkeys conciliatory request for
delay Italy declared war. The Turk
ish representatives in Italy were
handed their passports.
The Turkisk commander at Tripo,i
was asked to Surrender the town, but
declined, and the Italian forces i'm
mediately occupied Tripoli and Beng
hail Apparently the Turks offered no
resistance. but this is only an assump-
ton. as immediately on landing the
Italians evidently seized the telegraph
lines.
Constartinople dispatch annouEc-
Ing Italian occupation of Trpoli
makes no mention of resistance and a
mere protest by the governor would be
In line with Turkeys announced pol
Icy. a
TvrkieA, Cabinet Resigns.
sThe Turkish cabinet, which had
been for sofnt time insecure, resigned
when war was declared, aud new
Pasha, but retaining the former ah;.
war minister, Mahmoud Shcfk,t
Pasha.
Turkey continues her efforts TO Sc
cure Intervention by the powers ~
the meantime. Italy is actively pursu-
ing hostilities. Italian battelships are
reported to have appeared off Smyrna
and Salonika.
An italian cruiser landed troops at
Prevesa after destroying a Turkish
torpedo boat destroyer. and the Italian
fleet has blocked the Tripolitan coast
There are unconfirmed reports that
Turkey intends to send an ultimatum
to Greece to abandon her claims on
Crete. and Is massing troops on the
Thessalonian frontier.
The greatest activity ensued in all
the European chancelleries on receipt
been declared, and notification of a
blockade. 1t is expected the various
governments will issue the customary
neutrality notices and will devote their
efforts to localizing hostilities to the
combatant powers and especially tn
avoiding complications In the Balkans.
Italians Leaving Tripoli.
A dispatch to the Daily Chronicle
from COnstantinople says four trans
| ports loaded with ammunition will
start for Tripoli tomorrow. The Italian
residents have received orders to close
| their schools ana shops and not to con
gregate. Many Of them are leaving
the city.
A massacre of Italians in Adana
Asia Minor, il feared.
| Turkish troops have occupied Thes'
sally TO keep the Greeks In check and
| to prevent them from attempting Il
capture crete The Russian fleet be-
fore Trebizond. In the Black sea, II
ready for any emergency
The sultan and the heir apparent
sat In council with the ministers al
night, when It was finally decided tha'
Turkey should not oppose the ltaliaf
landing at Tripoli, but hold influentia
Italians as hostages.
The Chronicles Milan correspond
ent, who sends his dispatch by way o
the Swiss frontier, says:
"The publication of the text OF thu
ultimatum to Turkey has produced
veritable sense of stupetaction amont
the people. Anxious fears are ex
pressed lest the brutal crudity OF tn
ultimatum fayors the impression
abroad that the note was drafted un
der the inspiration of the worst ethic
of Sicilian brigandage, rather than D.
the cabinet of q Christian power
italian Plans.
According to Italian advices, IN
government plans to land 10000 mel
in Tripoli by October 7. No bonn
bardment will be attempted unles
the property of Italians or other for
eigners is endangered. It IL under
stood the Italian ministers have elab
Grated scheme for the administra
ton of Tripoli with the Duke of tn
Abzruzzi as first governor.
Among the first acts of the ne,
government will be the abolition @
many taxes now imposed on the Tri
J politans.
Vienna reports that Italy has place
J no less than seven army corps on
: war footing and is mobilizing nc
D only toward the south. but also