The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-29
TURKEY REFUSES
|TA[y'S DEMAND
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she has determined positively upon
the military occupation OF the ports
Of 1ripolt and Cyreue
Demand is made that the Ottoman
representatives in Tripoli and Cyrene
snail not resist such occupation. II
/ they do resist Italy will proceed 10
take the ports by force OF arms.
Turkey II allow ed twenty -four hours
70 arrive AT decision and To max
/ reply. IL Turkey refuses 10 conse at
! to Immediate occupation, or fails 10
make reply within the stipulated
time. hostilities Will open without
further delay.
This ultimatum OF ultimatums.
which was served upon the sublime
porte either late "Wednesday night or
early this morning. Was made pub
he to the powers by the Italian gov
eminent to-day. The hour at which
the ultimatuTn expires Is not clear,
bat II is not later than Friday noon.
Turks Mu-< Evacuate.
Ia making public its final deter
mination to occupy Tripon and Cyrene
che Italian government decided that
while Turkey had offered economic
concessions At those TWO ports moth
ing short OF anal evacuation b. the
sultans forces would be acceptable.
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this city that so certain does war seem
that foreigners are fleeing Ia panic
from rrtpoli ana Cyrene, into which
Redouiu and other Arabs from the
outlying districts are r'ocking. bent on
loot italian. French English and
German merchants are offering ama2-
ing prices FOR steamship accommoda-
tons one ship that sailed from
Tripou Today had every berth and
every available inch OF deck room
occupied.
Italy 5 ultimatum aas signed by San
Guiliano, minister OF foreign affairs.
The Developments Of the past few
days demonstrate that Italy is in
complete sea of preparedness for war.
The military expedition for the occu~
patton OF Tripoii was ready three days
ago To follow the fleet. 1t In antici-
pated that should Turkey refuse to
evacuate the ports named or fail to
reply. $4,000 Italian soldiers Will he
on the African coast no later than
SUNDAY This expedition viii be fol-
lowed Immediately by an additional
force of 1000 or $1,000 men.
one naval squadron is concentrated
at Augusta, near Syracuse. under COM
mand of Admiral Aubrey. and only
awaits an order 10 be under way
Abrslxxi ia Command
The Duke of Abruxai is in command
OF the fiotila OF torpedo boats In the
vicinity OF laramie. Both Aubrey
and AhrYzzl are in constant communi4
cation by wireless with tfeet OF scout
boats pAtroflihg the coast between
Malta and Tripoi. AbruZzi who In
widely known in America. has been
received with tremendous enthusiasm
at his every appearances
The home office vas advised to-
night that signor hi Martino. the
Italian charge dafraires at Constan-
unopae. presented the italian ulti-
matum 10 the porte during the day
The exact hour OF its presentation
was not made public The offieial
statement was issued In Constantine
pie simultaneously with It's giving out
in Rome,
ssss Benefit Eor United states
WASHINGTON. sept. An an
usual phase OF the threatened war be-
tween Italy and Turkey over rrtpon
came 10 light AT the state depart
mont to-day when Il was suggested
that II Germany should desert Turkey
Ia this crisis the United States would
gain mow OF the trade af the Turk
ish nation
AS Il nov appears Turkey ha. bar
Que friend TIA Europe This friend "a
Nsts A'1Aff Rti sAD AAAA nave tNA&tn
to suspect that their powerful ally is
about 90 dessert them Thls would
leave the United States as tho only
power In the world even on SYN,
pathetic terms with tho Ottoman em.
pire,
Ii aAa learned at the state depart
m@nG to-day that American interests
ara preparing to do business with
rnrksy II that eountry actually comes
60 blows with Italy and III Germany
should lose thu Turks wuaa will iier.-
tofors the Turkish government has
purchased all It's guns and ammuni-
tien from Germany Now the gun
makers of this country helisve they
have chance to soil their sooda 20
the Turks and they are making in
quiries OF the state department con-
corning proxreys OF events tn tins
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