The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-10-06
ITALY AGGRESSIVE.
sULTAN'S TROOPS EvAcuATE
TRIPoLI AS SOON AS ENEMY
APPROACH.
PROTEST ITALY'S ACTION
Turkish Treasury Is Practically Bank.
rupt-PubIic Construction
Work Is Aban-
doned.

Tripoli. Turkey. - Fire was opened
by the Italian fleet upon the forts. 1t
ceased almost Immediately, the Tur-
kish troops evacuating Tripoli with
the object, as it appears, Of prepar-
ing for resistance in the interior.
Big gun firing was heard from the
Italian cruisers ten miles west OF the
city. They were not bombarding,
however. At noon two cruisers came
within three miles of the harbor, fly
ing white flags at their mastheads.
At 1870 in the afternoon all the ships
in the harbor left They were crowd
ed with the refugees. The garrison Is
preparing TO leave for the interior.
Camels are being hastily loaded with
arms and ammunition and caravans
are passing inward. The city is quiet
and orderly.
Bombardment at Prevesa.
Constantinople.-lt is officially con-
firmed that the Italian squadron has
bombarded Prevesa, but the landing
of Italian forces there is denied. 1t
is announced from Janina that two
Italian warships bombarded the port
of Reschadie and the torpedo boats
lying in that harbor. one of which was
damaged and landed its crew.
The Italian ships entered the port
and shelled the town, several houses
being struck. After taking soundings
they left, and later entered Port Mus
to. taking the captain of the port and
three boatmen prisoners.
The porte has notified the powers OF
the suspension of the lighthouse serv-
ices in the Red Sea. the Mediterran-
can. the Dardanelles, the Aegean and
Adriatic.
The Italian workmen in the govern
ment factories have been dismissed.
The Italians employed on the construc-
abandoning work and leaving the coun-
try.
An excited crowd at STEAMBOAT at
tackled the Italian postoffice. An Ital'
ian steamer with a valuable cargo
has been captured near the entrance
TO the Bosphorus.
Turkeys chronic trouble, the lack
of ready money, has become acute
She is facing the war with a ridicul
ously small sum in the treasury. The
Ottoman public debt institution has
been asked to provide $4,000, 900. but
II has informed the government that
there is no more money available
hA NATHAN 10 uninQ N
with about 100000.
Denied That Troops Landed.
Rome.-A semi-official note declares
that the statement that the Italian
forces landed at Prevesa is absolute
~ false. Prevesa, adds the note, is
however. n base OF operations for
Turkish torpedo boats against the
coasts and comerce of Italy.
In a circular note sent by the gov
eminent TO the Italian consuls in OF
toman territory instructions are given
to urge Italians to maintain peace and
not resist IL their places Of business
are closed.
A telegram from Constantinople says
all the consuls at the Dardanelles have
telegraphed that a naval battle is so
ing on in the straits. Reports OF
guns are heard as far as the Bos
phorus.
The Greek schooner Bessidon. sail
ing under Turkish colors. has been
seized at Bari. and two Turkish bri
gantines at Palermo.
Powers Resent italy's Action.
notwithstanding TO the Daily
Telegraph's Rome correspondent, Ger
many and Austria have made unofh
cial representations to Italy Of theil
displeasure at her procedure, and that
II the representations are ignored they
will be followed in another shape by
Humiliation TO Italy"
According to information from dip
lomatic sources. yhe landing Of the
Italians at Preyesa is greatly resented
by Austria and Germany. and had
much to do with their reported change
of attitude towards Italy.