The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-29
ITALY DECLARES
WAR ON TURKEY
Refusal Of Porte to Meet Demands
Results in Starting Of
Hostilities
FLEET BL0CKADES TRIPOLI
Italian Ships Also are Landinq SOL
diers and Much Excitement
Prevails There.

Rome, Sept. 2S--Italy today declared
war on Turkey.
This is the result of the refusal OF
Turkey to accede TO the ultimatum OF
Italy handed to the Turkish foreign
minister at noon yesterday.
Economic concessions offered by
Turkey at the eleventh hour were re-
jected by Italy. which announced its
purpose to protect its interests and 'ts
dignity In Its own way, relying no
longer on Ottaman promises
Announcement of the final decision
created the greatest excitement.
| Throughout the earlier hours of the
day the papers issued special editions
announcing the Italian fleet was NOV
ing in plain signt of the coat of
| Tripoli.
Tripoli is blocked by the italian
fleet and Italian troops are being
landed.
The Italian occupancy of Tripoli is
now in progress. The Turkish forces
have not resisted the invasion so far
as can be learned. Martial law has
been declared In Constantinople and
threats of massacres of Europeans are
being made.
The greatest excitement prevails ev-
| erywhere I'm Tripoli. Banks and busi-
ness houses are closed. Trade COM
pletely paralyzed. The Europeans wno
remain in Tripol are gathered in
groups I'm the streets. Nearly all the
| Italians have sent their families away.
the counsel giving them free pass
age.
1t was officially stated at the for
eign office this afternoon that the
| Turkish ambassador had been hand
ed his passports and that the Italian
charge d'aftrs II Constantinople had
been directed 10 demand his passports
and withdrew from Turkey.
The Italian minister of foreign af-
| fairs. Marquis Dl San Guiliano. ad-
dressed to the Italian charge d'affaires
at Constantinople. Sig Di Martino, a
rote which said
| During a long series OF years the
government of Italy never ceased to
make representations to the Porte up
| on the absolute necessity of correcting
| the state Of disorder to which the gov
| crnment OF Turkey had abandoned
Trlpoli and Cyrene. These regions
should be admitted to the benefits OF
the progress realized by other parts of
the Mediterranean and Africa.
This transformation, which is i'm
posed by the general exigencies of
civilization. constitutes for Italy vital
| interest of the first order by reason
of the slight distance separating these
countries from the coasts of Italy.
notwithstanding the attitude taken
by the government OF Italy. which has
always accorded its loyal support to
the imperial government in the dif-
ferent political questions of recent
times. and Notwithstanding the mod
Grafton and patience shown by the
government or Italy, its views con-
cerning TripoIi have been badly re-
ceived by the imperial government.
but more than that all enterprises on
the part of Italians in the regions mem
toned has been Systematically oppos-
ed and unjustifably crushed"
"The Italian government. having the
intention henceforth 10 protect its in
terests and its dignity has therefore
decided TO proceed to the military oc-
cupation OF Tripoli and Cyrene.
"This solution is the only one that
will give Italy power to itself decide
and IL self attend to that which the
imperial government does not do"
| Chiasso. Switzerland the Italian
frontier The Italian fleet has been
ordered to maintain a close blockade
Of the Tripolitan coast and prevent,
even by force, the landing OF further
reinforcoments for Turkey.
Malta. Sept. ga telegram from
lTrpol states that twelve Italian war
ships are anchored or Tripoli. and
THAT IL Is expected the landing OF
Troops will he finished tomorrow.
Rome, Sept 29.-The Minister of
Marine is believed to have sent wire
Hess orders to the Italian fleet OF
lTripoi to act Immediately This ac-
Ition followed meeting of the Cabinet
lat II o'clock at which IL was decided
to proceed with measures previously
determined upon.
London. Sept. 29--Professor Richard
1 Norton, director OF the American ar
Genealogical mission at Cyrenne, North
Africa wno is returning TO Italy forth
with, i'm an interview said that the
Italians will have difficult task i'm
the occupation OF T'ripoli 1t will be
practically impossible for them to seize
anything beyond the coast towns. the
bombardment of which will do great
harm. as tney are composed OF huts.
} There are no roads to the interior and
very little Nralcr.